Do you ever feel the “not working” guilt? Or feel terribly guilty about taking breaks? More and more, I am realizing that my need to be productive can’t be turned off. And unfortunately, when not productive, that all-too-familiar guilt shows up just to remind me I’m not doing...
Rest is absolutely important. Yet, for us workaholics, it’s outrageously difficult to do. Some of us find our worth or our confidence in our work and even on sabbath days, I feel so anxious not working. A few weeks ago, I had finished all my to-do’s. My...
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Journal prompts are important for travel journals because they guide what you say about your travels. And likewise, travel journals are important because they are catalogues of your memories. Journals hold your take on things…your notes and feelings, your ideas and reflections. Writing might just be the...
Good things happen everyday. And yet, sometimes it feels like the good starts on the weekends. Sometimes I feel like I live for weekends. Do you ever feel like that? Like a week is made up of days that seem to blur together and you can’t tell...
It is easy to get down on the idea of being “stuck at home” especially as travelers feeling the brunt of uncertainty with COVID-19. But like all seemingly “negative” things, I love to focus on the positive. It makes life so much sweeter this way. What if...
Travel intentionality sounds easy, right? But how many times do we end up on a trip feeling distraught about where to go, what to do, what to eat, all while dealing with ongoing travel issues–currency exchanges, bad customer service and anything else that pops up? At the...
Let’s face it. The saying “dream big” has certainly lost meaning. There’s nothing wrong with dreaming big but the meaning of the phrase is lost. And while I do think dreaming is important, I think being intentional is more important. And it is SO important when choosing...
Post-vacation blues are real. You know the feeling. It’s the last day of vacation and you’re suddenly filled with so much dread. Or maybe you’ve been feeling those feelings of anxiety and fear and grief leading up to your last day. I absolutely get it. The last...
Dear friend, One of the hardest things I had to do was let go of something I didn’t know I was holding onto. It’s funny what things we hold onto, or the thoughts we remember. How sweet conversation blossoms into a carnival of emotions. Sometimes people let...
