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    SarahMC: Oh thank heavens she's not wearing shorts! more »
    frankie22: Sasha is such a daddy's girl. So cute. more »
    SomeAuthorGirl: Everyone looks fantastic (as per usual), but I am loving the dress on the woman to the right of the First Lady. more »
    whynotshesaid: Yeah, so, I live in Florida, like ten minutes away from the best beaches in the eastern U.S. and ten minutes away from the cutest, funkiest little dow... more »
    la.donna.pietra: Just about every "vacation" my family ever took was a staycation; i.e., we either got invaded by relatives or went to their houses to sit around and d... more »
    hellosunshine: I plan to spend a crapload when I take a staycation here in Dallas (i.e. when I have a job). I plan to spend a weekend in a swanky hotel, eat at place... more »
    MockMyWorld: Whatever I call it and wherever I spend it, every minute of my life that's not spent at work is a rarity and a blessing. Even the time I spend physica... more »
    sybann: I did NOT travel to family this past Christmas and it was one of the better, stress-free holidays I've had. No snark, no exhaustion, no crushed expect... more »
    gangey: During grad school my husband and I would take little mini-vacations once in a while. They were always pretty fun. Instead of hanging around Fort Coll... more »
    NerD: Blattella: I live in San Diego. Every weekend is a staycation. more »
    picardia: A few times a year, I grant myself a whole weekend at home, purely relaxing, leaving the house only for a grocery run. The time fills up nicely with m... more »
    katie.scarlett.o'hara: Our worst staycation ever was sort of an accident. My family used to go camping in NC when I was younger, and our pop-up camper broke the day we were... more »
    rednrowdy: i would do the swap-cation, without a doubt. stay in someone else's place, get to know a new neighborhood - it's like apartment sitting! more »
    wedropscience: buy an eighth of pot get some battlestar galactica dvds order some chipotle online staycation success works every time more »
    Cesybabe or Nirvanah Crane: If I went to stay with my parents, I would end up tailing lambs. That is not holiday material. more »
    Triphena: I take faux staycations. My parents have a vacation home in Maine, but it's only like an hour and 1/2 away and it's still our home, not a hotel or re... more »
    lalaland13: Staycations would be relaxing, except for all the stuff I never get done that I say I will. Like house-cleaning? Damnit, I'm on staycation! I don't wa... more »
    EdnasEdibles: I have never in my adult life had the funds to take a vacation every year and go somewhere. I think in the past 8 years I've only taken two trips for ... more »
    RedVelvetCake: I hate the word "staycation", and I hate the way that the newspeople emphasize it when they say it in a sentence, like, "We're so cool and trendy! Loo... more »
    Mama Penguino: My sister and I planned a staycation last summer with our girls. We made a calendar and planned out each day's activities to include daily pool time, ... more »
  • #snapjudgment

    Free At Last

    [Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland; August 23. Image via Getty]

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  • #itwouldbesonice

    Has Anyone In History Ever Had A Successful "Staycation?"

    I don't mean, have you done one. But, was it actually fun and relaxing, like, you know, the real thing? I seriously want to know! More »
  • #snapjudgment

    (Shirtless) Clive Owen Is Saving You A Seat

    [Somewhere in the Caribbean, January 23. Image via Splash.]