This has been a different week for me.  Usually, I am working in my office five days a week (sometimes more).  This week, though, I’ve been working outside of the office.  I left Monday afternoon for a urology conference about four hours away to cover it for a publication.  I spent two days going to a couple of different sessions relating to the topic I’d been assigned to.  It was still work, but it was definitely out of the ordinary.  A change of pace is nice.

Though I have come away from the conference tired, I have also come away with a renewed sense of purpose in some ways.  The topic I’m covering is one I feel passionately about.  I liked being reminded that other people feel passionately about it, too.  That will certainly help when I’m putting together the article.

I also feel a bit refreshed beneath the tiredness.  Sometimes just getting out of the daily grind is just what I need.  I love my work, as I have often said in this blog, but everyone gets bogged down after a while.

I enjoyed the time away from the office.  Today I’m back here, though, playing a bit of catch-up and getting back to a sense of normalcy with renewed vigor.  What recharges your batteries?