About this episode

Lisa Woodruff discusses the differences between vacations and trips, reflecting on her personal experiences and the impact of time off.

Hope you are mentally hungry, because I'm unloading a lot of food for thought. Greg and I were in the car discussing the perception of a vacation vs. a trip. And that of course led to the time you take off for said vacation/trip. And that got me thinking overall about how transformational this summer is going to be for me. Good news! You have a front seat to all of it! Vacation vs. a Trip Ok, so we're in the car talking about vacations vs. trips. And Greg joked "You never take vacations." And he's kind of right because in my life I guess I couldn't really take a vacation. When I was a stay at home mom, we just went to FL. I didn't have to submit vacation time. As a teacher, I just always worked and thought of summer as my vacation time. If you are a teacher you know it's quite the contrary!! And when we do go to FL I do more work than at home. I turn into a 1950's wife so Greg can fully enjoy his vacation. And I love doing that for him and the kids. Greg thinks it's a vacation because he's with his family, gets to go fishing, and go to the beach. I will say London felt like a vacation to me. We had no expectations, I didn't do any laundry or cooking, and we had fun. When my…

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Woodruff

Topics covered

• vacation
• trips
• work-life balance
• family
• personal growth

Keywords

• vacation
• trip
• PTO
• sick time
• family trips
• work-life balance
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Florida, London, Disney

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