• My upcoming staycation

    Posted on May 21st, 2010 Saver Queen 5 comments

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    I have decided to book a week off of work in August for a vacation. I’ve been mulling over what I’d like to do with my time off, and I’ve finally made my decision: it will be my very first Staycation.  My decision is partly influenced by financial limitations, but not entirely.  In fact, I made my decision while driving to work one day this week, when the weather happened to be absolutely perfect. I realized how much I would have liked to just enjoy the weather outside.  Being a grown-up means that we never really get to fully enjoy good summer weather and do the things that we used to do as children during summer holidays.  Lying out in the grass on a blanket, reading books under a tree, riding bikes… aren’t these the true pleasures of summer? As adults, we don’t get to enjoy what summer is really all about.

    I love Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s ideas about staycations – especially her ideas about eating out, getting pedicures, and hiring a cleaning person to take care of the house! The trick, I think, with a staycation is to get out of your routine a bit; indulge yourself, and take a break from your normal routine.

    Including the weekends, I will have exactly 9 days. Here’s how I plan on using my time off:

    - Visit my parents, taking full advantage of their beautiful deck that faces a forrest and a popular bird feeder, to sun myself, drink cocktails, leaf through books, watch the birds and gaze in the sky

    - Do some hiking

    - Take walks/bike-rides in the park

    - Go to the beach

    - Visit antique stores and used book stores

    - Treat myself to some of my favourite restaurants

    - Do some outdoor yoga, either in the backyard of my parents’ place, a park, or a beach

    - Go stargazing

    - Eat ice cream

    - Catch up with friends and have a BBQ (here’s looking at you, Nature Hogg)

    My birthday also falls on that week. It’s a milestone birthday (well not technically but the last year of your 20s counts, right?) so I will need to find a way to celebrate that as well.

    Things I won’t do:

    - Check my work email

    - Worry about work

    - Schedule any appointments other than things that are fun

    I plan on creating a little photo-diary of my staycation for the blog so I’ll be able to share the results with you.  I’m already looking forward to it!

    Are you planning on taking a staycation this year?

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    5 responses to “My upcoming staycation”

    1. Wendy May 21st, 2010 at 23:35

      Sounds lovely! We stayed home last summer as we were expecting a baby in November and didn’t want to take a big trip. This year however, my husband says he needs to get out of town, just to know that he can! We are planning a trip to Drumheller to see the dinosaurs :)

    2. Catherine May 22nd, 2010 at 11:43

      SQ – your plans sounds wonderful! You will probably be more relaxed doing that than packing, lugging suitcases, worrying about Butternut being taken care of, travel schedules,
      $$ spent eating out 3X a day – it costs how much?????, getting back home, climbing Mt. Laundry, then getting up to head back into work. I’m wishing you a wonderful 9 days – can’t wait to read about it here!

    3. psychsarah May 22nd, 2010 at 14:10

      Your staycation sounds divine! I look forward to the pictures :) Have a great time.

    4. Bexando May 23rd, 2010 at 05:03

      My boyfriend and I had our first ‘staycation’ last month and it was amazing – all the good things about a relaxing holiday (nice food, long walks, time for reading) and none of the bad (huge expenses and flight delays)!

      Will be interested to see how yours goes!

    5. Saver Queen May 23rd, 2010 at 10:42

      Thanks for your feedback, everyone! Catherine, your comment was so funny (and so true!) “Climbing Mt.Laundry…”!

      I just remembered some other things to add to my list:

      -Fruit picking
      -Rock climbing

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