Pul-Lease! That is ridiculous.

Seriously, you're milking your vacation a bit too much now.

"There is probably no more obnoxious class of citizen, taken end for end, than the returning vacationist."
~Robert Benchley

Calm down, folks...it was just meant as that overall feeling that one has coming back home and missing the sense of freedom one feels when somewhere else and perhaps needing additional time to get back into the groove of things. It doesn't mean I necessarily am owed or deserve another vacation, just that I acknowledge the overwhelming sense of still "being there" rather than "here" upon returning home. Why so willing to jump down someone's throat over something so trivial...a thought so innocent?

lol I love it! Wow, I'm surprised it hit a nerve. But an excellent explanation and a very common feeling of those returning from vacation. I personally feel it every single monday. It's interesting how the longer I am out, the longer it takes me to get back in to the swing of things.

i think everyone here needs a vacation. Cranky, Cranky.

But I totally understand the feeling. You get home and the stress of coming home makes you crazy. That's why I always schedule at least one day of downtime between coming home and going back to work.

Last time i went to vegas, i was the only person in a group of 6 who drove, so i spent almost the entire time behind the wheel. I hated it and was glad I had Sat and Sunday to be by myself and put my swollen (from driving for 4-5 hours) feet up.

damn, talk about snarky this morning.

some people just need to find better jobs where they allow you to go on vacation more often, then you might get the exposure necessary to understand such a benign comment. how can you possibly understand what those of us in the 95th percentile (individual income bracket) fully understand? without the benefit of experience, you people can never truly "get it".

vacations are hard to come home from. with all the things that you do, or don't do, and the worldwide traveling...it takes a toll on your energy levels. in fact, I always take a second vacation to recover, after I get home from my vacation.

I love getting home from a trip. When arriving home from a trip, my dad always would say:
"everywhere is good, but home is the best"
He learned it from his dad saying it, I always say it too.

julie_k: your dad was a wise man :)

Sounds like people are pretty jealous of a European vacation (and a working one to boot, right?). Goodness, folks, it's not as though a trip to Europe is as unattainable as a trip to the moon. I've been a dozen times and I make considerably less than the median national income. It all depends on your priorities, and travel happens to be in my top 3 (though not above long-term financial security).

I totally agree with it. No matter how hard you work to get things caught up before you leave, when you get back you are behind in your daily life. ALMOST makes going away not worth it. ALMOST. No, not even almost.

It's perhaps because I have not traveled all that much until very recently in life that I might sound overly excited about the experience; seeing new sites, tasting new foods and meeting new people is thrilling. I always come back home with new ideas for the home and also an appreciation for being back to the comforts of it. Traveling, whether for work or leisure is still a novel and appreciated opportunity...I hope to never lose that appreciation and sense of getting lost.

When I went from Paris to New York city and back I loved NY
and hated the treatment and rudeness of 'Homeland Security'. I think it is travelling and not vacations that are bad.

I hope you enjoyed your vacation, Gregory. For those who can't deal with it, consider this: Tomorrow is not guaranteed.

Though this is not advice that someone should live like there is no tomorrow, it is a cautionary note about our tendency to deny ourselves well-deserved benefits under the assumption that a day will eventually arrive when we can vacation or do other well-deserved activities or non-activities.