Happy Friday Dinks. So this is it, as you read this I am already starting my two week adventure in New York City.  Next week I will be in Philadelphia looking at the liberty bell and visiting the jail cell where Al Capone stayed and then the week after that I will be walking through the Smithsonian zoo in Washington D.C.

But I’m sure that you are all sick and tired of reading my over excited posts about my great two week adventure.

So let’s talk about vacations, what’s the best thing about being on vacation?

Alone time for myself to think. I am travelling alone, but meeting up with friends and family in each city along the way.  Being by myself gives me time to just take a breath, sit back and relax.  I like to do what I want, when I want and not worry about anything else.

Quiet time to get some work done.  I like travelling by train because it gives me time to just focus on my work.  If I shut off the TV I can accomplish a lot more work in a lot less time.

No chores.  I don’t live in a huge apartment, but I hate cleaning it just the same.  Over the next two weeks someone else will make my bed every morning, vacuum my carpets and clean my bathroom.

Just being away on vacation.  A vacation gives us the opportunity to do things that we normally wouldn’t do and visit places that we have never before seen.  I am going to visit two cities where I have never been before and I am so excited about discovering Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

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Tahnya is a Certified Financial Planner and former Investment Advisor turned marketing and communications professional She holds a degree from Concordia University, is debt free and currently works in the field of digital marketing.

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