[paulcole]

> I have only a vague idea of what I want to do with my time, I will fritter away my sabbatical, not accomplish much and end up pretty much at the same point (but with less money).

This is what I did for 2-3 years.

I slept in everyday, went to the gym or for a run, rode my bike around, read books, went to movies, watched TV, shopped for groceries, cooked most of my meals, went on dates, and pretty much never left town.

Eventually I only had like 6 or so months of expenses in the bank and got another job.

Wasn't a waste to me, I loved it.

[nanomonkey]

How did you get back into the job world? I'm in a similar situation and wondering how to spin my time off (which I've loved).

[paulcole]

This was back in 2012 that I started working again. I just looked at Craigslist and got lucky when I saw an ad that was the intersection of my previous 2 positions. Applied there, got it, and stayed for a bit more than 3 years.

My background is writing/marketing though so it’s not like my skills were particularly out of date.

[thelasthuman]

That sounds like a healthy life. To bad things aren't setup for the majority of people to have time to care for themselves.