BRP TunnelsThe North Carolina section of the Blue Ridge Parkway features a number of tunnels.

At sunrise, the light is just starting to illuminate the darkness as I stop long enough to grab a quick snapshot out the windshield of the scene

Since taking over as Site Manager last June at FlexQube in Duncan, one thing I've been missing has been the chance to take time off.  Even over the holidays, most days required a trip into the office. 

This long Easter weekend has been a nice chance to recharge my internal batteries.  We decided to give our team an extra day on Easter Monday, which meant for me a Monday without an alarm at 4:30am.

Sleeping in to me usually means 6:30am or 7:00am, which might not seem late, but to me is bliss.  I've spent the weekend relaxing with lots of reading, enjoying time with my family and just doing as little as possible.

FlexQube is a Swedish based company.  I've learned in Sweden they have the principle of Lagom, which means basically "just enough".  Today I'm reading a new book by Kortney Yasenka about the idea. I got it on Kindle for .99 on Amazon.  Part of the Swedish culture is the idea of work-life balance, which here in America can seem like something that is said more than experienced.   I'm looking forward to learning more about the concept and then how to apply it to my life.  I'll write a review of the book when I finish it.

I'm looking forward in May to a week off for vacation around my birthday.  Then at the end of the month we have the long Memorial Day weekend.  That recharging will get me more mentally ready for the push to the end of the 2nd Quarter in June at work.

This weekend has really been that light at the end of the tunnel and I am feeling recharged after a weekend for once.