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Home Sweet Home

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I’ve come to realize a trend.

Every time I go away for a press trip, vacation, weekend getaway, etc… I always arrive home just before midnight on a Sunday night.

Some may say I endeavour  to make the very most of my time away, down to the very last minute. And I suppose they would be right: we had the most glorious time at the Disney Social Media Moms Conference, and we simply did not want the magic to end.

Of course, inevitably, comes Monday morning. And what comes with the territory? The “I’m-back-but-too-tired-to-blog-today” post.

Exhibits A, B and C:

Allure of the Seas – too tired: Back to Life; Back to Reality
Disney Fantasyland – boo hoo I’m pooped: Arriving Home from Vacation with Children…
Visit Orlando – I’m exhausted so just read this recipe: Orange Granita with Balsamic and Mint Strawberries

Yup. That’s me – telling y’all that while I love you and am happy to be home, I’m just gonna go find my wits about me. And do some laundry. Oh, the endless laundry.

Hence, this time I’ll just keep it real. I’ll be back as soon as I can figure out what day it is, where I packed my makeup, and why the hell it’s only 4°C in MAY, with a FROST WARNING. In the meantime, here’s a picture from the Sunshine State – while in Orlando, I actually managed to enroll in a new school! That’s right, I’m now officially a student at Monsters University :)

(Disney Social Media Moms were treated to an exclusive advanced screening of the movie – it’s FABULOUS! One of my favourite Disney PIXAR movies ever – the whole family adored it.) See ya real soon!

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  1. Debbie Bashford

    Yeah I am hoping to turn off the funace again sometime on Wedensday, you really should have extended your stay by a week !

  2. Victoria Ess

    I love when I come back from vacation and can take the day off to get re-settled — whether that means calling in sick, or coming back from vacation on a weekend day. So sorry that Mother Nature greeted you with a frost warning!

    • Lena

      Yes, back when I was a corporate gal I always made sure to take the following day off in advance! Thanks for the warm welcome!

  3. Soozle

    Haha we understand, Lena!

    Looking forward to hearing more about your trip once you are settled back in to home life… unless you are too busy with school ;-)

  4. Anne Taylor

    There’s nothing like coming home! Good Luck with all of the laundry & congrats on becoming a new student lol

  5. Flora M

    When I was working, Mondays were awful – couldn’t get started in the morning and it took me a while to get back into whatever I had been doing on Friday at work.
    As for the frost warning, welcome to Canada, Eh ? If you weren’t here yesterday, Mother Nature was having a weather tantrum (snow, sun, ice pellets, rain more sun and windy !)… I think someone forgot to send Mother Nature a Mother’s Day card LOL

    • Lena

      I love that – “I think someone forgot to send Mother Nature a Mother’s Day card”! Thankfully we missed all the crappy weather, but was it ever COLD when we arrived! Brrr!

  7. Florence c

    It is hard to get back into a routine after a vacation. You feel like you need another vacation when you get home.

  8. RubyRed67

    Welcome home Lena! Can’t wait to hear all about it – always love your posts!

    • Lena

      You’ll love it! So funny, the whole family loved it! My husband and I kept looking at each other and laughing!

  10. Judy C

    Welcome Home, good luck with that laundry! Always hate that task when we get home!

  11. Marissa

    Welcome back Lena! Hope you had a great time and I’m waiting to see all those wonderful pictures of your trip to Disney.