I NEED a Vacation!

Yes, I used the word "need."

Don't believe me?

After a little more than a week on the job editing one of New York's most "prominent" daily publications, I've had to sustain the following:

13-hour days
6-day workweeks
With 3-hour commutes
5 missed lunches
7 missed dinners, yet 4 pounds gained (Ugh!)
3 cancelled dates
1 very sore neck
3 nightmares in my sleep
1 lost smartphone
1 lost contact lens
1 almost asthma attack
1 missed bus to work (Grr!)
1 overgrown lawn at home, of about 4 inches
1 former/current boss telling me to STFU
3 frustrated reporters ("Back down!")
2 sprints for the train that recalled my days on the high school track team
3 missed deadlines
1 resume in the back pocket
2 muttered curse words (sorry!)
10 cries out to Jesus in Heaven
(Thankfully, I have numerous supportive friends and colleagues)

AND
Zero time for wanderlust
Zero time for Tweeting with my travel-gal pals

What's a woman to do? Given the above, it's clear I won't be traveling any time soon. I'm thankful for employment, though it's not exactly the lifestyle I envisioned for myself. I'm sitting tight--for now. Perhaps I'll take the advice of Kelly over at travellious and plan a vacay, even though I know I have no time to take it.

Have you ever felt as if you "needed" a vacay? Is my desire to head to a beach "running away"? Am I am sleep-deprived whiner? Maybe a break from the wanderlust is a good thing.