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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you not taken short vacations before? Then consider yourself lucky :)

You’re already operating in a deficit mindset. Poor me, we don’t have as much time as I want, we only have one activity a day planned. You need to go in with an asset-based mindset. Even if you don’t believe yourself at first you have to think/say the positive/grateful thoughts. You can actually change your mindset this way if you’re open to it.

“We get to celebrate the milestone of our daughter’s graduation! So proud of her!”

“We get to go on this exciting vacation!”

“We get to have relaxing time AND have planned events every day.”

“We get to spend time as a family”

“We get to have….” (Now it’s your turn to fill in the blanks)

Anytime you have a “we only have” or “I wish we had” thought—acknowledge it and say BUT we also…. (And fill in a thought like the ones above)[/quote]
We have, but we are usually able to incorporate the first and last days into the vacation, which we can’t here—we are also traveling very far (Hawaii) and I can’t stop thinking that by the time we wake up on Sunday, unpack, we will be doing it all over again in reverse by Thursday night. I’m not trying to sound entitled and I realize my privilege is showing, but we aren’t “rich” and we saved to take this trip.

I’m feeling a lot of things, it’s our last “big” trip with DD potentially, we spent a ton of money to get here and I want to feel we did everything while also wanting to make sure we relaxed. I think it’s the distance that is making me wish we had more time, I don’t know. But I do appreciate your advice. I will work on changing my mindset right now. [/quote]

It’s ok, I understand. I’m not rich either and Hawaii is a bucket list dream for me, so I would probably be sad if I had a short time, too.

It sounds like you have good intentions to have a positive mindset. It’s also okay to have negative feelings, acknowledge them, and see if you can just push through. With the graduation you have a lot of big things happening. Sending you a virtual hug from an internet stranger! I hope the trip goes well and you enjoy the time with your family :)[/quote]
Thanks so much! I hope you get there one day and check it off your bucket list! [/quote]

Thank you! I hope so, too!! Working hard to make it happen 😊[/quote]

Still traveling with DS and his family, 15 years after we thought it was our last trip together.  So it doesn't necessarily have to be the last.  That said, Hawaii for 5 days is bound to feel like a crunched vacation.  There is a big time difference, and you will feel it arriving and leaving. [/quote]

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