Work is fine. Its exactly what I have always wanted to do while in Juba, in fact. I am making things work. Its what I love to do the most. Give me a working system and I get bored and lazy. Give me a complete mess and I dive right in.
However, the holiday is looming. I haven't had a holiday in years. Not a proper one. Yes, I took 2 months off work when I first left England and went to stay in Nairobi, but it was for personal reasons and I was nearly catatonic for the first 6 weeks so it doesn't count.
A real holiday involves:
A beautiful or interesting location of choice
Someone to spend it with
A complete lack of responsibility for that time
THAT I have not had in years! But I have one coming up... This is how my thought process during the day goes:
'Ok, I need to get the health and safety procedures written up, and those staff record forms are almost ready to be implemented, I need to go buy ink from that American guy... oooh, America, I am going there soon... for a holiday! I should probably remember to pack my hiking boots (which country did I leave them in again?) and I mustn't forget .....' And thats the end of my concentration for the next hour.
I am being a bit useless. Somehow, though, I have managed to get my employers to believe I am being incredibly productive. They keep trying to bribe me to give up my holiday for obscene amounts of money. No way. Not on your life. I have been looking forward to this holiday (and the person I am spending it with) for WAY too long.
I have to get this work done though! I. Must. Concentrate. Blogging not helping.
6 comments:
Don't know where in America you're going, but right now in Canada it's 22 degrees as a high and it goes down to about 12 at night.
Bring a sweater or something eh?
Money comes and goes, holidays are once-in-a-lifetime.
I hope you have an utter blast.
why oh why when one has to finish a million and one job does the need to blog is high, why oh why?
in any case, have a blast during vacations and try at least one thing which you have not done before
If you go to the USA.....Go to somewhere like Colorado..it's beautiful. Hiking, white water rafting, Skiing, fishing. Just an awesome outdoor life. Away from the ratrace.
Mike: I am fully expecting frostbite to my poor little heat accustomed toes..
Geoff: I definitely will, expect a phone call ;)
Tazeen:I have a suspicion I shall be doing many things I haven't done before. The man I am traveling with is very outdoorsy, and already has interesting ideas about hanging me from ropes over waterfalls and suchlike. I wonder if travel insurance would cover that?
Moe: You have hit the nail on the head. That is EXACTLY where I am going. I land in Denver on the 7th :)
Smart girl. You cannot put a price day on things that are priceless...such as your long awaited holiday. I cannot wait to hear about your adventures.
I cannot not even imagine having the freedom you have to come and go from country to country and see all that you do. Keep up the good work too!
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