Enjoying a Vacation
Gretchen Rubin just posted Six tips for enjoying a vacation. I don’t know when I’ll be taking a vacation that involves travel again, but these are great tips. I know I’ve followed some of these tips by accident in the past and they’ve definitely made for a happier vacation.
In her first post on lessons learned from her vacation, she talked about traveling without a computer for the first time in a long time and how that added to her enjoyment. I’ve done a couple vacations now without bringing my computer along and I think for me it’s the opposite. Having my computer along helps me enjoy my vacation because it serves as a kind of security blanket - if I get too stressed I have someplace safe to retreat. Without my computer I feel trapped and start to panic - not a feeling that’s terribly conducive to a relaxing vacation.