“So, what are you going to do after dinner?”
“Nothing. Maybe relax with a book”
” What ?! There is so much to do. We have only 7 days left before our 2 day vacation”
“I just booked the hotel. We are all set. What else is there to do?”
“Well here’s a list for you…while I work on my list”
- Hold mail
- pack bags
- call dog-sitter
- buy sunscreen
- book a shuttle to airport
- inform neighbourhood watch
- empty fridge
- set up timer lights
- blah blah
“Got it…So , what are we going to do at the beach?”
“Nothing. Maybe relax with a book”
—-end —-
Anyone else feel that preparing for a short vacation away from home – to do “nothing” – is sometimes not really worth the stress and effort and cost?
Happy thanksgiving to those in the US – whatever the origins of this holiday, I’m thankful for a day off.
This 100 word story was written in response to a 100 word photo challenge posted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields each week. PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook
Click on the ‘blue frog’ below to read other amazing takes on the same photo prompt:
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Funny. We cause ourselves so much stress in the pursuit of relaxation don’t we?
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We do that a lot indeed. And the time spent researching places,hotels etc…
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Neat snapshot of too many lives.
Well presented piece.
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Thank you.
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I’m a list-maker. I can identify with this. Good one.
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Thanks Sandra. Great photo by the way.
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It’s true, it’s true. Planning a holiday needs a holiday in itself to recover.
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Which is why we need longer holidays- A full week to give thanks would be nice 🙂
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Ha, this is very very close to home… and I’m not the listmaker…:-)
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One of you has to be the list-maker …there’s no way around it 🙂
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Good One 🙂 !!
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Thanks Mersha.
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Dear Ansumani,
This sounds like the weekend we just had. Minus the beach of course. Getting ready to go is always the most stressful part of potential getaways.
Nicely done.
No matter where the tradition started, there’s always room to be thankful. Happy Thanksgiving.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle.
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Yup…gotta go pack right now as a matter of fact.
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Oh boy, for 2 days? I’m not even sure I’d bother with a plan. Pack phone and Kindle chargers, maybe 🙂
This is why I don’t take holidays away. Far too much stress!
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A change is as good as a rest
Good piece.
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This was so funny. I see my family in this story, crazy times before every vacation. 😀
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I’m the list maker and the more we travel the shorter the list gets and the less I pack. Keeping it simple. Good story.
Enjoy your day off,
Tracey
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what could be more relaxing than reading a book that you really enjoy? 🙂
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I’m more of a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kinda gal… Not fun getting all stressed before going to relax!
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Sooo true…
You have hit on one of the many reasons I love the very part of the world in this picture – we can throw stuff in the car (specifically swimming costume, bottle of sun-cream, half a library) then just drive there.
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And now I want a vacation. 🙂
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I can relate. I have a huge list before we go camping. You’d think we were staying for a month instead of two nights.
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A 2 day vacation? That’s not a vacation, that’s not even worth the effort. Great story, too true for many I’m afraid.
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The love of a great book! A mini-vacation on a daily basis!!!!
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This is why the first two days of vacation are all about sleep.
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I see your point. Our lives are so complicated these days, it’s hardly worth going somewhere for only a couple days. I used to laugh when my mom told me her sister spent every day of their vacation cleaning the fish her husband caught. Mom said she herself never learned how to clean fish. Well done, Ansumani. 😀 — Suzanne
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