I'm not one for skipping class, showing up to work late, or missing work for anything short of bronchitis. Today was an exception.
This past week I've been feeling exceptionally burnt out from a combination of getting over a cold and having worked a long season that's nearing its end. I have been thinking about the idea of perspective and how it can be gained and lost, and what it means for your sense of place, decision making, and ideas of what you value. In the past few days, I've been playing with being intentional about restoring a sense of perspective--which may just be a wordy way of saying I've taken two baths, called my family, tried to read a book I started months ago, wrote a letter to a good friend, went hiking, and have been trying to get more sleep.
Today was lovely, too, for both perspective and rest.
A few days ago, as we were "daily-ing" (cleaning a cabin when the guests haven't changed... a general daily "tidy up"), one of my crew members and I were talking about energy levels throughout the season, the role of rest, and persistence. Without thinking twice, she said I should take Sunday off of work. Sundays are the big "turn-over" day in the summer (when all the guests check out and the new set checks in by 3 pm), so I spend the day coordinating the deep cleaning of 10 cabins and 3 lodge rooms. Not the best day to take off. So she convinced me to take off Tuesday as a personal day instead. Everyone on my crew said they'd cover me for the day and didn't mind cleaning extra so I could have a day off.
Here's how I started my day....
... Riding to the top of Indiana Hill on a horse named Buckle to watch the sunrise over the aspen-dotted mountains on the way to breakfast out by Homestead Cabin -- breakfast croissants, blueberry muffins, fresh fruit, and coffee.
This past week I've been feeling exceptionally burnt out from a combination of getting over a cold and having worked a long season that's nearing its end. I have been thinking about the idea of perspective and how it can be gained and lost, and what it means for your sense of place, decision making, and ideas of what you value. In the past few days, I've been playing with being intentional about restoring a sense of perspective--which may just be a wordy way of saying I've taken two baths, called my family, tried to read a book I started months ago, wrote a letter to a good friend, went hiking, and have been trying to get more sleep.
Today was lovely, too, for both perspective and rest.
A few days ago, as we were "daily-ing" (cleaning a cabin when the guests haven't changed... a general daily "tidy up"), one of my crew members and I were talking about energy levels throughout the season, the role of rest, and persistence. Without thinking twice, she said I should take Sunday off of work. Sundays are the big "turn-over" day in the summer (when all the guests check out and the new set checks in by 3 pm), so I spend the day coordinating the deep cleaning of 10 cabins and 3 lodge rooms. Not the best day to take off. So she convinced me to take off Tuesday as a personal day instead. Everyone on my crew said they'd cover me for the day and didn't mind cleaning extra so I could have a day off.
Here's how I started my day....
... Riding to the top of Indiana Hill on a horse named Buckle to watch the sunrise over the aspen-dotted mountains on the way to breakfast out by Homestead Cabin -- breakfast croissants, blueberry muffins, fresh fruit, and coffee.
~perspective~
1 comentario:
Beautiful, Kristen. I love your crew! And I'm happy you got a day to yourself. Knowing you, you really deserved it. :) Plus, what better way to start a day off than sunrise from the back of a horse. I'm envious to say the least.
hugs, V
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