The New Me Includes the Seven Seas

As a part of my transition process to rediscover the woman I left in the past, I informed my husband that I needed to get away (not permanently, of course). I needed to begin traveling again because that is the one thing that I loved to do most before children. Once I had children, traveling was out of the question (which it shouldn't have been, we just did not make it a priority). Other than beach trips, we went no where.

Before I continue, let me take you back to pre-children days. Out of college, and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life, I began selling timeshare. Those were the glory days. Let. me. tell. you. When I traveled, I stayed in places for free or at a highly discounted rate. This opportunity led me all over the continental US, Europe, Canada, Mexico, and several other places around the world.

Those were the days I missed, and while I realized I could not relive my crazy past, I needed a way to mesh the past and the present together. After some heavy negotiating, I finally convinced my husband that I needed a trip alone. A glorious trip with a friend, or my mother, that would bring me back to those wandering roots (oxymoron, right?).

Since those days of convincing my husband, I have made at least eight other big trips. Every time I go away, I come back a different person. It's what I need for me. Once I had children, I forgot what I was all about--I was no longer an individual... I was mom. Now, I can still see myself in all of the craziness which makes my life not only bearable but enjoyable.