I’ve been away from blog for a minute .. vacationing. Vacation is always an illuminating view into life as we live it, don’t you think? I find that I get myself all stressed out trying to remember every little to-do before, during, and after vacation that I forget … well … that vacation is VACATION for God’s sake.
I don’t know if this is a product of 1) motherhood, 2) my personality, or 3) life as we live it.
Motherhood: that daily, grinding, life-affirming state that requires that you get everything done, precisely on schedule, with no errors, while smiling and wearing hot stilettos, or you have failed. Could be that?
My personality: fight the good fight, blow off that which needs ignoring, obsess over that which needs ‘me’, all of it grudgingly. Could definitely be that.
Life: instant news, even more-instant gratification (see Twitter addiction), celebs vacationing in perfect harmony kids in tow, beer and ice cream have calories (gasp!), living in a dangerous world, Americans don’t even take all of their earned vacation. I think this is it.
Disconnecting from everything is impossible … even on vacation. Life intrudes, personality rules, motherhood triumphs. I guess I can live with that.
I might have also ranted about this here:
Tags: motherhood, personality, stress, vacation
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Sheila
