Why you have to get away from home for vacation

I'm on spring break with my kids and by 8:30 a.m. I've already dealt with three minor household crises. Our accountant calls at 8 a.m. He's missing something or other. Five minutes later the guys remodeling our bathroom arrive with another problem to solve. At 8:30 my sister-in-law calls about a Passover question.
This is proof again that it's not really vacation unless you go away. Stay home and you're sucked into the routine of everyday life -- which is precisely what vacation is supposed to take you away from.
To be on a deserted island, reading a book and relaxing in a hammock...