Vacation can be a tricky thing in a time where we can access our e-mail, check the news and text our colleagues all on our phones.  So while on vacation, do I check my work e-mail to keep up with what’s happening back at the office, trying to avoid any big surprises?  Or, do I ignore the RKPR Mail tab on my phone and really let loose?  I’ll take option 2.  We all should.

Vacation as defined by Merriam Webster is, “a respite or a time of respite from something.”  If we’re still plugging into work via e-mail, news or texts, we’re not really getting a respite.  Vacation is a time to relax, try new things, see new places and literally vacate our daily life.  When I get back my e-mail will still be there, albeit piled up in my inbox.  But if I had to trade one long Monday of checking e-mails for two full weeks of complete departure, again, I’ll take option 2.  We all should.

Aloha!