Off to D.C.!

Some good news to share! I have finally set a couple more travels in the books that will be coming up pretty soon. I have slacked for awhile trying to renew myself with a career change, and taking some refresher courses to see if I can get back into another passion of mine. But more details on that for another time.

But now I will share this… an adventure to Washington D.C. will be coming up in the next 2 weeks. Though, this time around I will not be by myself. I will have 2 other travel companions, and for the most part we will partake much of the tourist expectations. Tour Bus, Museums, and monuments. We’ll see how this goes….more to come.

Bittersweet

My last full day here on my trip. I can definitely say this solo trip seems very bittersweet. The upside of this trip was just being able to see old friends and the downside being on my own isn’t as fun. Maybe its me or just the workaholic in me that is not liking the feeling of having days consisting of doing nothing, it just makes me anxious. It’s not the greatest feeling in the world, and I do know others enjoy it but I have learned that I am definitely one of those people that prefers an agenda. Don’t get me wrong there were mornings where I managed sleep in past 6am and it just felt good but besides that, it was straight boring but hey make the best of it right? So the day has just begun and there’s still time for me to figure this day out. I will be back…

It’s okay to do nothing…sometimes.

What can I say? For the very first time in a really really really long time. I let myself do absolutely nothing, well almost nothing. For someone that is constantly on the move and always wanting to be able to get things done it was REFRESHING. Normally when I just sit still I am easily tempted to just get up and find something to do. Besides waking up with a terrible headache I managed to get myself up out of bed and then found myself at the hotel gym. Baby steps people! Baby steps!  On another note, another first for me was going out to eat on my own. Table for one please.

I’m slowly finding that this whole independence thing is not that bad. I use to get anxiety over even asking about things on a food menu or when I’d have to ask for things at shopping counter. It  is funny how much someone changes over their lifetime. One thing I’ve come to realize that I’m learning about myself is once you get comfortable with where you are at, you get even more scared of trying something new. It’s the unfamiliar and not knowing the end result is what pushes people back to their safe zones.  So for now, I’m learning its okay to look stupid, its okay to ask questions, and just keep trying to push yourself into new things. I’m noting this now because lets face it, I’m going to have to continue to tell myself as the days pass during this trip and just meeting people along the way.

First Day…First time Travels

The first day on my own to a familiar yet unfamiliar place. What can I say, from the plane ride, to the rental car, then waiting and finally being able to check into the hotel already had me exhausted and filled with anxiety. Besides the homesickness kicking in, I am finding that I need to remind myself to enjoy this vacation and this is suppose to be a good thing being on my own. Any advice or words of encouragement when you just feel overwhelmed or homesick?

 

The start…

In exactly 5 more days I will be taking my very first vacation on my very own. Now I’ve traveled before but never alone. Hopefully this will be a great adventure for me. I have been so use to working for pretty much 99.9% of my life worrying about my family and other stresses of life. So, off of an unthought out decisions I reserved a week off of work and just quickly booked a flight with some slight hesitation. With that said, what do people actually do while on vacation? I’ve only ever had vacations where you have a listed itinerary to keep yourself busy which is the workaholic in me. In fact, I actually signed myself up for some online work while I’m on vacation but I’m trying to tell myself not to work but we will see how that goes.

On that note, I’d love to hear some stories or even advice for someone going on their very first adventure travel to some honest downtime to themselves.