Staycation

I’ve decided to take the next week off for vacation. I’m kind of worn down and need some rest. I’ve been looking forward to not going into work for a while now. I don’t have any of the typical vacation plans set up for the upcoming week, so it’s going to be much more of a “staycation” (I hate this term by the way).

I have absolutely no desire to go sit on a beach on some tropical island or backpack through Europe and discover myself. I’m not a big fan of getting stuck at airports for hours on end or traveling in general. The thought that runs through my mind is that things are the same everywhere, so there’s no real reason to believe going to a distant land is going to be really THAT different from being where I am now. Fancy vacations are overrated in my opinion. I might as well just save my money and stay at home, daydreaming about hypothetical disaster scenarios where everyone in my office can’t work their spreadsheets because they don’t know how to use Excel and I’m not there. The point of vacation is to chill the fuck out, I can do that anywhere. So, anyways, I am pretty much content to primarily catch up on sleep, get my fat ass to the gym, and work on my super secret side hustle. I figure that these things will take up about half of the waking hours and I’ll be bored as shit for the rest of the time. Now I do want to do something to take up that time, but in my ultimate indecisiveness, I have not come to a conclusion about what to do. Whatever, I’ll make shit up as I go.

Does anyone have any good suggestions for a staycation?

 

Lots of people like to rent a hotel room just to get away for a bit, but if you're trying to save money that would be counter productive. I'm assuming you're in NYC, why not go see all the sites that people who live there never see?

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I think " Discovering myself" is a lame excuse for people with no focus in life to travel.

A change of scenery actually does more than you think if you didn't hate travel so much. It's also got a lot to do with your mindset, and unfortunately for me, my mind does not allow me to switch to vacation mode when I'm in the same city I work in. I always ended up thinking about work all day and couldn't wait to get back to my office.

Personally I plan "lazy vacations" at least twice a yr and I always come back feeling awesome about myself and life, def more motivated on the job as well since you feel like you're just full of awesomeness.

But now that you hate travel so much I'd recommend you to do some adventures, for example, river tracing does the trick for me when I'm too broke to fly. Just in case you're not into the whole adventures stuff. Then just do things that you don't normally do, go to a batting cage, spend a whole day in central pack, sign up for an one day workshop for anything that you never thought of doing, just close your eyes and click the online registration. Who knows? You might end up coming back to the office fluent in Korean. I bet that's gonna make you feel different.

Once again, the best way to feel better & different is def getting out of the city you live in. I lived & worked in a city I hated for a couple years with the job I loved, but being stuck in the same city with intense work hrs def fucked with my mind and almost made me feel like I hate my job. Travel was the only thing to help.

 
InefficientMarkets:
The thought that runs through my mind is that things are the same everywhere, so there’s no real reason to believe going to a distant land is going to be really THAT different from being where I am now.

That definitely reminds me of a particular George Harrison song, which is supposedly a restatement of the Tao Te Ching. Congrats on arriving at centuries old truths.

Seriously though, even if you don't travel, do something different than you normally do, even if it's nearby. You can't fully recharge your mental batteries if you don't experience some change.

 

While I wholeheartedly disagree with your thoughts that travelling is a waste of a vacation, I also understand the desire to just stay home while taking time off. That being said, I don't know your financial situation, but if financials played no role in your deciding not to go somewhere distant, maybe go buy yourself a decent watch or something? It will give you a new toy to be excited about and probably boost your spirits before heading back to work. Other than that, hitting the gym, as you mentioned, is always a refreshing way to revitalize yourself when on vacation. It's honestly hard to find much more to do when you stay in the same place. Best of luck and enjoy your vacation.

 
InefficientMarkets:
Does anyone have any good suggestions for a staycation?
How about just acting like a tourist in your own town and do the things you never really got around to doing (most likely)?

Go to the statue of Liberty Go to a bunch of restaurants in Queens (best along the 7 train) Random museum visits Empire State building visit Go to the Daily Show Ride the Staten Island ferry Go to Fiore's deli in Hoboken Stand in front of the window at the Today Show and then stop at the Olive Garden in Times Square afterwards (he-he) Etc.

