Way back when I was fully employed, I remember hearing about something called Post Vacation Blues. It kinda made sense at the time, I've had it happen myself. You have an enjoyable vacation, you're relaxed and relatively low-stress. You show up for work all happy and ready to jump right in. Within a few minutes (probably after checking your email), your stress levels are back to normal and the crazy hectic confusion comes back.
In a regular 9-5 job, this makes perfect sense to me. What I find strange is that it can happen even when you're doing the stay-at-home thing. Let me explain. This past weekend my husband and I spent some time in Collingwood. It was a great weekend. On the drive home I was so relaxed and energized! I was able to figure out ways to get many of my projects done, and prioritize appropriately. It was amazing! I just wish I had a pen and paper available in the car :P
Shortly after coming home it all vanished, and the stress and overload came right back.
I don't know about you, but I am not one to take this kinda thing lying down! So I took the modern approach and googled it. Here are some sites I found with good advice:
http://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-the-Post-Vacation-Blues
http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/cf/slideshows/7-tips-to-overcome-post-vacation-depression/plan-ahead-for-a-day-at-hime/
Ironically, both sites recommend exercise. I have just finished a month of training and had decided to take this week off before I start the next training set. Maybe that was the wrong move :)
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