Muskoka

Over the weekend I went up to lake Muskoka with a few really good friends and all we did all weekend was relax. I am sure I have had the best sleep since I moved to Guelph; it was absolutely incredible. The weekend really got me thinking to all of the things that improve our lives; television, cell phones, computers, the interwebs... and then I thought about which of those things I had with me. I sent a couple of text messages. Other than that there wasn't really all that much electronic equipment being used. And it was glorious.

I also had another thought - why on earth do we let ourselves get into such a stressed out and overworked state that we need total weekends away? We bust our butts at jobs and work hard to get promotions to make more money to be able to afford cottages and vacations to get away from our life where we work hard, bust our butts and become overworked and stressed. Something about this doesn't seem quite right. Having things like vacations and cottages is fantastic; to me it's when it becomes a necessity based on an overstressed lifestyle that one has to wonder.