Planned time spent not working

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I LOVE to travel but I do not generally enjoy the lead up to travel. Can you relate? Oil change, laundry, running over to Target, remembering to bring necessary paperwork, wrapping up work projects, responding to necessary emails, packing, attending a 3-hour Sustainability Task Force Meeting tomorrow*, ETC. *We are a team focused on integrating sustainable practices into churches throughout the {Northern IL} diocese.

This morning, I picked out a book from the library, purchased two $1.00 plastic kites for the sandy beach {too chilly to swim}, researched some letterboxes in the area and called about a fish boil. And then did some non-vacation work.

Come Friday, I'll be on vacation mode with these lovely people...