how do you cope with post holiday blues?
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I'm afraid that planning for the next trip is the only way I can cope. I try and line up at least 2 holidays at a go, so that when I'm on the plane coming home I'm already thinking about the next trip.<BR><BR>I've just got back from Sevilla, and have a holiday in Tuscany booked for August. And now I'm thinking about slotting Thailand in around June. My poor poor credit card.
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I build a scrapbook when returning and can't wait until my pictures are developed in order to start! It takes a few days to do and I relive everything all over again. Of course that comes to an end also so then I start planning what to do on weekends! There is a lot of life with family and weekend trips.
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Hi, Nancy. You're not alone. I mainly work on my photo album and start planning the next vacation, but I also try to appreciate the aspects my own hometown. I live in Washington, DC, so it's fairly easy to find new and interesting things to do around here. I basically try to be a tourist in my own town for awhile and also revisit things that I really enjoy. My last trip was to Italy in October, and I came back to some very pretty foliage and nice weather so the return wasn't too bad.
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Try to wean myself off the swell meals! I go nuts buying imported cheese, chocolate, etc. and try to fool my tastebuds while I re-acclimatize.<BR>I also savor the fact that I'm wearing clothes I didn't have to wash out in the sink (hey, being home has *some* advantages).
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I put on music from the country I was visiting (I always buy local music from different countries), eat some of the cookies that I have brought back also, and get ready to look at my pictures and put them in books. I also go over any brochures I have brought back of places I part. liked such as agritourist farms, wineries, etc. Arrange my little souveniers, go over my notes. I learned years ago to take notes every night before bed of where I ate, what I did, etc. Amazing how quickly we can forget what we think we will always remember if we let a few days go by without notes. I put in funny events, people I have met, etc.<BR>Reading them brings all the feelings back.<BR>