Yes – I feel like that every day. The funny thing is, I truly love what I do, and I love the patients and they appreciate what I do. I just wish I could do it for the love of it and didn’t have to do it to earn money for someone else who then throws me some scraps from their feast (in incrementally decreasing amounts, which they hope I won’t notice). I’m tired of the rat race.
@hominid – I’m sorry you feel that way. I learned pretty early on that vacations, like life, are what you make it. I do not like to have overly structured and scheduled plans, but I do plan ahead for what places I’d like to see and experience, but then we figure it out as we go, depending on how we feel and what the weather is on any given day. It’s a little tougher when the kids are younger, since you have to accommodate them. Before you know it, you’ll be able to do your own thing at your own pace – for now just try to focus on making them about quality family time. On the other hand, my best vacation ever was when my son was 7, shortly after his father died. He and I went to Disney when all the other kids were in school, so it wasn’t crowded; and we just took it easy and did what we wanted to do. Some days, that was just chillin’ at the pool and chasing lizards, and not even going to the parks. Sixteen years ago (sigh).