My Last Day.

I've had the best gift for the few months. The gift of time, 

given to me by my boss. I was able to take a break from 

work for the last 8 weeks. Tomorrow would be exactly 8 

weeks & it's my first day back. Almost 2 months of bliss!

The time away has been useful. I did quite a bit 

of packing, purging & painting. I took time to relax, 

to truly reconnect with myself, to ponder my future, my 

career, my book & none of it had to be rushed. I'm sad to 

go back as I was just getting into the groove of having 

long periods of time for myself. But my crew missed me, I 

missed them & referrals for new families who need grief 

counselling are piling up. So grateful for this time & hope to 

have another long break again one day. What a great 

boss I have! A true treat & something I will always cherish. 

Getting ready to move, shedding the "stuff" I don't need to 

worry about any longer, re looking at how I function in my 

work & my daily life, & time to write, sleep, heal & dream 

was more than I could have ever dreamed of. 

Have you ever had a chance to take a "real" break?

What did you do with your extended time off?