So, to answer my own question - my job is very generous with vacation compared to most US jobs, and I get 22 days a year (or a hair more than 5 weeks).
I keep a chunk stored (in case of medical issues and a buffer in case of changing jobs - I live in a state where it has to get paid out) which has taken me a couple of years to build up.
I've started getting in the habit of taking a week every 4ish months to stay home, sleep in, and work on projects I can't get traction on. (Usually with a day in there of going and doing something touristy locally that I don't normally have the energy to do.)
This week was a 'March is a very long month, with no long weekends in it', and having four days off in a row was a lovely treat. (I live in Massachusetts, where Patriot's Day is a state holiday, so we do have a three day weekend in April.) And I ended up with an extra day off due to a snow day on Wednesday.
Anyway, I'm finding this habit to be a great way to recharge and it's making me feel a lot less overwhelmed by bigger projects at home I want to sort out.
Of course, I also want to do a bit more travel (like the trip to London I did in 2015), but that's a different kind of vacation.
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Date: 2018-03-16 12:16 pm (UTC)I keep a chunk stored (in case of medical issues and a buffer in case of changing jobs - I live in a state where it has to get paid out) which has taken me a couple of years to build up.
I've started getting in the habit of taking a week every 4ish months to stay home, sleep in, and work on projects I can't get traction on. (Usually with a day in there of going and doing something touristy locally that I don't normally have the energy to do.)
This week was a 'March is a very long month, with no long weekends in it', and having four days off in a row was a lovely treat. (I live in Massachusetts, where Patriot's Day is a state holiday, so we do have a three day weekend in April.) And I ended up with an extra day off due to a snow day on Wednesday.
Anyway, I'm finding this habit to be a great way to recharge and it's making me feel a lot less overwhelmed by bigger projects at home I want to sort out.
Of course, I also want to do a bit more travel (like the trip to London I did in 2015), but that's a different kind of vacation.