I didn’t plan on taking time off.
What actually happened is that I got an email at work saying I had maxed out my vacation accrual, and if I didn’t use some of it, I’d stop earning more.
Which means: I hadn’t taken enough of a break in a long time.
So I asked my boss, and now I have three days off this week and the entire next week off. Just like that.
It’s not a big dramatic reset. I’m not jetting off anywhere. I’m just… not working. And I didn’t realize how badly I needed that until it landed in my lap.
I don’t know what I’m going to do with the time. Probably some reading. Some cleaning. Some napping.
But mostly, I’m trying to remember that I am allowed to rest without earning it first.
That’s something I’m still learning, and I bet I’m not the only one.
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