Signs that you really need a holiday

In ten nights I’m going to be boarding a plane and flying towards Asia for a combination of R&L and work. As in: I have taken two weeks of to kick back and relax and won’t be opening my laptop until after to work from my temporary beach office. And those two weeks off I’m having before, my god do I need those. I might have traveled quite the load this year, but neither one of those trips was an actual holiday. Holidays, sometimes you just really need them, especially when the following situations occur.

You’re so pale you give off light

Due to a severe lack of sun light I look like I’ve spent the past six months buried six feet under and plenty of people have been stating the following: “Hey Lies, how about you head on over to bed at a decent hour for once.” I can hardly find the patience to put on any makeup in the morning anymore which isn’t really helping my case and my similarities to Casper the Friendly Ghost are uncanny.

You’re eyes are permanently drowsy

Another thing that isn’t really helping is that the bags under my eyes are making me look like all I’ve been doing is smoking the J everyday, which in my case is due to a lack of sleep.

You’re forgetful

Because your head is jam-packed. I keep writing to-do lists but I still manage to forget half the things on there. So incase you’re still waiting for me to respond to an email; it’s on it’s way, it’s just making a little detour.

everything feels like a drag

There are a pile of boxes in my apartment which have been there for a few weeks now waiting to be thrown out, but my god what a drag. The recycling bin for paper is about 500 meters from my house, but the idea of having to carry them down a bunch of flights of stairs and then stuffing them into the bin… The thought alone exhausts me.

12 hours of sleep is not enough

“Time to catch up on some sleep” was the intention I had. But even after a 12 hour long run, you still feel drained.

you can’t sleep

This is always the ultimate deal breaker. You’re exhausted and for some reason you’re so exhausted you can’t fall asleep. All you do is toss and turn in your bed playing out every scenario of everything in your life over and over in your head and you think of everything you still need to do which makes you even more tired.

you’re continuously scrolling through travel sites

Ticket websites, hotel websites, pretty much everything. Just for a big of day dreaming, craving and yearning for everything that’s not a part of your regular affairs.

you’re stuck in a winter depression

And who are you to blame me, the weather blows and the amount of times I’ve been drenched on the bike is one too many so all I can say is: I need to go.