Trying on a Bad Idea

Two years ago I blew a week of holidays on a staycation that turned into me working more than not working. It went in the books as a vacation but didn't land as one. I didn't get unplugged and feel the relief that a week off should provide. I vowed at the end of that week that I would never do it again. If you get back through the site to try and read all the posts, you'll note that the vacation taken last July wasn't far off from that but did allow me to turn my back on the job for a few days, so I just about ruined my vow there. This week is shaping up to be a disaster of a vacation. I've got at least two calls lined up and a task that will take an hour or more shaping up for Friday. The other unpleasant surprise is that one of my co-workers signed me up to be the central hub for receiving all our annual supplies. The new girl in the 'Peg didn't know any better and went along with it. So now I have to collect all the supplies, organize them into piles for each person and then ship them off. I don't get why it has to be me that does it. Another fun wrinkle of us not having a presence in the East. I have an assistant started luckily or else I'd get nothing done. I'm hoping to use this week around the house to get Reliance to come and look over my hot water heater, a plumber to investigate my toilet leaking issues, a couple of contractors to come and prepare a quote to finish my basement. I think that is a nice ambitious bit of activity. I'll have to get a haircut, buy groceries, practice wood burning, read a bunch and maybe write a "chapter" in my next story. The Legend of Pigman was not well read, the tale got a bit more traction in spoken word form. I'm hoping to ignore work and settle in for a real break. I'm one day in and I've gotten multiple calls and emails with requests. The sickening part is that it's been radio silence from most of these people for three months and suddenly they need something with a short deadline. The other bummer is a couple of people that know I'm taking a week off, know that I'm not going anywhere so expect me to fulfill their requests, citing that I'm just sitting around anywhere. That bit is the worst. But I don't want to get bogged down on this, it was my choice after all. I hope things tail off or turn around quickly. I'll probably keep you updated!