 
SirPoopsaLot:
InefficientMarkets:
Does anyone have any good suggestions for a staycation?
How about just acting like a tourist in your own town and do the things you never really got around to doing (most likely)?

Go to the statue of Liberty Go to a bunch of restaurants in Queens (best along the 7 train) Random museum visits Empire State building visit Go to the Daily Show Ride the Staten Island ferry Go to Fiore's deli in Hoboken Stand in front of the window at the Today Show and then stop at the Olive Garden in Times Square afterwards (he-he) Etc.

That's what I said, without all the fancy details. Post-stealer. And definitely go to Queens if you're trying to find your future wife. Eddie Murphy did it and it worked out real well.

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 
D M:
That's what I said, without all the fancy details. Post-stealer. And definitely go to Queens if you're trying to find your future wife. Eddie Murphy did it and it worked out real well.
just read your post, you are correct. Apologies.

Kidding aside, if you have not gone out to Queens for food, you should do it some time. Take the 7 train out to somewhere like Jackson Heights and just stop in somewhere...amazingly authentic food from all over the globe and dirt cheap.

 
InefficientMarkets:
I’ve decided to take the next week off for vacation. I’m kind of worn down and need some rest. I’ve been looking forward to not going into work for a while now. I don’t have any of the typical vacation plans set up for the upcoming week, so it’s going to be much more of a “staycation” (I hate this term by the way). I have absolutely no desire to go sit on a beach on some tropical island or backpack through Europe and discover myself. I’m not a big fan of getting stuck at airports for hours on end or traveling in general. The thought that runs through my mind is that things are the same everywhere, so there’s no real reason to believe going to a distant land is going to be really THAT different from being where I am now. Fancy vacations are overrated in my opinion. I might as well just save my money and stay at home, daydreaming about hypothetical disaster scenarios where everyone in my office can’t work their spreadsheets because they don’t know how to use Excel and I’m not there. The point of vacation is to chill the fuck out, I can do that anywhere. So, anyways, I am pretty much content to primarily catch up on sleep, get my fat ass to the gym, and work on my super secret side hustle. I figure that these things will take up about half of the waking hours and I’ll be bored as shit for the rest of the time. Now I do want to do something to take up that time, but in my ultimate indecisiveness, I have not come to a conclusion about what to do. Whatever, I’ll make shit up as I go.

Does anyone have any good suggestions for a staycation?

  1. Take out list of Best NYC bars
  2. Go to each in turn
  3. ??? -
 
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InefficientMarkets:
I’ve decided to take the next week off for vacation. I’m kind of worn down and need some rest. I’ve been looking forward to not going into work for a while now. I don’t have any of the typical vacation plans set up for the upcoming week, so it’s going to be much more of a “staycation” (I hate this term by the way). I have absolutely no desire to go sit on a beach on some tropical island or backpack through Europe and discover myself. I’m not a big fan of getting stuck at airports for hours on end or traveling in general. The thought that runs through my mind is that things are the same everywhere, so there’s no real reason to believe going to a distant land is going to be really THAT different from being where I am now. Fancy vacations are overrated in my opinion. I might as well just save my money and stay at home, daydreaming about hypothetical disaster scenarios where everyone in my office can’t work their spreadsheets because they don’t know how to use Excel and I’m not there. The point of vacation is to chill the fuck out, I can do that anywhere. So, anyways, I am pretty much content to primarily catch up on sleep, get my fat ass to the gym, and work on my super secret side hustle. I figure that these things will take up about half of the waking hours and I’ll be bored as shit for the rest of the time. Now I do want to do something to take up that time, but in my ultimate indecisiveness, I have not come to a conclusion about what to do. Whatever, I’ll make shit up as I go.

Does anyone have any good suggestions for a staycation?

  1. Take out list of Best NYC bars
  2. Go to each in turn
  3. ??? -

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    There a lot of things to do near NYC. It's August, so you could try spending a few days in the Hamptons? Even going to a different city can be a breather...I personally have a hard time relaxing if I am still within walking distance of work.

    Or you could try this: rent a car, then just drive to the middle of nowhere, and spend a few days at a motel. I did this once, and thoroughly enjoyed being bored for a few days.

     

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