Finally Getting Enjoy Anticipating a Trip Post All the Planning

Jeanne Marie Hoffman July 31, 2015 Experiences Leave a comment

I’m a pretty easy going traveler, but the last trip I planned that stressed me out was a trip to Paris with my mom.

It stressed me out in a good way in that I wanted it to beÂ perfect for my mother. Â And I knew with enough planning, I could come up with amazing experiences plus contingencies for most situations.

And it paid off.

It was an amazing experience.

I’m now going on a trip with my parents and husband. Â We’re going to five destinations over two weeks, and I’m combining points, miles, and cash in creative ways to make the trip happen.

I have charts that basically look like one of those murder suspect charts that detectives make (at least in TV shows).

I had to track whose tickets are points, whose are cash, who is tied to whom, what upgrades I need to watch for, which rooms are points, cash & points, cash…. and how much everything cost.

Then I suddenly remembered we needed a rental car for a short period of time.

Whew.

I also have been gardening the reservations. Â Switching my hotel reservations when the price drops. Â And now we are just about to take the trip.

And everything is set and fine.

And I can breathe.

And finally–I can look forward to the trip. Â And I’m really excited about it. Â And part of what allows me to be excited is how crazy I get over these reservations because I have the comfort of knowing there are so many back-up plans.

I can’t wait to spend two weeks with my family!