How to Make Returning From Vacation Suck (a Little Bit) Less

Updated 6/19/2020

Here are real ways to beat the back-to-work blues after returning to the office from an amazing vacation or trip.

You know what’s worse than Monday morning? Returning to work on Monday morning after an amazing vacation. Whether it’s vacuuming sand out of your suitcase or stuffing your ski jacket back into the closet, you feel the pang of the good times being over. Now you’re just stuck dealing with the daily grind.

But what if that wasn’t the case? What if you could return excited to be back? Check out these six tips to help you avoid that post-vacation slump.

Infographic courtesy of Medway Leisure Travel. Photo of people back home courtesy of Willie B. Thomas/Getty Images.

Nina understands the struggle of a major career change. After snagging her first job at fourteen, she continued down the path of employment by pursuing a motley assortment of vocations. Ask her about her time in the Army, or her stint as a Harvard research guinea pig. Say hi @ninadawdles or ninasemczuk.com.