a couple of mental health days....

so i took thursday and friday off. can i say, that i wasn't expecting my mini vacay to be nearly as nice as it was. okay, so thursday i did run a bunch of errands and then had our volleyball league but it was still kinda relaxing. i loved that i could sleep in, that i didn't have to be somewhere. friday nick and i did not leave the house. oh yea, he decided to take the two days off too. we ordered pizza for dinner and just chilled. i think it was much needed. and i think it's going to be perfect timing since one of our docs comes back from vacation after being gone for 3 weeks. can you say crazy week from hell???
i don't think that since i have started this job...almost 2 years, that i have ever taken a day off just to take a day off. i am usually sick or have scheduled vacations. but these mental health days i can get used to. not that i don't like work, but i really liked the temporary break from insanity. things have been a little crazy lately and i don't see it getting better just yet. a few more weeks, maybe.
the break was also nice because our weekends are so gosh darn full during the summer. somewhere to be everyday. nick and i are hermits. we love to sit around and do absolutely nothing. so there may be times when i have the urge to go out and party but it's rare. i prefer the simple life. lounging, reading, just taking it easy. no pressure to entertain or look good. just the two of us being ourselves. we do have some friends that we can do this with, but it still feels like you are entertaining....
i need to try to take these days more often. but it's hard. i have to put in my requests at the beginning of the year and heck, i don't even know what i'm doing from month to month. so these opportunities are rare. i had to schedule this one a month ago. reminder to self...next time a doc goes out of town, request thursday and friday off.
i'm gonna have to work on setting up a schedule for the entire year. i hate it. i hate to think so long term. which is really strange considering i like my plans, lists, and all the details. but i also like to do the occasional spur of the moment thing! like this year, we haven't done a real vacation yet. yes we went to orlando but that was for ons. we have one planned with jay and chris we just don't know where or when. a carribean cruise, whitewater rafting, mexico, cedar pointe. who knows. i guess it just depends on the family of four's mood when we really start planning.
oh well, back to the insanity. my weekend is now full. well, not too bad. just a couple of parties. but it was nice to not have to do anything. maybe i should think about cutting down a day or so a month a work for my sanity and nick's! :)