I’m about to hop in the shower and prepare myself for my first work day post vacation. Yes, vacations recharge me, but they also make me long for that kind of freedom year-round. Though I greatly enjoy my job and the people I work with, it doesn’t compare to the joy of controlling your own time. There are many things at my job I’m truly looking forward to, but I know what I’m missing. Time to write and read. Being home when the kids get off the bus. Days off with the kids. Some people say they’d die if they couldn’t work. I say they’re crazy. I’m looking forward to retirement like one big vacation.