Vacation = no thinking about work, right?
I have been trying to spend my time off this week not thinking or worrying about work. Easier said than done. The first few days of my time off it was easy. I was out of town having a fun time and work, with the exception of discussing the merits of finding a new profession, was far from my mind. Maybe now I have too much time on my hands. My cell phone has not once rung with that dreaded ring tone that I know is the office. But that was the point of me taking 11 days off. Having time to just hang at the coffee shop, browse Borders, cycling, or doing lunch with friends (on their lunch breaks from work) is fine with me as a way of spending my free time. Or perhaps it is because I am supposed to be studying for my next phase of securities licensing. The class date has been set for some time now and is slated for September 19. I have two text/workbooks I have to get through in order to be ready. The reading is very boring and I find it hard to concentrate. When I am not particularly interested in something my mind wanders very easily. Those who know me will not find this shocking. I am basically trying to spend an hour and a half each day the rest of the week cut off from the outside world and its distractions in order to get through some reading. Sounds easy right? Not for me. Maybe if I put it under my pillow, the info will seep into my mind. Yeah that will work, sure.