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Vacation

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I like to get away from work and get re-energized but recently I have been in a rut and have been taking too many “stay-cation”. This is mostly because I just don’t have the extra money to get hotels, airfare and eat out etc. Yes I have lots of projects around the house that can keep me busy but it’s just not doing the trick. I end up feeling no different than before I went on vacation. Actually I even end up feeling guilty because I wasted a week of vacation time and for what reason? So this week I had a more successful vacation. Here are the pieces that made the difference for me.

First I went out of town. Not far mind you but about 100 miles out of town. I stayed with family so I could keep some cost down. Next I did a couple of new things. For example I am not a fan of water but I went kayaking on a lake.  I made a point to talk to many people, yes this means strangers. Getting new ideas and fresh perspectives from others can be refreshing. I made sure to relax; I didn’t plan every minute instead taking each opportunity as they came up. I just let the week develop organically.  I only planned a couple of things. I was able to be flexible if things had to change. I choose to enjoy each moment as it was happening instead of trying to rush on to the next thing. I took time for an art project, playing games and started reading a good book.

I feel more energized and I am in a better mood than I have been in past vacation attempts. Yes this is why you take vacations, to feel better and re energized.  Now I feel more motivated to plan something a little bigger for next time.

Tracey Weems 2018

 

 

 

Bathroom Art

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I recently had a home project snowball into a major project. It started out with changing out the floor in my bathroom. When we pulled the floor up we saw water damage underneath, so we fixed that. When we pulled out the vanity we notice some damage to that. Then since most of the bathroom all was torn up I made the decision to swap out my bathtub for a walk in shower to help out my elderly father. So basically the floor turned into a whole new bathroom! Doesn’t that happen to all home projects?

My prior bathroom contained my own art stamp all over it. I had hand painted the vanity and shower curtain. My whole theme changed for the new bathroom but I had to add some of my own art to the new. I hand painted a few drawers where I keep my towels. I really like how it turned out.