Comments on: The Daily Vacation Challenge — are you in for next week? https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/06/the-daily-vacation-challenge-are-you-in-for-next-week/ Writer, Author, Speaker Fri, 06 Jul 2018 23:35:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Tracie https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/06/the-daily-vacation-challenge-are-you-in-for-next-week/#comment-41785 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 23:35:28 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=16875#comment-41785 I do routinely have the concept of “daily vacation” (although I hadn’t heard it called this exact term), but I love the idea of noting *what* makes it enjoyable. For now, though, I’ll share that the 45 minutes of kayaking on July 4 was bordered before and after by stressful moments, including nearly losing the kayaks on the freeway, which required rescue. That afternoon, after the rescuers had left, I savored quilting hidden away in my office. And yes, this morning I wrote about the whole experience to try my hand at an anecdote to possibly include in a book on active rest and seeking God.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/06/the-daily-vacation-challenge-are-you-in-for-next-week/#comment-41618 Wed, 04 Jul 2018 01:41:29 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=16875#comment-41618 In reply to Irene.

@Irene – I love tea time! It’s a great way to build in a break in the afternoon when you would be slumping anyway.

]]> By: Irene https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/06/the-daily-vacation-challenge-are-you-in-for-next-week/#comment-41596 Tue, 03 Jul 2018 19:33:17 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=16875#comment-41596 I have an office job M-F, and following one simple rule for years – slowing down and have my 5 o’clock tea in the afternoon. It is rarely happens at 5, and i frequently move this ritual to 3 or 4 pm. But anyways, it feels great looking forward to this nice 15-min break in the afternoon, when I will be sipping my tea, enjoying a nice treat, and reflecting on a day. I can glance at the news, or read some of my favorite blogs (including this one), and then resume my final hour at work.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/06/the-daily-vacation-challenge-are-you-in-for-next-week/#comment-41555 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 23:39:31 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=16875#comment-41555 In reply to FrankieMunkie.

@FrankieMunkie- yes! Take your daily vacation! You deserve it.

]]> By: FrankieMunkie https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/06/the-daily-vacation-challenge-are-you-in-for-next-week/#comment-41552 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 23:29:28 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=16875#comment-41552 We just completed our financial here in Australia and yesss, so ready to incorporate and book in a daily vacation! Thanks for providing us a common platform @Laura

]]> By: Alyssia Makarewicz https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/06/the-daily-vacation-challenge-are-you-in-for-next-week/#comment-41542 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 21:28:39 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=16875#comment-41542 I had a massage today in the middle of the work day.

]]> By: Wendy https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/06/the-daily-vacation-challenge-are-you-in-for-next-week/#comment-41541 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:33:48 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=16875#comment-41541 Took the time to slow down and really peruse the art displayed at my local library today.

I love this idea.

]]> By: Cheryl Bollish https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/06/the-daily-vacation-challenge-are-you-in-for-next-week/#comment-41531 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 17:14:15 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=16875#comment-41531 Today, July 2nd, I met a bible study friend for coffee and catch-up time.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/06/the-daily-vacation-challenge-are-you-in-for-next-week/#comment-41525 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:55:17 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=16875#comment-41525 In reply to Laurean Callander.

@Laurean – love this idea! Yes, you do have to eat anyway, so why not nicely?

]]> By: Laurean Callander https://lauravanderkam.com/2018/06/the-daily-vacation-challenge-are-you-in-for-next-week/#comment-41524 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:43:51 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=16875#comment-41524 My daily vacations – I insist upon myself, that at every meal, it’s on porcelain china, cloth napkins, wonderful silverware, glass glasses. You have to eat every day, on something, with something, it feels like a treat to do it “under silver”. This causes me to eat slower.. and get this…. eat less! Even when I worked in an office, I kept a set of luncheon “silver” at work. It made meal times very enjoyable… even if it was just pb&j.

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