There is most definitely a need for Calgon breaks for all of us. I am close enough to both the Atlantic ocean and the Gulf that I could jump in the car and be there in a hour and a half. However, I don't do it nearly as often as I should.
There is something genuinely relaxing about the waves, the sun and the sand. Burying your toes in the sand and feeling the waves roll across your feet while you look toward the racing waves on the horizon is therapeutic. We all need that. We all need the fresh air and sunshine.
I have worked in large corporate buildings throughout my life, ending mid-July of 2012. They were always too hot or too cold, the same air circulated around the building, spreading germs of the sick into healthy lungs. The smokers (a lot of them were friends, mind you) stood in front of the building so anyone walking in or visiting would have to walk through a cloud in order to enter the building. (It was the only spot designated for smoking.) In the last building, I was lucky. We had ample space with U-shaped cubicles. The upper three floors were crammed into cubicle purgatory with smaller L-shaped cubicles that sat on top of one another.
Not anymore. I have my own office in my own house and Lord willing, I plan to keep it that way. I have a desk and chair, a cabinet for my printer, two stocked bookshelves, a loveseat and a window seat. The window is covered by plantation shutters which I can swing wide open and even slide the glass pane up to let the fresh air in. I love my work space. I get a lot done too. Maybe that's way I don't take as many beach breaks as I needed when I lived in Kansas. There are palm trees right out my window. With the growing greenery surrounding my house all year around - it doesn't get much better than that!
So when you need a Calgon break - just close your eyes and go to the beach. Or better yet, come on down. We can go relax at the beach together!
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