I discovered a few years ago that if I don’t take vacation from work (my nursing job) that I literally go insane.
A few years ago I had to save up all my vacation time for my trip to Europe, which led to me not having any time off work for 10 months. I turned into a run down miserable person, who I would not have wanted to be around. I learn from my mistakes and now take vacation from work at least every 4-5 months. I cannot express how much having two weeks away from the hospital benefits my soul. I am just finishing up my two week vacation and feel so rejuvenated! Jared was able to take a week off as well and we went to the Sunshine Coast for 4 days to get a little R&R. The family house on the Sunshine Coast has no cable and no computer, which is such a positive thing for me to get away from for awhile. I did however, use my Iphone a bit, but overall I sat around and relaxed. I read a novel (Memoirs of a Geisha, which by the way was a fantastic book!), something I absolutely love to do, but never seem to find the time. When we returned we got some much needed work done on the condo.
Anyway, here are a few snaps from our time on the Sunshine Coast, our pups had a fantastic time too!
Flowers were nicely blooming in the backyard!
I love Spring!
Isa running along the pier!
Many people might not know this, but photographers these days are a bit obsessed with “ugly” chairs. They have been known to hunt and search for old “ugly” chairs and drag them outside into fields and use them as props. I don’t have any “ugly” chairs, and likely won’t because the truth is I have no where to store the thing when I am not shooting it (I definitely don’t want the chair decorating my condo!). I was delighted though to see an “ugly” chair at the Sunshine Coast cottage! I had Jared drag it outside so I can use it, of course I had no kids around to model for me, so of course the fur kids were forced to pose on the “ugly” chair!
The plus sized model!
There was also this red chair, not quite so “ugly” as the other, but I took it outside for fun too.
I liked how the sun was shining through the trees.
Jared and Isa having a stroll through the forest.
Just to actually prove I was there!
Mind the messy hair, no make-up, sweatshirt look I was sporting! Afterall, I was on vacation!
