Back to the Daily Grind

Ah, back to the real world again. Back to the world of emails and system reports and client requests and all that fun stuff. It kind of reminds me of when I'd have those vacation days back in high school and college...I'd have that one or two weeks where I'd use the time to completely forget about the stresses I'd been dealing with and try to recharge my emotional and physical batteries, with the aim of facing it all again with a fresh outlook.  It would all eventually slink back into an exhausting cycle of stress and anxiety sooner or later, but it always gave me that few weeks or so of emotional and mental clarity.

This particular vacation was enjoyable in that I was able to do the same: A week and change of not thinking about the Day Job or anything related to it. The most I thought about it was my ongoing thoughts about eventually changing Day Jobs (but I'll get into that with another entry). but even then, that was just in passing. I spent most of my time just enjoying the days off and the places I visited and the people I met. I even spent a good amount of time late at night working on novel revision!

But yeah, this vacation did in fact help me think a bit more about future plans with a lot more clarity. And the best part of it is that I can face this Daily Grind the same way -- I've had that temporary distance to let me focus instead of flail.