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Post Vacation Blues

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  1. Post–vacation blues (Canada and US), Post-holiday blues (Ireland and some Commonwealth countries) or just vacation/holiday blues or less commonly, post-travel depression (PTD) is a type of mood that persons returning home from a long trip (usually a vacation) may experience.

(Source: Wikipedia)

And It’s again that time of the year, when we need to go back to reality and back to our routines. It has been a great summer but I am definitely ready for Autumn.

Time to catch up with friends about summer and the latest adventures, hot coffees,  chestnuts, and the long missed cardigans….. all these things that sound more poetic than real.

The thing is that this year I am looking forward to Autumn, like that … I am that weird. I wasn’t anxious about going back to work, to do lists, back to routines and even the rain is not bothering me (I got a really cute umbrella and that always helps!)

I guess that has more to do with my personal situation than anything else but I haven’t felt any Post Vacation Blue. I have to confess that I have already started planning my next holiday which always always helps

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Holiday – ing

Holiday: noun (often holidays) An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling.

One of my favourite words in the dictionary. What does it mean to me? Time, sun, sand, beach, mountains, relax, good food, good books, life without a watch, sleep, family chats, long walks, new cities, cold wine, love, laugh, dreams, plans and more plans, mojitos, more dreams… and all of that away from home or in travelling. That’s what holiday-ing is for me.

Holiday

In my childhood, it meant spending the summer at my auntie’s place by the beach. In a tiny small flat with far too many of us staying at but it didn’t matter, as we could see the beach from the windows and smell the sea.

Do I miss those summers? No, I love my summers now but I appreciate how lucky I was those days too.

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The trick is to keep breathing!

Just Keep Breathing

What a pain, literally!!! Still no job for me in London!!! so I keep on looking, but when you are a bit down coz you can’t find anything, your optimism and your energy are very very low … How come in such a big city there isn’t a job for me?  Ohhh Patience, something will come up (that’s what i say to myself and so do my friends)

At least in the meantime I have been on holidays!! Great and very happy time in the sun! Enjoying seven days in a row of sun, sleep, beach, cocktails and HIM (that was the best part!!) The place we went on holiday seemed to have another day to day speed, local people didn’t look stress or seem to be in a hurry, everyone looked happy and relaxed! I don’t like how my work stresses me, how missing HIM makes me sad or not finding a new job can make me feel that I am not good enough. Whatever happens, the trick is to keep breathing 🙂 Tomorrow things will be better!!!

OK, now back to “Look for a new job” for me.

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Suitcase Moment

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I love going on holidays!! just to disconnect from the daily routine and work!! Because now I live in Ireland, any holidays I (well, WE) plan are to sunny destinations. The sun, the sand, the sea, cocktails, parties, siestas,… I love everything of it!!

But here is when I comes the trouble… what do I take with me? The thing is … I like shopping, I can’t help it!! and in summer I buy a lot of clothes that I can’t get to wear in Dublin, so I always say to myself: I will wear them when I go on holidays 😀

So now, I am in my “suitcase moment” when I need to decide what to take with me. Ok, I am not rich and I don’t have SO many clothes either, but in moments like this I would like to have an assistant to prepare my luggage and to tell me what I should take with me. What to wear? I have checked the weather forecast so I know that it’s going to be sunny. Clothes for the day, clothes for the night, accessories (sunglasses, hats, a man……) Let’s face it: it is never too many clothes!! even if you know (but you will never confess it) that you won’t be able to wear them all

Now that I have put everything in the suitcase I just need to close it. After trying to close it (pretending It is not too much for the size of the suitcase) I end up sitting on top of it, pushing the clothes inside with a spatula while I try to zip it, … Yeahhh!! It worked!!…  Maybe I should confess that It has happened to me (just once) that my suitcase exploited when it was in the conveyor belt at the airport…