I usually save making gift guides for December, but it was brought to my attention that many of you are hoping to get a jumpstart on your shopping while all of these Thanksgiving and Black Friday sales are going on.
So while this might seem like cheating, bear with me! I’m adding an extra option: I’ve combed back through the Gift Guide archives to find my favorite gift guides from holidays-gone-by (good gifts don’t change all that much, after-all!), and re-checked every single link. Click on “details” to check them out.
With holiday vacations around the corner—and spring break not that far off—my mind always turns to travel. And yet some of my favorite breaks have been extended weekends or mid-week day dates. It amazes me how much good just a single day of vacation can do. In fact, it’s been shown that there is no relationship between the length of a vacation and overall happiness.
But I learned an interesting statistic recently: something like 700 million vacation days are left on the table by Americans every year. 50% of us are essentially donating money (in the form of earned time off) to employers.
So if you’ve got some earned time coming up, here are some encouragements to take advantage of it!
It’s Friday and we’re looking forward to one of the last pre-holiday season weekends! We have a 40th birthday party to attend on Saturday night (and a dinner date beforehand), that I’m looking forward to, and then Aron—amazing fellow that he is—is going to run his first Spartan race on Sunday. So we’re looking forward to cheering him on!
Hope you have a great weekend! Some links of note…
