It’s been a crazy couple of weeks since the last post.  After packing our entire lives into a small 10 x 15 storage unit (while it poured down rain & pelted us with hail) & driving over 1,100 miles to Indiana (stopping every 2-3 hours because I have the world’s smallest bladder), we have finally been able to relax with our families before we take off for our trip this upcoming Tuesday. I feel like I have been on the go go go for the past three weeks, so I have generously welcomed the free time to catch up on some Zzzzzz’s & gather all my thoughts on what’s about to happen.  For the past month I feel like I have had tunnel vision, focusing on one task at a time that would accumulatively lead me to where I am right now…..sitting in my parents kitchen, sipping my cinnamon cream coffee & thinking to myself…”OH SHIT!”

Until a few days ago, it hadn’t really hit me that I had just put my entire life on hold to go on this crazy adventure on the other side of the world.  I’ve been so busy wrapping up my job, packing up my oh so cute apartment in Denver and driving across the country to Indiana, that I haven’t had much time to actually focus on the reason why I’m doing all this.  So how do I feel now?  Well, part of me feels like I should be doing something other than sitting here sipping my coffee…the busy bone in my body is going crazy!!! It’s honestly very weird not getting up & going to work everyday & having a laundry list of responsibilities & tasks that need to be done.  As an event planner, my brain was constantly running in circles thinking of what I should be doing (this habit was actually very hard for me to shut off).  Believe it or not I’ve been reteaching myself how to truly relax!  Leaving my phone at home while I run errands feels like leaving the house without a bra!

I have to admit that having a job/responsibility to get up for everyday does give you a sense of purpose.  Not having that the past few weeks has made me feel a little lost, I have honestly found myself walking around my parents house in circles thinking “What the hell should I be doing!?” (Really guys, I took it upon myself to paint my parents living room the other day until 2AM) I know there is a purpose for me in all of this…I can feel the power of something much more profound ahead of me. It’s hard for me to answer the question “why?” when someone asks, but my response is always the same…I feel as if this is the direction I’m being pushed, a greater power is leading me down this path less traveled & all I can do is trust & dive in head first! I’m not afraid or worried, I am honestly just really anxious & ready at this point.

So here I am, only 5 days away from taking off & I couldn’t be more excited & ready for this.  Yes, I’m still a little nervous but more than anything I can’t wait to get this crazy adventure started…to see what’s in store for me, what lessons I am going to learn & life changing experiences I will have.  The only thing I have left to do is pack….let’s see how much I can stuff into that bag!  Wish me luck!

xo Brittany