Is it just me, or does anyone else find themselves in a little slump following vacation? Yes, I find that vacations help to recharge and relax me (usually), but I’m often a little sad when my vacation comes to an end. Or maybe sad isn’t the right word, I think it could be my depression triggering after a week devoted to myself. Does anyone else experience this?

I mean, I enjoy my vacation and love the time away from work to just focus on me (ok, I look at work a little bit while on vacation). I love seeing new places and devoting whole days to nothing more than reading. I love spending time completely alone in a hotel room. But there’s still that little piece in the back of my mind, like a grain of sand, just rubbing away asking if I shouldn’t have done more or done things differently.

And this happens no matter what type of vacation I take… a week-long destination vacation, a stay-cation, or a random mix of staycation, destination vacation, and hiding in a hotel room locally… which is what I’ve done this week. So it’s nothing to do with what I do for my vacation, but everything to do with whatever’s in my head.

Why does my brain have to be this way?