Comments on: Zen and the Art of Relaxation http://www.petecullen.net/personal/zen-and-the-art-of-relaxation/ Living the Digital Lifestyle Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:05:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DXEndar http://www.petecullen.net/personal/zen-and-the-art-of-relaxation/comment-page-1/#comment-24426 DXEndar Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:10:22 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=1681#comment-24426 Lol 4 weeks a year ! Yah, I'll be getting 3 weeks this coming year because I will have been working here for a total of 5 years. I think at 10 years, I get a total of 4 weeks a year paid vacation. My worst problem is making sure that all the volunteers are available and up for the challenge while I'm gone. There are so many little things to keep up with (make sure this area is unlocked by this time, band practice is at such and such a time). Making procedure paperwork on everything has been a big help. This comming year, I plan on taking at least a week and just staying at home and doing nothing. Eacy, cheep, with no need for sleep ! Lol 4 weeks a year ! Yah, I’ll be getting 3 weeks this coming year because I will have been working here for a total of 5 years. I think at 10 years, I get a total of 4 weeks a year paid vacation.

My worst problem is making sure that all the volunteers are available and up for the challenge while I’m gone. There are so many little things to keep up with (make sure this area is unlocked by this time, band practice is at such and such a time). Making procedure paperwork on everything has been a big help.

This comming year, I plan on taking at least a week and just staying at home and doing nothing. Eacy, cheep, with no need for sleep !

]]> By: Pete http://www.petecullen.net/personal/zen-and-the-art-of-relaxation/comment-page-1/#comment-24414 Pete Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:05:34 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=1681#comment-24414 Absolutely, I think a two week break is a necessity. Obviously there in the US you get less annual vacation time than the average worker here in the UK (on average its four weeks paid vacation). Unless you are self employed of course, in which case it is "don't work, don't get paid". Or in my case "don't work, company doesn't get paid, I still get paid, have to make sure there is money in reserve for this". The only downside for me right now is my sleep pattern is totally out of whack, which is why I'm replying to blog comments at 1 o'clock in the morning. But what the heck, it's not like I have anything to get up for in the morning :) Absolutely, I think a two week break is a necessity. Obviously there in the US you get less annual vacation time than the average worker here in the UK (on average its four weeks paid vacation). Unless you are self employed of course, in which case it is “don’t work, don’t get paid”. Or in my case “don’t work, company doesn’t get paid, I still get paid, have to make sure there is money in reserve for this”.

The only downside for me right now is my sleep pattern is totally out of whack, which is why I’m replying to blog comments at 1 o’clock in the morning. But what the heck, it’s not like I have anything to get up for in the morning :)

]]> By: DXEndar http://www.petecullen.net/personal/zen-and-the-art-of-relaxation/comment-page-1/#comment-24402 DXEndar Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:43:36 +0000 http://www.petecullen.net/?p=1681#comment-24402 Wow, taking some time off has let you dive deep there brotha' ! I totally know what you're talking about with reference to getting out of the rhythm of life. Even on my days off, there is this counter in the back of my head . . . it just keeps counting down until my time is up and I have to go back to work. It's very difficult to turn it off and just relax. Even on week long vacations, I usually plan to go somewhere (just to get out of the house) and end up only leaving myself a day to recover from the trip. This last trip I allowed three days when I got back to relax and it went much better. Next year I get three weeks off for the year (for working at the church for more then 5 years) and I'm seriously thinking about taking two of them together. Wow, taking some time off has let you dive deep there brotha’ !

I totally know what you’re talking about with reference to getting out of the rhythm of life.

Even on my days off, there is this counter in the back of my head . . . it just keeps counting down until my time is up and I have to go back to work. It’s very difficult to turn it off and just relax. Even on week long vacations, I usually plan to go somewhere (just to get out of the house) and end up only leaving myself a day to recover from the trip.

This last trip I allowed three days when I got back to relax and it went much better. Next year I get three weeks off for the year (for working at the church for more then 5 years) and I’m seriously thinking about taking two of them together.

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