Well, I am off for a real vacation in a few hours.
It seems like the majority of my vacation days are used for things like weddings, births, birthdays, taking mass amounts of middle schoolers to summer camp, etc.
Don't get me wrong...I love all of those things. But they aren't really vacations. I haven't had a real, week-long vacation in a loooong time. So this year, I decided to take an entire week, go somewhere, and do absolutely nothing.
I'm heading to my old stomping ground, Ocracoke Island. It is this fabulously quaint island tucked away in the Outer Banks...just small enough to be able to get around via bike. Great little restaurants, pubs, knick-knack stores, and more importantly---empty beaches.
So mom, me, Wicket and Tatters will be leaving in 6 hours to head to the Cedar Island Ferry, and start our week-long "Do Nothing" tour.
Though this is a vacation, I'm making a list of rules I am going to do my best to follow while away...
Rule #1: Absolutely NO checking of work email.
NONE. (This is going to be a toughie for me...but I've blocked the web adress on my computer, so hopefully that will help.) I suffer from ODD (Obsessive Doomsday Disorder). I am convinced that the world at work will fall apart without me there for a whole week. (I know...how obnoxious of me to think that.) So I am planning on curing myself of my ODD by not checking the emails at all. I'm sure some little 'emergency' will occur at work, but you know what...this week, I am going to do my best to not care about it.
NONE. (This is going to be a toughie for me...but I've blocked the web adress on my computer, so hopefully that will help.) I suffer from ODD (Obsessive Doomsday Disorder). I am convinced that the world at work will fall apart without me there for a whole week. (I know...how obnoxious of me to think that.) So I am planning on curing myself of my ODD by not checking the emails at all. I'm sure some little 'emergency' will occur at work, but you know what...this week, I am going to do my best to not care about it.
Rule #2: Write something EVERYDAY.
I am terrible at consistent writing. The whole "Practice makes perfect" thing just loses itself on me, and I find myself jumbling down singular lines in the car while I'm driving, then getting back to those scraps of paper a week later and going, "Huh, what does that say?" Unable to read my own writing, or unable to re-capture the train of thought, I end up crumpling the papers and tossing them. I am going to attempt to write something everyday. Will every day yeild a masterpiece? Definitely not. But it will get me back in the saddle, and give my writer's block a run for it's money for the week.
I am terrible at consistent writing. The whole "Practice makes perfect" thing just loses itself on me, and I find myself jumbling down singular lines in the car while I'm driving, then getting back to those scraps of paper a week later and going, "Huh, what does that say?" Unable to read my own writing, or unable to re-capture the train of thought, I end up crumpling the papers and tossing them. I am going to attempt to write something everyday. Will every day yeild a masterpiece? Definitely not. But it will get me back in the saddle, and give my writer's block a run for it's money for the week.
Rule #3: No makeup until 5:00 p.m.
This will be even tougher than the no email rule! I rarely ever go out in public without makeup. And if I do, it is only to the Leland Walmart, which- if you've never been there- definitely does not warrant makeup in order to walk around with the rest of the Leland-ite Zombies. Even now, I can already feel the inner insecurities inside of me whispering "Well, sure, no makeup. But concealer doesn't count." Or "Okay, no makeup. But what will one coat of mascara hurt?" Get thee behind me, Demons of Maybelline and Clinique! I'm sure I'll fail at this rule (and probably all the rest, as well.) But I'm at least going to give it the old college try (or in my case, the old 26 year old try.)
This will be even tougher than the no email rule! I rarely ever go out in public without makeup. And if I do, it is only to the Leland Walmart, which- if you've never been there- definitely does not warrant makeup in order to walk around with the rest of the Leland-ite Zombies. Even now, I can already feel the inner insecurities inside of me whispering "Well, sure, no makeup. But concealer doesn't count." Or "Okay, no makeup. But what will one coat of mascara hurt?" Get thee behind me, Demons of Maybelline and Clinique! I'm sure I'll fail at this rule (and probably all the rest, as well.) But I'm at least going to give it the old college try (or in my case, the old 26 year old try.)
Rule #4: No cell phone.
This will actually be a super easy rule for me. I hate hate hate phones of all kind, especially cell phones. So I'm looking forward to a week of no calls, no voicemails, no texting, etc. Yay!
This will actually be a super easy rule for me. I hate hate hate phones of all kind, especially cell phones. So I'm looking forward to a week of no calls, no voicemails, no texting, etc. Yay!
Rule #5: Try something new.
I know, I know...ultra vague rule. But hey...this IS a vacation afterall. I'll either try a new food, try a new activity...who knows. But I think a vacation is a perfectly good time to expand any kind of horizons.
I know, I know...ultra vague rule. But hey...this IS a vacation afterall. I'll either try a new food, try a new activity...who knows. But I think a vacation is a perfectly good time to expand any kind of horizons.
So there you have it...the only self-imposed rules I will be operating under for an entire week.
Any suggestions for others, I'd be glad to consider them. But don't bother phoning them in, or emailing them to my work address. ;)
-Cellulite and Tell You Right,
Andy
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