Overthinking has been my problem for the past several years. My husband and I are what I like to call inside the Oreo. We have teens and young adults in our homes and we have the elderly folks that are also living with us or nearby. We are in the middle worried about the kids, worried about the parents, worried about ourselves and our futures. We think twice before leaving town… will the folks be okay, will the pets be fed, will the kids have parties, or will the police be called? Will the house even be standing??
Not unlike most Americans, the economy took its toll on our household, so we had to cut back and we have economized. The frills are gone, the dinners out are minimal, the weekend getaways are non-existent. Through all of this, we are still preparing for our retirement; still contributing to our 401k, still putting away a little bit for our old age, still hoping Social Security will provide a stipend for us when we retire.
Because of my little habit of over analyzing everything, five years have passed since we’ve taken a real vacation. That ended a few weeks ago when we threw caution to the wind and booked a cruise using our new Tropical Financial credit card. We normally do not do this type of thing; we simply do not buy if we do not have the cash. This time, though, we knew we would probably spend another five years vacation-less, so we made the move.
We did it, we relaxed, we played, we met interesting people, and went to interesting places. Sitting by the pool listening to calypso music sipping an umbrella garnished margarita…, dancing to salsa music in the club and relaxing in the ship's park, awash in the evening moonlight enjoying the violinist and almost dozing off without a care in the world.
^Kat
p.s. the house is still standing, the pets are healthy and happy and the police were never called…
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