July in full swing, in strips sotssetey endless beaches and mountains, as you rest on the sea does not shine - You will sit this year's holiday in the city. How not to be sad about it and have no worse than at the resort?
The main disadvantage of home leave - the inability to unload days on routine matters. Tomorrow you sign to the dentist, the day after a small cleaning plan that results in general, the day after traveling to his mother and help her throw a cucumber... As a result, the actual leisure time and does not remain. How to avoid it?
Cons convert vacation home in the pros
- Concentrate. Take all the urgent matters of the day 3-4 in the beginning of the holiday, even if you have to get up earlier to do this than to work. But then your check-list will be empty, and conscience - clean.
- no work. If you do not have time to close before the release of all the "tails", that is no reason even for a minute run into the office. By the way, it does not make you a bad and irresponsible employee in the eyes of the employer. HR-specialists say that the way to work during a legal holiday only one day reduces your effectiveness: after you return from vacation more tired and irritable than before him.
- Delegate. All that can be shifted to a holiday on the shoulders of relatives - do not hesitate to shift. Send the children to the grandmother for a few days, reduce to a minimum the cleaning and cooking, order food delivery instead of going to the supermarket, agree with her husband to wash the dishes one by one, even if generally this duty - yours. Rest and gain strength on vacation - that is the main task, let others also know it.
- Smaller gadgets. Experts estimate that a person spends at least 6 hours a day on the phone or laptop screen, and this is the time you can spend on a walk or sport! Check your email only once in 2 days (unlikely there will be something so much urgent), reduce the maximum sitting in social networks (so you can avoid and the most annoying beach photo) and do not read the news as possible sites.
- Change the tempo. If the work you used to run or do physical work, relax on vacation, lying on the banks of the river or on the couch. Conversely, if you are basically sitting in the office, on vacation then be active.
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Cultural program in the city
If the word "holiday" you are bound to fancy new clothes, restaurants and champagne, and available finances on a glamorous format is not - do not worry. New impressions and positive emotions in an urban vacation can get inexpensive or even free.
Bikes. Feel free to take it for the whole day (as is usually cheaper than the hourly rental) and explore the surroundings. Sports records from you, no one is waiting, so just enjoy the ride.
Cultural program. If you do not even remember the last time I was in a movie (as you have a laptop and a TV!), And in Museum went in school days and is not sure that you will like it - be sure try. By the way, during the week day tickets are always much smaller.
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Classes in the parks. Free or nearly free outdoor sports gaining popularity, and early in the morning, you can practice yoga or Pilates in the company minded. If this is your first experience - not terrible, on such activities and come mostly newcomers.
Ten thousand steps a day. Unlike many other sports pedestrian walking is not tired, has no contraindications and consistently gives endorphins. Download your favorite music to your phone or player - and more! The main thing - to walk regularly, ideally on a daily basis, starting from the norm in 6000 steps and gradually increasing it.
Culinary duel. Try to arrange the house a week in Italy, Spain or any other country where you dreamed of visiting. Family members or friends can help in the preparation of the paella, Pok or simple spaghetti carbonara.
A walk. Any city is beautiful and interesting, if you look at it through the eyes of a tourist, or through the camera lens.
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Try to combine both methods! Make a route of the main attractions, or, conversely, not every famous places, call your girlfriend, armed with a smartphone with a good camera and arrange each other improvised photo shoot. By the way, our small towns in color often does not yield to the famous European, so it remains to be seen who will eventually be the most juicy photos from vacation!
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Weekend trip. Choose a beautiful place or nearby (within 100 km) and find out how things are going to transport (ideal if you can get there without a car - by bus or train), gather on the road with a small backpack with a book, water and a snack - and feel like a real European tourist traveling on the Ukrainian outback.
Retrovecherinka. Remember how you loved to have fun when they were younger and free of family and work! Disco hits of the '90s, going to the movies with university friends, reading a book in a coffee shop... If it still brings you joy, why not again?
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The shopping list
Replenishing the wardrobe and suitcases collection - perhaps the most enjoyable part predotpusknyh hassle. And even if you do not plan to fly three seas, go shopping still does not hurt. For a holiday in you will need:
- Comfortable shoes, such as sneakers - the more so that now they can be safely and should be worn with skirts and dresses.
- Power bank (external battery) for the phone to be able to, without limitation pictures and shoot video.
- Good headphones - better wireless, but the fit and normal.
- Flying skirt or sundress air - clothes that are well suited for photo shoots, but first of all - to create a summer mood!
- Mosquito spray and patch against corns, if you plan to walk a lot, including parks and near water.
- Book in electronic or paper form soft, which is not hard to carry.
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