MY TRIP TO AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND
was a DREAM COME TRUE
Sometimes We Dream, We Do, We Change
Directions
SOMETIMES WE HAVE
TO TRY ON A DREAM
Just to see if we like it.
MY DREAM TO BE A TRAVEL WRITER
Yes, I used to dream about
being a travel writer. I followed this travel show starring SAMANTHA BROWN and
I was hooked.
Actually, I believe it started
when I was a kid and watched the Brady Bunch, a family of twelve that went to
Hawaii. That planted the seed.
THE FIRST TIME I LEFT MY BUBBLE was WITH MY SINGLE MOM
My mother, who was a teen
single mom when she had me, worked hard to get my brother and I through private
schools. The first trip I took out of state was to Italy. I was lucky enough to
get a scholarship and my mom worked extra hours at one of her jobs to pay for
the rest. She started a spark in me and love of travel at that moment. I went
on a fourteen-day trip that changed my life for the better and made me truly
believe that sometimes, just sometimes dreams come true.
MY HUSBAND GOT ON BOARD
He asked me to marry him
and I told him I wanted an adventurous life. Boy, did he ever deliver. He has
been my driver, adventure partner, ride or die, best friend and body guard
through our travels with four kids.
DOING
IT
I dabbled and created a family and friend
newsletter of sorts when we started traveling as a family. We’d go somewhere every month by road trips, then upped the game to include week long road trips,
then three to four-week trips and finally to flights, and cruising. We pretty
much stuck with the international family travel by cruise only since it was
easier and payment was simple.
- I planned the trips, wrote newsletters,
created video books
- I started a travel business
- I helped others plan their travel
And let me tell you, I learned so much.
Mostly, that traveling isn’t perfect, it can be stressful, but oh boy, is it
fun!
CHANGING
DIRECTIONS
After the newsletter, and traveling with
the kids for awhile, I realized, I loved to travel, but the video editing,
photo editing, write-ups, details, trip plans, and all that went with it,
sucked the fun out of the experience for me. Since this was my personal passion
that bought me pleasure in being with my family while experiencing new places,
I decided I would only focus on that experience. The time and effort that took
away from something I enjoyed wasn’t worth the personal cost for me.
THE
EXPERIENCE IN ITSELF is LIFE CHANGING
Always see to try, experience, grow
through accomplishing what you are interested in and passionate about. Then
realize that it’s okay, to keep the experience and the focus on your own
personal pleasure from the experience.
-It’s benefits in trying it on for size
-It’s benefits in changing a course
-It’s benefits in saying, I’ve been there
-It’s benefits in saying, I don’t want to
share this, it’s just for me
-It’s benefits in saying, I tried it, but
I didn’t like all of it, I didn’t like it at all – but now I know for myself
WHAT
HAVE YOU TRIED ON FOR SIZE? AND FOUND IT FIT? IT DIDN’T FIT? IT WAS FUN, but
you are ONE and DONE.
