Post vacation depression...

[hunter]

1. Whenever I feel that way I try to look at my town as a vacation destination.

For many people it is.

For most vacationers our city is a stopping point on the way to San Francisco, buses full of Chinese and Japanese people every day. They always get out, walk around, maybe visit the local museum and restaurants and take many pictures. Like a side trip to Mexico here in the USA. (40% or more of our people don't speak English at home, and it's always been that way. White people like me are the minority.)

I try to look at everyday things with the same eyes I used on my vacations. That helps.

Health problems are another story. Those always seem worse at home, mostly because you can't put them on "hold" any longer and feel the pressure to do something about them. At home I can't ignore stuff that I would ignore while I was on vacation.