The Two R's
When people hear the term R and R they tend to think about rest and relaxation. These are two words that generally don't come across my normal work week-- or even my vocabulary-- to be honest. I don't like to rest because it gets me stiff and relaxing seems to be more stressful than it's worth at times with 2 young kids, a husband, and ill relatives. I'm sure all of you have come across a vacation or two that you took, but wished you didn't because the work load at work (or at home) was twice as much when you went back. I have felt that on more than one occasion when I was working a manager's position at a popular retail store chain. When I got back, I felt guilty about leaving, feared for my job, and over compensated by trying to finish all the stuff that was "left" for me to take care of. My "to-do" list was huge the first few days back and I worked like a crazy woman to get things done. This, of course, was not good for me or my