I work in a place where our time off is "unlimited." Admittedly, it's kind of dodgy, because it feels good, but obviously there is some line to cross. With that said, I've made it a consistent habit over the last six years that I've had this available to make sure that I'm taking at least a week's worth every quarter. At least, I've tried to be consistent. With the holiday lull, it probably ends up getting closer to five weeks.
I finally got some long weekends on the books, which are not exactly full weeks, but even then I won't hit that two weeks in two quarters until the weekend of Independence Day. I guess that puts me slightly behind schedule. But I've resolved that I can't not make the time. I've been non-assertive about vacation time for the last nine months, and that's dumb. If you can take time off, you should take time off.
Granted, one of these weekends is a stay-cation, because the rat was offering rooms at our favorite Coronado Springs for $220 a night. That pool, plus Three Bridges... it's something for the whole family! The other is a cruise, and we are still trying to figure out a loop on the new Treasure. That's my brain-off vacation goals. Still, I'm starting to realize now that Europe was already more than a year and a half ago, and that sucks. We are going to look into being in Iceland for next year's eclipse, although it'll mean pulling Simon out of school for three days at the start. It could be seriously crowded in Reykjavik, but what a crazy thing to see in Iceland.
I want to get back to making more international plans like that, although Alaska and/or Hawaii would also be cool.
Make the vacation plans.
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