take a vacation

How I did it: I called in a took a week off from work; I hadn't had one in a while. I planned it so that my vacation from my internship was the same week, just to get those few extra days of doing nothing in. We went swimming at the rec center and to the beach every day but one. I started teaching my boyfriend how to ice skate, probably the most entertaining thing we did. Just one more day of freedom left, then back to the grind. Read how I did it…

How I did it: Stayed at the Chautauqua Institute in a fabulous inn...you pay a gate fee to get into the Institute and there are lecturers from all over the world speaking on interesting topics. The week I went the theme was State of Mind and Faith...excellent. Bought Elizabeth Lesser's book "Broken Open" ... she is co-founder of Omega Institute. The Institute is a walk back in time...families of all generations enjoying themselves, walking everywh… Read how I did it…

How I did it: Basically in no time at all.  We said, "let's do it." and we did it.  And we had some amazing experiences along the way.  I also did a lot of pre-planning, to be fair.  I had the whole trip mapped out, with places to sleep and sights we were particularly interested in seeing along the way, as well as a complete budget.  But of course, we didn't stick to any of it.  Yes!    Read how I did it…

How I did it: My fiance's father lives in New York so we were able to go visit him while I was on Spring Break. We were able to get relatively cheap plane tickets (Continental is AWESOME, btw) and since we had a place to stay and food to eat, everything was fairly inexpensive. We were able to spend more money on souvenirs and experiences. It was a lot of fun. Read how I did it…

How I did it: My boyfriend and I saved up our cash and took a week long trip to Florida while I was on winter break.  We stayed with his sister and brother-in-law which saved a lot of cash and was a ton of fun!  It was in the mid sixties to lower seventies the whole time, and Floridians thought it was cold, but we Chicagoans were enjoying the beaches and not at all missing the -25 degree windchill back home that week.  Great idea, great fun.. nice and … Read how I did it…