Happy Saturday!
I’m sitting at one of my fav lunch spots in Dunedin, chowing down on a blackened grouper sandwich and downing a 3 Daughters Beach Blonde Ale. Trying to get all my local favs in before I have to give them up for a while!
I’m now just a quick six days away from jetting off to the other side of the Atlantic. It’s so hard to believe that this wild idea I concocted in early October will soon come to fruition.
In case you’re wondering, I’ve definitely had a few “WTF am I doing??” and “oh shit” moments. Having a sneaky anxiety attack wake you up at 2:30 a.m. is just part of the price of adventure, I guess.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always tried to be an extremely prepared person –sometimes to a fault. My pre-adventure to-do list has been like an endless game of Whack-A-Mole. Once I get a few things crossed off, I wind up adding a few new tasks right back on. But with less than a week to go, slowly but surely, it’s coming along and shrinking down.
I’ve also been thinking a lot more about the things I’ll really miss while I’m gone – and there are quite a few. The Wine Wednesdays with my girlfriends. Amazon’s same-day delivery. My favorite local foods and beer (including the one mentioned above). Going on a run by the intercoastal on a warm, sunny day. Instacart. The golf cart rides through my quirky, fun little town. The gorgeous sunsets and dolphin sightings that I will never grow tired of. The sound of the palm trees rustling in the breeze from my patio.
I know all of those things will still be here waiting on me when I get back. But for the last year or so (minus Amazon and Instacart), these little sparks of joy have quite literally been my saving grace. Little bolts of lightning meant to help bring me back to life. But now having these things absent makes me a bit nervous, yet will also give me the amazing opportunity to discover different sparks of joy that I never knew existed – which is, at the same time, hella exciting. :)
For my last weekend at home, I’m going to soak up every ounce of joy doing things and spending time with the people I love, including living it up at an epic going away shindig tonight.
T-minus 6 days…
Amor e luz (Love and light),
MW
You got this!