Entire Weeklong Vacation Spent Undoing Pre-Vacation Anxiety

Working mother Kristen Chatterworth, 38, of Walnut Creek reported on Sunday that she spent the entirety of her weeklong beach vacation recovering from the anxiety experienced in the week preceding her vacation.

“Between wrapping up loose ends at work, finalizing the vacation itinerary, and packing for the trip, I had one of the most stressful weeks in recent memory,” said Kristen of the week prior to her vacation. “My stress level was actually pretty manageable until I started preparing for the trip.”

Kristen’s stress level peaked on Interstate 95 en route to the rental home she and her family booked for the week. Once they arrived, her anxiety slowly began to taper off, reaching its lowest point on Friday evening after three glasses of Pinot Grigio and a pleasant evening on the deck overlooking the ocean.

“I now feel as well as I did before I started vacation prep,” said Kristen, having not yet discovered the 237 unread messages in her email inbox.