Work hard, relax harder

Things are about to get pretty even more hectic in the next coming month. I head up to Tahoe tomorrow to get some time on the mountain… trying to sneak in some time on the mountain before the season ends.

When I get back, I go straight into management meetings in San Francisco followed by Mexico City for a bachelor party. I have a few days at home before I head to Amsterdam for a team offsite and then some time in office to meet the new hires. Then I’m off to Spain for some R&R.

I tagged on a Spain in order to get some time away by myself and get a mental reset. I have felt that I’ve long needed a vacation where I relax and get away from things. It’s been 4+ months since my last trip where I did next to nothing and just relaxed.

I’ve always been pretty terrible at relaxing and doing nothing. I feel like this year it’s gotten a bit worse with added responsibilities at work and personally. My last few trips have been very activity intensive where I feel more tired coming back than when I left. This time around, I’m going to do my best to read, meditate and just do close to nothing.

For now, I’ve got a big month ahead that I’ll need to grind through. It’s going to a lot of fun, but going to require a lot of focus and mental energy. I’ll work hard and then look to relax harder.