Taking a breather

While it's difficult to take a vacation without taking your Blackberry and laptop, perhaps you can modify your inclination to be in touch on weekend getaways. Last weekend, I visited my niece and her husband in Michigan to celebrate my great nephew's 5th birthday. I had my Blackberry but left the laptop at home and put everyone on alert to stop me from working. They complied. When I had the itch to get on the computer, my niece barred me from using hers. In the end, I realized it could wait so I basked in the love of family and deferred work until I got home. It was refreshing, fun and uplifting.

I need to do that more often. You don't have to be wired all the time.