Off to Mexico
Work is blowing up, but my PTO is already approved. In about an hour, I’ll turn on my favorite out of office reply (“I will have no access to phone or email...”). Then, I’ll pack and do the usual dad thing of checking passports and flight info a half dozen times for no reason. First thing tomorrow, we’re off to Baja California Sur.
Much to my son’s chagrin, I’ve announced that this will be a phone / social media free holiday. Everyone is always glued to a phone and I feel like it cheapens everything. Moments become fodder for Instagram rather than something vividly lived and appreciated.
It’s okay to be bored sometimes. It’s perfectly fine to just sit back and watch the waves. I know I sound like an old man saying this, but there’s an entire generation that’s missing out on genuine human experience.
I’m looking forward to turning off my work phone. Teams alerts instantly stress me out.