I love to travel.
I mean seriously…
I freaking love it.
It is in my bones.
I get itchy if I am at home for more than 6 weeks.
I like to travel and meet new people and all of that stuff.
But sometimes…I get sick of it!
Earlier this year I had a really long stint of traveling.
Looking at my calendar, I was on 5 ½ trips from April to June.
That’s ridiculous!
And you know what?
I’m tired.
And I am not feeling grounded.
And yet, I’m booked with so many trips, it seems like I’m always leaving again.
Yes, I had some fun summer trips…
But in the second half of the year I have 11 trips already planned.
None of them are things that I don’t want to do…
But wow…
When is it too much of a good thing?
And how do you know?
This predicament got me thinking about boundaries.
And not just the boundaries I set with other people.
But the boundaries I set with myself.
I need to say no to me.
Call me crazy, but it’s time to narrow my priorities so I don’t get burned out.
I’ve been saying yes to whatever sounds good at the time.
So I went back to my values –
Integrity, Boldness, Connection, Fun, Spiritual Growth
I measured every planned trip against them.
Now I have 5 still scheduled through Dec. 31st.
(Thank goodness for Southwest Airlines flight change policy)
And I’ve started mapping out 2017.
I know it may seem early, but when I am feeling burnt out is the best time to plan –
Instead of when I’m hit with the travel bug.
It is kind of like not shopping when you are hungry.
If you don’t want to end up with a bunch of extra junk in your cart, you need to have a plan.
I’ll be working on mine for the next few weeks.
If you’d like some help working on yours, hit me up in the comments
Or send me an email at dana@dana.tempurl.host
Until then…stay passionate!
