Have You Ever Had One Of Those Days

We have all had them! You get up in the morning and find from the very start things are conspiring against you. There is no hot water, you stumble to the kitchen only to find that you are out of milk, then you burn the toast, then you finally make it out to the car only to find that you have a flat! When the whole day starts to look like Muphy is not just visiting...he has taken up residence in your home....why even bother to go to work?

Well, we get up and go to work because we must. We have a duty to our school and no matter what comes at us on the home front, you will find the professional courage to step out into this unruly world and attempt to tame your corner of it. It is not always easy, but we must be there because not only are the students counting on us, the parents are, the faculty members are and the staff members are. With all of that riding on our shoulders we sometimes forget to take care of ourselves.

I know that there are times where I feel like I just can not take another thing going wrong. However, that is the time when you know that you need to take a break. If you do not take occasional breaks along the way you are headed for disaster and certain burn-out. The job of a lawenforcement professional or security professional on a college campus can be taxing to say the least.

Mini vacations are just the answer. Sometimes a change of scenery is just what it will take to give you a fresh outlook on your job and on life itself. If you feel yourself feeling like you need a break - take one! Make sure that your bases are covered and then leave someone else in charge and take a break. Your institution will somehow make it without you. In fact, it was probably there before you got there and will be there well after you leave.

Mini vacations can be a one day jaunt to the mountains or beach or a long weekend of relaxing or catching up on chores around the house so that you will not have a morning like what was described at the beginning of this article. If you don't take the time to do such things it can become overwhelming as things begin to mount up and you feel as if you are losing control.

With the school year about to start again you need to have it well planned. If you do then the minor glitches that come up will be much easier to deal with and it will leave you more time for doing such things as taking a mini vacation. You also need to coordinate your time off so that you can get the maximum amount of enjoyment without worrying that you are leaving your institution without a key person. For instance, don't plan on taking a mini vacation just before a major event on campus. You will come back and feel rushed to make the necessary preparations and the vacation will be despised by you because you are so far behind.

Take a break.....put your feet up.....and enjoy your time off!