Summer Sabbatical - Week 1

I have worked non-stop pretty much since I was about 13 years old.   I worked full-time during college and have pretty much worked non-stop since then, with the exception of a week or two of vacation here or there.  For those of you that read the blog, you know I've had some AMAZING trips, so I'm not complaining.  I just thought it was time to give myself a break, reassess my goals, my dreams and determine, what's next.   So after much consideration, I decided to take the summer off.  

The plan was to head to the mountains of New Mexico.    New Mexico is one of my favorite places.   I dreamt of sitting on the deck, with a beautiful view overlooking the mountains and writing in my blog as I sipped my morning coffee.  I was ready for this slower pace and potentially life of leisure.

So what happens just two days after my last day at work?  I wake up really sick.   I wake up with chills, a fever and an incredibly sore throat.     It’s like the minute you allow yourself to slow down, it all catches up with you.  Like it’s just been waiting for you to stop so it can grab hold and settle in!

I had said, I wanted to take enough time off that I would be able to have days where I did absolutely nothing.   I wanted to be able to spend a whole day reading and not feel guilty.  I wanted to have days where I never even left the house.   Well I got my wish.   I got to spend the whole first week of my sabbatical pretty much doing nothing.  I was either laying on my couch or in my bed for days.   Luckily I had my faithful hounds to keep me company and a Netflix subscription to keep me occupied when I was actually awake.

Now that I’m finally on the path to recovery, I can’t wait to see how week two of my Sabbatical goes.  I’m hoping to get started on a new routine.   Starting my mornings with a nice hike with the hounds, followed up with some blog writing     I feel like I’ll need a few weeks just to adjust to a new slower pace.  Time to clear my head and make space for new thoughts, ideas to come in.