Spring Break From Home

April 5, 2013

Being at work until almost 5:00 really cramps the spring break style. Thankfully, it’s daylight longer and we live minutes from some gorgeous (and short) hiking trails. The kids and I are planning on taking advantage of the beautiful weather to do a couple evening hikes during the week of spring break.

Since everyone I work with will be gone for their own spring breaks, it’s a perfect time for the kids and I to do lunch. Their dad has agreed to drive them to my office so I can take them out for Thai or Greek and while away an hour during the day.

I’ve also decided to use a vacation day to give myself two three day weekends. We’re planning on taking a trip to the beach and spend the day eating ice cream and playing in the surf.

And while I know those two plans are nothing like the trips to Disneyland, camping, spring training, and Hawaii their friends are doing, I think with a little imagination and some planning, we’ll still manage to have an awesome spring break staycation from home.

What are you and your family doing for Spring Break?

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.