Delicious Nothings

Life's Work / Work Life

Here I am: sitting on a huge porch with a nice breeze overlooking gorgeous Lake Michigan.  AND it’s the 4th of July.  I should be relaxing and completely enjoying the scene.  But I can’t.  I have some freelance work to do and I’m behind and I feel like I should be working on that.

Since when in America did it become unacceptable to enjoy a vacation or put work on hold so as to enjoy once in a lifetime experiences and vacations?  I don’t know.  Maybe it’s always been this way.  Maybe now, as I move further into adulthood this is a life lesson that I must learn.  Either way, I need to make a choice.  Do I bow to the pressure and sit here on this proch and half-heartedly do work all the while wishing I could just go swimming in the lake?  Or do I enjoy my vacation knowing that the work will be there when I get back and I’ll just have to push myself a little harder to get it done?

Good question.  However, today…today I’m choosing vacation.  There’s a lot to enjoy in life and you never know when it’s going to come around again.  I’m heading to the beach.  I hope you’ll do the same.  The work can wait.  I’ll see you on Monday.