Salty About Vacations

In full transparency, I have to temporarily put folks on Facebook snooze, specifically in the summertime. It’s because I can't help but feel a twinge of saltiness when I see other people post selfies with the caption “BEACH BOUND!” or a photo of having coffee as the sun is rising over the ocean, all the while I fight to break free from the endless demands of my daily life.

The envy I feel towards those of you lucky enough to escape your responsibilities only magnifies MY feelings of entrapment and limitations. It's a constant reminder of what I can't do, virtually rubbing salt in the wound of my inability to ever get or catch the opportunity for a break. You folks keep traveling and keep posting and I will be sitting over here in the mediocrity and stagnation of my bland existence, completely void of excitement, while your exhilarating experiences reduce my dreams and wishes to nothingness. Here I am, tossing all of my daydreams and desires out the window just wishing I could leave the house for 30 minutes.