Steemfest 2 is around the corner and it will be awesome. But man, there is one thing I just can't stand about traveling.
Steemfest is around the corner and I'm looking forward to it a lot!
If Steemfest 1 is anything to go on it's going to be fantastic.
But there one thing I just can't stand about traveling.
And that's the actual leaving part.
Every time I have to go on holiday it happens.
About 4-5 days before I have to leave I become restless.
I have trouble sleeping and I feel distracted.
I tried 15 drops of CBD oil last night to chill me out but even that didn't do the trick.
I constantly feel like I haven't got anything in order. When I know that I do.
(Backup for my business sorted, passport and tickets ready, that sort of stuff.)
People tend to notice I'm acting differently.
I was playing some Streetfighter with Ezzy tonight and he kept asking if I was ok.
I told him, 'I know it sounds silly but it has to do with leaving'.
He said, 'O man! I suffer from that too'.
That was a cool surprise. I always thought I was the only one!
Bianca also notices this.
When we went to the supermarket today.
She was talking to me about groceries and I was just staring at her.
She ended up filling the wagon on her own with me as a zombie following her.
She knows me by now and I'm fortunate she doesn't mind.
The moment I enter the airport I'm fine
Of all the good things I did for myself since five years or so, this thing I have not been able to shake.
I guess I simply don't leave enough to get used to it.
I tried different things from preparing everything in advance to not prepare anything till the day before.
It does not matter.
I have now adopted the mindset of acceptance. This is me and I will have to deal with it. It sort of works.
It's only 5 days.
From experience, I know that the moment I enter the airport on the 1st of November and after check-in I'm fine.
Then, It's out of my hands and I'm good to go.
Thanks for keeping us up to date about steemfest #2.
Somehow I got issues with steemit, so I have to learn quick and use busy.org to write this comment.
Got to learn quick and it is a little different but fast to comprehend.
You will be fine. It is life ups and downs.
Keep on steemit.
@pouchon
Lol man, it's not even for a long trip, it's only for a few days, c'mon !
@exyle you will be just fine once you hit the ground. It is always hard to say goodbye when you love being with the people you are with at the gathering.
I totally know what you mean. I board a plane in about 45 hours bound for London, and I know I won't hardly sweep tonight or tomorrow night. It's a problem for sure. And then, I can't sleep on the plane with is a bummer. See you there!
I guess I'm one of the lucky ones that can actually sleep on a plane. I slept 8 hours straight flying from Sao Paulo to Amsterdam last time. But before. It's just not my thing :). See you there!
I suffer from this majorly !! I solved this by having a credit card. Since I have that, the only thing I have to stress about is making sure I catch the plane. Everything else is covered by being able to buy anything I might need/have forgotten with the CC. It gives me a lot of piece of mind.
Besides that, we usually have a checklist. Most important things are ticket, passport, phone & creditcard. basically anything else can be covered by any of the above.
the checklist itself gives piece of mind because you can cross things of the list.
Good to read it's not just me, lol. Thanks for the tips!
The fear of traveling it's called Hodophobia -quite a funny name. I'm not implying that you have, it's just a interesting fact.
Hodophobia, I looked it up and it's not so bad as that. But indeed a cool fact.
I like traveling just the hassle of leaving is not for me.
I also support you, my friend, and I assure you that everything will go smoothly and perfectly. We all here wish you all the best :) Good luck and thank you @exyle !!!
i am so excited to see my friend @exyle in steemfest2, don't worry my friend you are not alone all of our prays and best wishes is with you and i hope you will also make videos and photographs there in steemfest2 for all of your followers who won't able to reach at steemfest2 and then post here, so we all stays updated regarding what's going on live in steemfest2, well i know leaving own house is difficult but in order to gain something we have to pass through this step, Stay blessed and confident my friend, wish you a very cheerful and fantastic steemfest2 ahead.
That sound tiring, I hope you find a way to get over it. There was a part in my life when I used to travel every few weeks for all kinds of things, sometimes on very short notice and something like that would have really made it difficult for me. Very often, I used to pack overnight even to the point where I worked my computer all night, started packing an hour before I was supposed to leave home, showered and than slept all the way to my destination.
Maybe you should practice traveling on a whim from time to time to demonstrate to yourself that you can get thing sorted quickly and efficiently. Of course, I'm no psychologist and I realize this might be a pretty lame piece of advice...
LOL! No man it's good advice.
Well, I'm glad you think so then. :)
I have the same feelings, but only 24 hours in advance. For me, it doesn't end until I am at the gate. I will stress through check-in, then through security, but even after security, I need to walk to my gate before I can relax.
Many times, I've walked all the way back to a store that is next to the security lines because I had to go to the gate before I went to the store. Even when I had an hour to kill.