Vacationing at home

All this talk around me of vacations! It is weekly that I have someone tell me about a vacation destination where they've been or are about to trek off to. I long for a vacation myself, where Ken and I can go and unwind and forget about life for a few days. Having a baby, though exquisitely wonderful, changes everything, and we have had to understand that a vacation might just have to wait till next year (for several reasons).

Still, there are ways in which one can vacation while still at home. Silly sounding, I know...I thought so, too. But the latest issue of Real Simple tells exactly how it can be done. Here are some key ideas from the article. If you're as hard-pressed for a break as I am (but don't have the time or resources to take one), maybe one or more of these activities will at least tide you over in the meantime. Why didn't I think of these myself?

-- For an entire day, shut off your cell phone and answering machine volume. Pretend like you're not home, even if you are.
-- Pay to get your house cleaned from top to bottom.
-- Put on beach music as you lay around the house. Music has a way of transporting you anywhere you want to go.
-- Have dinner delivered every night.
-- Eat outside by candlelight, as you would at a resort five-star restaurant.
-- Camp out in your own backyard. Bring snacks and loads of good stories to tell in the dark.
-- Have a three-day film festival, your choice of genre or all of your favorite actor/actress.
-- Go buy some 400-count thread sheets for your bed. Ask your spouse or kids for a nightly turndown service (with mints on pillows, of course).

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