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Career, Featured, Kids & Parenting, Parenting, The Traveling Chick, Travel & Lifestyle · June 27, 2018

All Play And No Work During Our 6 Day Vacation: What I Learned


Me and my 14 year old daughter went on a 6 day vacation to Miami and Bahamas and it was all play and no work. I got my life and so did she!

When I first planned our cruise to the Bahamas back in the winter, I thought I had it all together. We would spend a day in Miami before embarking on a three day jaunt aboard the ship to Nassau and Coco Cay. Then we would come back to Miami and spend two days there before flying back home.

Six days away from home, just the two of us enjoying sun, sand, and wanderlust.

As the trip grew closer, my calendar began to fill up with due dates and work. I promised my teen that we would be spending the time together, all play no work on the menu. I didn’t want to disappoint her, but entrepreneurial pursuits persisted. Mama needed to make sure the bills could be paid.

Me and my 14 year old daughter went on a 6 day vacation to Miami and Bahamas and it was all play and no work. I got my life and so did she!

Me and my daughter travel a lot together, and we haven’t had any recent getaways when I didn’t do some kind of work on our trip. She’s been wanting an excursion where I would be untethered to my business and all that it entails.

When she saw that I was packing my Louis Vuitton Neverfull with my Macbook and other work materials, she didn’t say anything, but the expression on her face said it all.

Once we landed in Miami after an early morning flight, I took one look at my corporate accessories and vowed that there would be no work done on this trip. I promised all play and no work and that was exactly what was going to happen.

And it did.

Me and my 14 year old daughter went on a 6 day vacation to Miami and Bahamas and it was all play and no work. I got my life and so did she!

I was able to get in a full six days of vacation with her without doing any work. Not one blog post was written, not one email was read, and not one business phone call or text was sent.

Me and my 14 year old daughter went on a 6 day vacation to Miami and Bahamas and it was all play and no work. I got my life and so did she!

Here’s how to have an all play and no work escape like we did.

Plan accordingly

Make sure there are enough activities for you and your family to do so that you don’t have time to sneak in a business call or three. We stayed doing things either on the beach or discovering Atlantis or other parts of Nassau and Miami that the only downtime was spent sleeping.

Me and my 14 year old daughter went on a 6 day vacation to Miami and Bahamas and it was all play and no work. I got my life and so did she!

It helps to vacation with intention and with a purpose so you can maximize your experience.

We had a fully engaged trip which allowed us to bond even more so, and for that, I am grateful.

Email responder on

Make sure to craft a vacation message on your email and voicemail so that people know that you won’t be responding to them. This also helps you feel less inclined to check your inboxes, and gives you more time to enjoy your people.

I let my email responded do the work while I had all of the fun.

Me and my 14 year old daughter went on a 6 day vacation to Miami and Bahamas and it was all play and no work. I got my life and so did she!

Live in the moment

Put your phone away for segments of time and just enjoy their company. Once the photos are taken and the videos are uploaded to Insta Stories, chill out and relax and soak in each and every moment of your vacay.

Me and my 14 year old daughter went on a 6 day vacation to Miami and Bahamas and it was all play and no work. I got my life and so did she!

I took my fair share of pics, but also had times when my phone stayed in my bag so that I could be fully involved and present in our vacation.

Me and my 14 year old daughter went on a 6 day vacation to Miami and Bahamas and it was all play and no work. I got my life and so did she!

Memories

Long after the trip is over and your teen becomes an adult, they will remember this time—when you put them first and allowed yourself to enjoy an extended vacation without interruptions. This was on my mind each time that I was tempted to log onto WordPress to edit articles, or check my social media replies.

Me and my 14 year old daughter went on a 6 day vacation to Miami and Bahamas and it was all play and no work. I got my life and so did she!

Let your next family vacation be an all play no work one, and see how it helps to create stronger ties and lasting flashbacks you will recall on for the rest of your lives.

Are you ready for an all play and no work vacay?


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    June 27, 2018 at 9:45 pm

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April photo dump. And things of that nature. ✨✨
Are we twinning or nah? 😂😂😂 Are we twinning or nah? 😂😂😂
4/10 should be declared a national holiday because 4/10 should be declared a national holiday because on this day a king was born! Happy birthday, son. Love you more than words can say! 🎉🎉🎉
May we continue to have crazy/fun adventures toget May we continue to have crazy/fun adventures together. You deserve an overflow of serendipity, and all the joy I can provide. Still celebrating—Happy Birthday, Mommy! 🎉🎉🎉
Worked hard all week so we deserved a little treat Worked hard all week so we deserved a little treat. ✌🏾
My novel ‘A Clermont Lane Wedding’ is certainl My novel ‘A Clermont Lane Wedding’ is certainly not biographical, but there are traces of my life all up and down this book (hint hint). It’s a perfect Spring Break read!

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