Or will I?
I just had a week of fantastic winter vacation.
When I got back to work, I was asked if I had had a good vacation, which I could confirm. I was asked where I had been, and I could tell that I had been at home.
There was talk that I had "just relaxed", which I could completely deny...
It's been a holiday where I've been really busy and have used every minute in the coolest way. The husband has been at work, the children have been at work, with friends and have just been teenagers and have slept all day, so most of the time has been 100% at my disposal, which I have taken advantage of to that extent.
The holiday has been packed to the brim with cool things like a cozy evening and dinner with girlfriends, rally practice with both girls, Nose Work training, HTM/Freestyle training, rally training, freestyle training, a birthday for the family, and an HTM competition both as a judge and participant with Selma.
So it's been a busy time, and I haven't relaxed in any way, but I've RECHARGE!
I had plans to get a lot of the little things done that I wanted to get under control, those post-it notes that just keep piling up, but aren't important enough for me to prioritize.
They weren't important enough to win the priority ranking this winter break either – family, dogs and girlfriends won, and that's exactly how it should be.
I had also dreamed of lying on the couch with a good book, but I guess it's more the idea that appeals to me. I love reading a good book and I'm always up for one, but that just wasn't my top holiday priority.
"Remember to relax during your vacation," I often hear, but is relaxing necessarily the same as recharging, or is recharging necessarily the same as relaxing?
I think it CAN be, but I have learned that it doesn't HAVE to be.
I've enjoyed being on the road and doing a lot of cool things that bring me joy, so even though I was tired and needed a vacation, when I started work again on Monday morning, I was filled with good experiences, I was happy, I was recharged and ready to start a new week.
My thought on Monday morning was that I wasn't ready to let go of the vacation, that I wanted more, and in fact would rather be a Stay at Home Dog Mom, because I wasn't ready to do without all the great things I had filled my vacation with, but on the other hand, I love my job as a school secretary and thus also my everyday life.
The point is that we must remember to enjoy the small islands of vacations and good experiences in the vast ocean of everyday life.
Behind the scenes of this week's blogger
Mia Rasmussen is the mother of 4 human children and 2 dog children, and is a true dog nerd.
She primarily trains HTM/Freestyle and NoseWork, but also simultaneously does rally, Schweissspor and hunting training.
She is also an instructor and is a trained judge in NoseWork and HTM.
I WANNA BE A STAY AT HOME DOG MOM!
Or will I?
I just had a week of fantastic winter vacation.
When I got back to work, I was asked if I had had a good vacation, which I could confirm. I was asked where I had been, and I could tell that I had been at home.
There was talk that I had "just relaxed", which I could completely deny...
It's been a holiday where I've been really busy and have used every minute in the coolest way. The husband has been at work, the children have been at work, with friends and have just been teenagers and have slept all day, so most of the time has been 100% at my disposal, which I have taken advantage of to that extent.
The holiday has been packed to the brim with cool things like a cozy evening and dinner with girlfriends, rally practice with both girls, Nose Work training, HTM/Freestyle training, rally training, freestyle training, a birthday for the family, and an HTM competition both as a judge and participant with Selma.
So it's been a busy time, and I haven't relaxed in any way, but I've RECHARGE!
I had plans to get a lot of the little things done that I wanted to get under control, those post-it notes that just keep piling up, but aren't important enough for me to prioritize.
They weren't important enough to win the priority ranking this winter break either – family, dogs and girlfriends won, and that's exactly how it should be.
I had also dreamed of lying on the couch with a good book, but I guess it's more the idea that appeals to me. I love reading a good book and I'm always up for one, but that just wasn't my top holiday priority.
"Remember to relax during your vacation," I often hear, but is relaxing necessarily the same as recharging, or is recharging necessarily the same as relaxing?
I think it CAN be, but I have learned that it doesn't HAVE to be.
I've enjoyed being on the road and doing a lot of cool things that bring me joy, so even though I was tired and needed a vacation, when I started work again on Monday morning, I was filled with good experiences, I was happy, I was recharged and ready to start a new week.
My thought on Monday morning was that I wasn't ready to let go of the vacation, that I wanted more, and in fact would rather be a Stay at Home Dog Mom, because I wasn't ready to do without all the great things I had filled my vacation with, but on the other hand, I love my job as a school secretary and thus also my everyday life.
The point is that we must remember to enjoy the small islands of vacations and good experiences in the vast ocean of everyday life.
Behind the scenes of this week's blogger
Mia Rasmussen is the mother of 4 human children and 2 dog children, and is a true dog nerd.
She primarily trains HTM/Freestyle and NoseWork, but also simultaneously does rally, Schweissspor and hunting training.
She is also an instructor and is a trained judge in NoseWork and HTM.