Vacation anxiety?

I’ve been having a great time in Sevilla so far. I did some sightseeing yesterday. Ate tapas and just relaxed for most of the day. I went out to dinner and ended up at a bar where I hung out with the bartender for a couple hours. It was a great day and night.

This morning I woke up with a lot of anxiety. I noticed I had a lot of notifications from the time zone difference and it made sleeping in tough. I wanted to check my emails and ensure everything was okay. This is a Sunday.

If there’s a definitive sign that I needed a vacation, it was that. I have created a bit of a monster in myself in that I can’t sleep in on a Sunday morning because I had to find out what was going on in Slack or my inbox. I made myself feel bad for sleeping in later.

I’m proud of myself for the self-awareness and forcing myself to book this trip. It’s exactly what the doctor ordered. I’m looking forward to reversing these bad habits over the next week.