Vacation is Important

I recently took a little time off work. I needed said vacation more than I thought I did. I realized this on the 2^nd day of my vacation.

It went a little something like this……..

 

I got up early to have a little breakfast date with Kent before he headed off to work.
We were at Market Street.
Love their oatmeal bar and coffee!
We chatted and enjoyed each other’s company.
I sipped on my coffee and talked about all the things I wanted to do on my vacation: cook, bake, read, blog, work on my Project Life Album, visit with family…….
Out of nowhere I started crying.
I wasn’t crying because I was sad I was crying because I was relaxed……no pressure, no deadlines, no one waiting on me for something, no never ending to do list that needed my attention. It was a feeling I realized I haven’t felt in a very long time.

Quiet………stillness….….absences of pressure……….peace.

It was as if someone slipped something in my coffee. I could feel my shoulders release and my body relax. I had no idea I was carrying around that much stress. I guess I’ve just become used to it.

 

 

Kent of course didn’t know what in the world was going on but sat with me and listened while I talked things through.

 

I find so much joy in what I do that I’ve let it take over me. I work long hours. I go months without taking a full day off. There are days that I’m running on very little sleep so I can try and fit it all in. I focus so much on my job that I’ve forgotten about my other passions, my house is a mess, my family suffers, and Kent often gets the short end of the stick.

I know I ‘m not alone in this as I’m sure there are others out there struggling with the same thing.

Can I get an amen?

Reducing my stress even if just for a week allowed me to come out of my fog and gain some perspective.

 

THIS is why vacation is important.

 

It’s like pressing an internal restart button. Pressing that button will not only make you a better mother, wife, friend, it will also make you a better employee even if you are your own boss (like myself).

 

What have I taken away from this little life lesson I’ve learned?

-I’m cutting my fall work load back.
-I’m rearranging my pricing.
-I’m scheduling days off and I’m going to try my darndest to make sure that my days off are guilt and pressure free so they are actually beneficial to me.
-I’m going to continue to work on saying no. As much as I want to do it all I simple can’t. My free time is precious and fleeting. I need to make sure that that things I commit myself to are things I want to do, not things I feel pressured into doing. People will just have to understand.
-I will not loose sight of my other passions! They need love too!
-I will take my camera out and shoot just for fun!
-Lastly I will make sure that I take some sort of a vacation twice a year even if it’s a staycation!

Why?
Because vacation is important!

 

         

Check….check….1….2….3….

 

Is this thing on…..
is anyone even out there?

 

It’s been 3 months since my last post.

Not too terribly long of a hiatus but it seems like a year since my last update. I can’t even begin to tell you what all has happened over the last 3 months.

 

 

 

 

I’ve been around
On facebook, Twitter, I’ve been updating random youtube clips on our channel (I have no idea it happened but we have 58 videos on our youtube channel), and I’m all about Instagram (my username is Kendra_Pryor)!

Just haven’t been updating my blog.

 

Life has been busy.
I’ve been enjoying it.
Working a lot
Working out a lot
and not making time for blogging.

 

 

You know the cycle.
It happens to all bloggers!

 

 

 

I took a couple weeks off.

Oh man did I need it. 

I’m going to talk more about this in another post.

 

 

While I was on vacation I did a lot of thinking. And you know what kept popping into my head?

BLOGGING and how I miss it!

 

So here I am announcing my come back.
Not that it needs an announcement but here it is anyway.  

 

I have 3 post ready to go!
Coming Up…….
-Why Vacation is Important
-Our Cruise on the Carnival Magic
- Tips on  Packing for a Cruise

Ps……..Wondering what’s up with the random photos? Well every post needs pictures; relevant or not! These are some of my favorite instagram photos.

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Stuff I’m Digging

 

Oh my gosh I must watch this at least 5 times a day. Love it……might even like it more than the original.

It makes me wish I was blond, had pouty lips, and was the only hot girl  in a cool guy band.

 

 

 

Yes I know Crystal Light has been around forever! I stopped drinking it a long time ago when I cut back on processed foods BUT I have fallen in love with it again. I let myself have 1 packet a day…..it’s a yummy teat! I remember back in the day when a yummy treat was a cookie from Subway. 

 

 

 

My friend has started to sale hand painted TOMS and shirts. She is uber talented. Love these Texas Ranger ones she did. I’m going to order some but I can’t decide what design I want to go with. She will come up with a design centered around anything. I’m thinking maybe photography themed ones, maybe zebra stripes hummmm……

If you would like to get your hands on a pair be sure to like her fb page by clicking HERE. You can get in touch with her there!    

 

 

Love my Wednesday Boxing Boot Camp class. It kicks my butt every week! I’m usually sore for days afterwards. I took this post workout which I have titled Wacky Workout Wednesday because again I like to give lame names to things. Look at how red I am!

 

 

 

Walnuts!!!!!
I dip them in humus, eat them on my salad, eat them buy themselves.
I would eat them in the rain, and in the dark, and on a train…you get my point!  

 

 

 

Netflix streaming feature.
I have a whole little setup in my office. I stream through my laptop while I work on my PC. It’s some kind of wonderful! Right now I’m watching Mad Men which should really be titled I Pretend Like I’m Working but I’m Really Cheating on my Wife. I’m sure they almost named it that but had to go with Mad Men because well the other title is just way too long.

 

 

 

My new youtube channel!
You can find it by clicking HERE. Kent and I are always filming random things. I’ve been working on getting our clips together in one place for a bigger project we have in the works. It’s nice to have them all together and labeled. Also like that we have a direct link to what we post so we can share with friends and family.

 

 

 

The Irish Jig dance I did with my friends on St. Patty’s day. How do you like my sweet boob sweat….gross! We did this after our workout hence all the sweat marks. Oh the silly things we do! If I ever need a good laugh I watch this. It cracks me up!

 

 

I saved the best for last……..

 

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding!
Oh my goodness I am obsessed with this show. Are you watching? You have to watch it with an open mind! I’m always fascinated by other cultures and this is one that I really had no previous knowledge of. Kent and I have done a bit of research because while it’s a reality show we all know how that goes. I wanted to know some facts behind the culture. I am now a wealth of random gypsy knowledge. Do not start talking to me about this show or gypsy culture. You will never get me to shut up! If you want to check it out it comes on TLC. I think it’s in it’s 3^rd season.