Life is short.  Take the vacation.

LifeisShort.LiveitUpThere’s a commercial running on the radio for a company that makes manufactured homes in Maine.  It takes a bold approach.  It says “Life is Short. Build the House”. That’s it.  Nothing more.  Just that simple message is enough to cause listeners to take pause and think about that notion.  Amazingly, just yesterday immediately following that ad came another one where a woman talked about the sudden death of a friend, and her “a ha” moment came when she realized that life is short and she should buy life insurance from AIG.   Having been hit over the head with two “life is short” messages in a row, makes one start to think.

Chances are you spend the greatest amount of  time worrying about how to juggle everything – work, kids, aging parents, husband/wife, perhaps pets, and oh yes, yourself.  And chances are “you” usually come in last, or not at all.   Yet when you think about what really counts in the end, it’s the very people and experiences you worry about that matter most.  Not things.  Not work.  No one lies on their deathbed wishing they spend more time in the office.

We’re in the travel business. Each of the 11 Distinctive Inns of New England is in the business of making experiences that really matter to you. Everyday  DINE innkeeepers’  lives are dedicated to creating memories that will be remembered long after the vacation has ended.   We create the glow that lives on with romantic getaways and culinary vacations.  Here in DINE country we kick start romances, host the start of a life together with weddings, elopements and honeymoons, we’ve even been known to save some marriages or to provide solace when death do thee part.  We know how important these memories are and how fleeting the time for vacations can be.

Life is short.  Take the vacation.Most of all, we agree with the ads on the radio.  You never know what can happen.  Life really is short; you never know what’s around the corner, so now is the time to enjoy it.  Seize the day.  Take the vacation.  Throw convention aside and invest in you, your experiences and your soul mate.   Sure, go ahead, plan ahead for a time when you can get away, but don’t let convention get in the way.  You get to come first once in a while.

We encourage you to open your calendar to tomorrow or the next day and write this reminder:  “Life is short.  Take the vacation”.   The DINE member inns will be waiting for your call and looking forward to offering you a little “me” time.  Take some time to sit in the rocker and just talk about what matters.  Take the vacation.