And we're back. I'll reserve a Dubai trip-recap post for another day because after almost 4 full days back at home, things are starting to feel normal again.
We got home mid-morning on Sunday, and Monday-Tuesday were the WORST days for jetlag. I would be feeling great and then BAM! I was sooo tired, I could hardly remember which key to put into my car's ignition to get home. You can imagine what that did for my work productivity.
I'm finally back to being consistently energized during the day, but Tim and I have fallen asleep on the couch insanely early the past two nights. Aaaallmost there.
The days are taking forever, too. Between the jetlag and just going back to work, I'm counting the minutes each day until freedom. I think whether you like your job or not, vacations just remind you that for 80% of the rest of your life, you are obligated to be somewhere, doing something productive that makes you money to pay your bills. Bah.
Don't get me wrong, I'll snap out of it (the counting minutes part). The days before we left on vacation were insanely busy for me and I couldn't believe where the time was going. Next week, that pattern starts again.
I'm also relieved to be home. The trip was crazy fun and the company was superb, but all this week, Tim and I have been cooking dinners, seeing friends and family, and getting back into our gym routines (even though I snapped at Tim this morning for making the ridiculous suggestion that I go to the gym with him.... sorry husband!)
I'm really looking forward to the weekend. Lunch with my dad tomorrow afternoon, date night with Tim tomorrow night, rounding up some cool people to do (what else?) drink on Saturday at the Benz Beerfest downtown. Then Sunday, it's time for me to rekindle my baking love.... planning to make two kinds of whoopee pies to take to work, and maybe, just MAYBE the irresistible-looking recipe I saw today on IGE -- Lighter Butterscotch Bars. Go big or go home.
I think I'm coming out of my kitchen slump, too. I got in some inspiring cooking discussions with my sister-in-law over vacation, and I brought home spices from the middle East: saffron (!), whole nutmeg, whole cinnamon, tandoori, pink peppercorns... all for $30. I wish now I would have snapped up some of the amazing curries they had, too!
Other to-do items for the weekend -- house cleaning (you can imagine what our bedroom looks like post-vacation), GMAT studying (I have one month left until it's go-time), herb-planting.... so much to do. But I love it.
Maybe I should have gotten my workout out of the way this morning after all :)
We got home mid-morning on Sunday, and Monday-Tuesday were the WORST days for jetlag. I would be feeling great and then BAM! I was sooo tired, I could hardly remember which key to put into my car's ignition to get home. You can imagine what that did for my work productivity.
I'm finally back to being consistently energized during the day, but Tim and I have fallen asleep on the couch insanely early the past two nights. Aaaallmost there.
The days are taking forever, too. Between the jetlag and just going back to work, I'm counting the minutes each day until freedom. I think whether you like your job or not, vacations just remind you that for 80% of the rest of your life, you are obligated to be somewhere, doing something productive that makes you money to pay your bills. Bah.
Don't get me wrong, I'll snap out of it (the counting minutes part). The days before we left on vacation were insanely busy for me and I couldn't believe where the time was going. Next week, that pattern starts again.
I'm also relieved to be home. The trip was crazy fun and the company was superb, but all this week, Tim and I have been cooking dinners, seeing friends and family, and getting back into our gym routines (even though I snapped at Tim this morning for making the ridiculous suggestion that I go to the gym with him.... sorry husband!)
I'm really looking forward to the weekend. Lunch with my dad tomorrow afternoon, date night with Tim tomorrow night, rounding up some cool people to do (what else?) drink on Saturday at the Benz Beerfest downtown. Then Sunday, it's time for me to rekindle my baking love.... planning to make two kinds of whoopee pies to take to work, and maybe, just MAYBE the irresistible-looking recipe I saw today on IGE -- Lighter Butterscotch Bars. Go big or go home.
I think I'm coming out of my kitchen slump, too. I got in some inspiring cooking discussions with my sister-in-law over vacation, and I brought home spices from the middle East: saffron (!), whole nutmeg, whole cinnamon, tandoori, pink peppercorns... all for $30. I wish now I would have snapped up some of the amazing curries they had, too!
Other to-do items for the weekend -- house cleaning (you can imagine what our bedroom looks like post-vacation), GMAT studying (I have one month left until it's go-time), herb-planting.... so much to do. But I love it.
Maybe I should have gotten my workout out of the way this morning after all :)
