I’m lucky to have the vacation time that I do. But it also took decades of working inside the commercial HVAC of the office to get to this point as well. Still, 5 weeks of vacation time is something I cherish. And getting away at the end of Summer for two weeks has been a tradition since the kids were little babies. In fact, my wife and I used to get away for four or five days at the end of Summer before the kids were born. Now, our children are having children and that makes the family vacation even that much more fun. But for me, I like to indulge myself when it’s vacation time. I am good about eating right and getting out of the commercial HVAC at lunch time for a walk. I’ve cut out so many things that I still have such a craving for. So vacation is a time where I can indulge my appetites a bit and not feel bad about it. And these days, a little bit of those cravings go a very long way. Another thing that has been curbed in our home is the air conditioning. We have a smart thermostat now that really keeps precise tabs on the air conditioning output. From a cost savings standpoint, that’s just awesome. We are saving so much more money over the course of an entire heat season from June through September. So my wife makes sure that the vacation rental we stay in has zone controlled HVAC. I like to have a thermostat in our bedroom so I can crank the cooling and snuggle in deep even though it’s the beach at the end of Summer.