I think that the hardest week at work is the one after a vacation. On vacation you get to eat when you want, you get to sleep as long as you'd like. It's okay to be lazy and to spend an afternoon reading a good book or browsing in shops. It's generally encouraged to have a beer or a glass (or two) of wine at dinner.

As a result, it's that much harder to go back to work after a holiday.

After the four day weekend I just enjoyed here in Sofia this has turned out to be especially true. I've really struggled to get back into the swing of things after only four days off from work. Sure it doesn't help that on Tuesday I spent 12 hours at work thanks to parent conferences.

Still, it's been difficult to get out of bed in the mornings. I've found myself craving a mid-morning snack <em>and </em>a mid-afternoon snack. Moreover, today, I would have loved to take a nap at my desk.  I'm telling you when 3:30 rolled around this afternoon and I couldn't keep my eyes open--even though I had a million things to do.

A million things. A part of me wonders how it is possible that I could have so much work to do considering how busy and hardworking I was <em>before</em> the holiday. It's sort of like my multiplied while I was away.

So that's that. I am back at work. Luckily it's a short week--thanks, Easter weekend.

Don't get me wrong, I love holidays. I love taking time for myself. I love seeing and doing new things. But, it's hard to get back into the swing of things at work.

This said, I'll be getting some serious practice in the month of May considering I've got a three-day weekend early in the month for St. George's Day and a five-day weekend at the end of the month for the Saints Kiril and Methodius, the creators of the Cyrillic alphabet.