It’s the last day of my half-week back at work after my trip home to Nova Scotia. Ever need a vacation from your vacation? I had a great time out east, caught up with family and friends, ate food you can only really have back home, drank cheap beer or homemade wine and had a generally good time.

Problem is it wasn’t near enough time to accomplish everything  I wanted to do, and the whole affair felt very rushed. Luckily this sort of schedule is reserved for trips home to visit family. Typically when I get a  chance to get away from it all, there’s no schedule and only the barest semblance of an overall plan.

I’ve always wondered if I was missing out squeezing the most out of my vacation time by not setting goals, things I wanted to do or see, etc. I don’t think I am. Vacation for me is about removing stress from your life for a while, not piling more on. When I’m away I get places on my time, not anyone else’s.

Should Vacation Time be Structured or Freestyle?