My FWP

[Bernadine]

I have 13 days of leave I need to use by the end of the year or I lose them. I have no idea what to do with them. I don't have the money for a big trip or anything. But there's no way I'm turning back leave.

[VeryViolet]

I would take it at Thanksgiving/Christmas and sit my butt at home doing nothing!

[sprky79]

Any chance they would pay you out for them?

[Bernadine]

No payout. I try not to take too much leave around Christmas, because most of the women here have kids and take leave while they're out of school.

If I could take off and sit at home by myself, I totally would. But my grandmother's at the house, and my sisters and parents are in and out.

[gault]

Any museums/hikes/free events going on nearby that might keep you occupied during the day, if you take a staycation?

[eightangryreindeer]

Beach hotels are super cheap on September weekdays. Could you swing OC, MD or Cape May, NJ for mid-week?

Most of them don't totally shut it down until the end of September.

[VeryViolet]

Can you afford to rent a place in Ocean City for a week in October? It is super cheap off season but it isn't so off season that there is nothing to do and the weather should still be nice.

[Deleted]

3 day weekend, every weekend, for the next 3 months. spend that extra day just hanging out, going places that are too crowded on the weekends, maybe a short trip someplace nearby (VA wine country?), vegging on the couch, taking an extra shift at your second job, etc.

i'd die for that awesomeness.

[LLL]

if you don't want to take it all at once I would take at least one day a week off until the end of the year

[Bernadine]

I think I am going to look into OC for a few days. I could go by myself. It would be glorious.

Hmmm, I could do down to DC. I haven't been down there in forever.

[VeryViolet]

Aug 17, 2012 15:13:19 GMT -5 Bernadine said:

I think I am going to look into OC for a few days. I could go by myself. It would be glorious.

Hmmm, I could do down to DC. I haven't been down there in forever.

If you can do a condo rental you can do your own groceries and stuff too and keep costs down.

Also, look for Living Social/Groupon deals a lot of them are only good mid-week. I think I saw one for a DC hotel just recently.

ETA I messaged you some deals I had seen!

[lazyphoque]

Also, check event calendars for your city and nearby universities for free lectures or other events. Especially in early-mid September, the universities may have outdoor lunch performances.

ETA - I had a great time by myself in DC for a day just wandering the mall, looking at the monumnets and popping into the museums as I saw fit.

[Bernadine]

Thanks Violet! That reminded me, I had also been thinking I could do an AC bus trip.

[VeryViolet]

I love AC but I like to gamble and drink so there is that. It is a little seedy but is definitely fun for a night or two and not a bad drive as long as it isn't rush hour.

[Bernadine]

I also like to gamble and drink. I was thinking about just doing a bus trip for a day, and sitting and playing blackjack, smoking cigarettes, drinking free drinks for a few hours, lol.

[VeryViolet]

Aug 17, 2012 15:40:40 GMT -5 Bernadine said:

I also like to gamble and drink. I was thinking about just doing a bus trip for a day, and sitting and playing blackjack, smoking cigarettes, drinking free drinks for a few hours, lol.

Now I want to go and I don't have a bunch of time off! Chain smoking in the middle of the day and playing blackjack with the blue hairs is something I find way more fun than I should.