It's late on a Tuesday, the night is snaking up on me. I need to be in bed because I have to get up early tomorrow. I work one more day and then I have to rush home and pack my bag for my trip early Thursday morning.
Jeff just stopped over tonight and brought me my suitcase which he picked up for me when we went shopping at the mall.
This is our first trip away from home together. Like every other trip away from home, travel anxiety has snuck up on me again like a snake. No matter how well I try to prepare, I always get this anxiety.
I start worrying about not being able to remember everything. I fear that I'm not going to have the correct clothes or I'm going to leave something important behind.
The reality of it is, nothing is truly that important and I can survive by leaving anything behind. The most important thing is, we are going away.
I cannot wait to see my Dad in Arizona. I also cannot wait to see the sights at the Grand Canyon and then again on the 24th through the 26th, Las Vegas!
What is it about traveling that causes so much anxiety for me? I tried to figure it out and I just come up empty. Jeff shared with me tonight that he also feels anxiety. He travels all the time and he is a pro at packing bags and driving long distances, but he said he also is afraid that he's going to leave something behind. We talked about it, and we think that it's because we are leaving our comfort zone. No matter how exciting it is to pack our bags and leave home, there's always something about leaving our comfort zone that leaves a little bit of anxiety.
I don't think it's going to be as bad this time, I have Jeff. He is very good at leveling me off and making me feel that everything is going to be alright.
I'm going to miss my Steemit friends. I don't think I'm going to have that much time to pop in here, and actually, going out into the real world and seeing new sights will be important for filling my brain up with new information to share with you all.
So this may be my last freewite for a while. I plan on returning home on February 27th. Until then much love to you all. And let me allow this snake of anxiety slither away.
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