For over 30 years, from 1983 thru 2017, I lived and worked in different areas of the country. Because of that I’d gotten into the habit of storing away vacation time to use around Christmas. That way, I’d only have to be concerned with purchasing one airline ticket, to and from Pittsburgh, so would plan for one, two weeks off of work. It’s tough to shake that habit. Add to that, this very strange year, where because of the pandemic there’s no where to go, I’ve got tons of days off to use. Gotta use them or lose them.

Of the 31 days this month, thanks to weekends, holidays and “use-em or lose-em” vacation days, I’ll have 17 days off in December.

Lots of sleeping in.