Travel Anxiety

We are literally 24 hours away from “go-time” as our HOOKED – Inaugural trip to Iceland departs tomorrow! As excited as I am to have this experience there are SO SO SO many thoughts racing through my brain! Do the kids have all their school supplies? Have I packed the appropriate amount of clothes? Should I risk checking a bag or just do carry-on? How much cash should I bring? Who’s going to feed my dog? Do I have enough food for the dog? Have I changed my auto-reply message on email? Are the kid’s geckos going to be ok? Do I have enough storage for pictures left on my phone? Are all my client’s loose ends taken care of? Will I wake up on time…. it goes ON AND ON and my brain will not turn off. ARGH… I can’t shut off my brain! This brings on yet another whirlwind of anxious thoughts…. I’m not going to sleep tonight… I’ll be tired on the plane ….. what if I can’t sleep on the plane then my trip will be ruined! It’s incredible the number of rabbit holes we can go down in a 60-second period!

THEN… of course, the biggy…. the GUILT. The kids are going to miss me…. I really should be at the first soccer practice of the season…. I should not be spending money on myself…. people must think I’m a horrible mom for doing this….

STOP THE CRAZY! Who are ‘these people’ that think I’m a horrible mom and why do I care? THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I’M GOING AWAY! A well-balanced person does not care what said people think. A well-balanced person recognizes that their own personal wellness is of the utmost importance! I’m traveling with HOOKED which means I’m traveling with a group of like-minded people that want to be the best version of themselves and engage in healthy habits while traveling! I’m focusing on my personal development and plan on having some good old-fashioned FUN! How come it’s ok to tell our kids to follow their dreams and goals; that as parents we make financial sacrifices so they can follow their dreams and goals…. yet we do nothing for ourselves? HMMM… we need to go a little deeper here and teach our children that we value ourselves and that our goals are worthy of accomplishing too! We need to walk our talk and follow our own dreams! If travel is important to us we need to travel!

HUH… all of a sudden I feel calmer. Dang it! I guess there really is value in journaling…LOL. Gotta love the healthy habits we pick up when living sober! If travel is a healthy habit you want to explore……… Connect with us at HOOKED!