Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Time to get away


With Christmas behind us and a new year ahead, it's an excellent time to escape the ordinary. Blaze a new trail. Start fresh. Choose a cliche and run with it....

You could plan a weekend get away in your own hometown. Pick a hotel with a pool or a spa or a fabulous restaurant and plan to spend the night.  Just the change of scenery and getting away from the housework or the phone, or the computer can be a refreshing change.

What about hopping on a plane and taking advantage of a last minute bargain?  Florida is outrageously cheap this time of year. A week in the sunny state could cost as little as $500 air, taxes and hotel included.  Then again, there are many caribbean and mexican destinations that could spoil you for around that $1000 mark.

Try something new. Santa brought me some boxing gloves. Seems to me a great way to work out some frustrations and try something new. Unless of course, Santa was making a deliberate pun with these gloves and Boxing day? In which case, I totally missed the joke.

Escaping can be as simple as some new music on your iPod and taking a walk through your own neighbourhood. Or going out to a movie. Any distraction that gets your mind off your routine can be a refreshing break.

Getting away doesn't have to be a vacation. I just like it better when it IS!

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