Last year I found that I would get up on Sunday mornings, grab some coffee, go out and sit in the camp chair and my mind would start to wander. Sunday mornings were my go to time to blog. This eventually became a few posts entitled Sunday Morning Musings where I just let what was in my head flow. This wasn’t always camping or brewery related.
I can’t always write about what I’m thinking. That would be a great way to lose audience or maybe gain a different audience. This morning however, it’s not outer space or x-rated so I thought I would bring the musings back.
As I sit here with my coffee, inside in the movie recliner because it’s cold outside. This winter the weather here has not been good. Even the locals are talking about how unusual it is. Anyway, I’m sitting here thinking about balance. No, I’m not headed to a park with a see-saw. I’m thinking about work life balance.
Obviously most snowbirds are retired. I can hear the corn hole games banging away while I’m parked in front of my monitors working my day job. There’s a difference to traveling and working full time. I see the guys around the park doing their RV repairs or maintainable. Me. I’m in front of my screens. The point is, I typically have less hours in the day/week than your traditional full time RV’er.
I’ve always leaned to the procrastination side of things and while I occasionally defeat this bad habit for short periods. It is more the norm than the exception. I’ve spent the last six months focused on making myself happy and being a little selfish. So, if I feel like laying down, sleeping in or binging a show outside of work hours I just do it.
My motivation level beyond what feels good right at this moment has been lax. My trip west if 3/4 ths planned. My camper maintenance is behind schedule and time is slipping away. Part of this has been the afore mentioned weather. Waiting for a nice day to do the work. The good news is that warm, sunny weather is finally here. So I can’t use that excuse any longer.
Anyway back to balance. One advantage, said maintenance aside, is that I do not have the chores of a house. No grass to cut or other home related items to do. The ones that still remain are smaller by comparison. Hell, I can clean the whole camper (inside) in 20 minutes or less. So this leaves me mostly able to explore in the evenings or participate in activities at the resort that happen after work.
Long stays like this do breed more of the stationary mindset though. I’m more likely to do nothing than when I’m somewhere for a shorter time. This is all going to change as I head west. I’m already thinking about how sore my feet are going to be after 3 months of hiking, biking and whatever else I get into.
All in all I’m in a pretty good spot with my work/life balance. I’ve been in the company of friends and in the case of my current stop routines. I’m looking forward to breaking that mold for a bit. Shifting the balance a little more heavily to the personal side of the scales and taking some vacation days. I’m looking forward to it.
However, as I sit here, even on a cold day, the words from a song just keep running through my head. “Life is good today!”