I do a mixture. I took 3 1/2 weeks off over Christmas/New Year (with the statutory holidays and a close down between Christmas and New Year we get 7 business days off without it coming off our vacation time anyway). I did a lot of 'the whanau thing' (thats NZ speak for family stuff), got back into riding regularly after some time off, did a few jobs around the home and garden. But I also did a lot of nothing (and slept in almost every day) which I really enjoyed.
Having said that I still have 20 days annual leave accrued, and due to a change in policy have found out I have the bonus of 5 days long service leave owing as well so I have lots of opportunity to take a few trips away later in the year. BF and I might do this again in April http://www.centralotagorailtrail.co.nz/ and an old friend from high school and I are going to have five days in Melbourne to celebrate our 40th birthdays later in the year