Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Choosing the Right Gilrfriend Getaway
The wires are crowded with information about "girlfriend getaways", "solo women's travel" and "girl travel", but not all companies are created equal. Choosing the right girlfriend getaway is tricky---the sky is the limit these days with so many choices. AdventureWomen, Inc., has been in the women's only travel business since 1982. Owner Susan Eckert started active trips for women travelers when that was all but unheard of ("you want to do what by yourself?!") Count on AdventureWomen, Inc, to provide adventurous women with the opportunity to hike, raft, horseback ride, yacht, and sightsee their way around the planet with this companies unique brand of active trips. Destinations range from Glacier National Park to Vietnam and Bhutan, and the variety of activities are just as diverse. Since they've been doing it for so long, AdventureWomen, Inc, offers women promises trustworthy service, and more importantly, a suitcase full of memories! For more information, visit the website at www.adventurewomen.com .
Time Is Not a Friend
At the end of most days I just feel overwhelmed and like a failure to some extent. Not to be a Negative Nancy or a Debbie Downer, but seriously, my “to do” list grows longer and I just can’t keep up. Each day and I don’t seem to make a dent in it. Some people can flick on the TV, prop up their feet, and just tune their “to do’s” out, but I’m just not that kind of girl. Lately, my career has been bugging me. I seriously have the coolest job in the world, except I continually struggle to support myself financially. Of course it’s not entirely my jobs fault. I am one of those irresponsible suckers who racked up some debt (on a four month trip to Europe when I was going through my “throw caution completely to the wind and ignore your financial situation” phase) and now I’m paying for it. The trouble is, I came home from my four month trip to Europe, fell in love with a wonderful man, and now we’re getting married and moving towards the house and kids. Oops. I didn’t quite plan on that. When I decided to throw caution to the wind, I thought I would always be single, carefree, and able to pay off my debt…..some other time. But, as a previous boss of mine always said, “it is what it is.” It’s time for me to accept things as they are and come up with a financial solution. I need more contract work, but how will I find the time?
Aside from the money troubles, there are some emotional demons lurking in the shadows as well. I literally stumbled into my PR career (and I’m told I have a lot to offer the field of PR), but at a definite cost to something else: I’ve almost completely ignored my career as a writer (creative writer that is). Honestly, where does the time go? Every day, I have the best of intentions to sit down and do some writing. And every day, my intentions get put in a box and up on the closet shelf. I honestly don’t know what happened to all of those travel articles that were lined up in the queue. Or the pitches that I was going to send to all of those editors. I have been told before that I am a pretty good writer. But somewhere along the way, I just stopped believing that I could make this happen. My fiancé thinks I’m too negative. But how does a genuine, good old fashioned worry wart stop being a Negative Nancy and just get to writing? It’s amazing how Time just becomes the enemy as you get older. I’ve heard people use the expression, “Time is the enemy”, but I always thought they were referring to age. I’ve since learned that this is not true. I think time is the enemy because we all just add more to our plates every day….or maybe that’s just me. Either way, I just don’t have time for all of the things that I want to do (like chase my writing career) and that just frustrates the hell out of me.
Although I’m excited about my life with my future husband--- the kids, the house----I dread what it will do to my relationship with Time. Between changing diapers, making meals, and earning a few dollars, Time and I will really have to duke it out then. Oh, but wait, I’ll have to check my schedule first before the fistfight….I’m not sure I’ll be able to squeeze it in because I’m too busy.
Aside from the money troubles, there are some emotional demons lurking in the shadows as well. I literally stumbled into my PR career (and I’m told I have a lot to offer the field of PR), but at a definite cost to something else: I’ve almost completely ignored my career as a writer (creative writer that is). Honestly, where does the time go? Every day, I have the best of intentions to sit down and do some writing. And every day, my intentions get put in a box and up on the closet shelf. I honestly don’t know what happened to all of those travel articles that were lined up in the queue. Or the pitches that I was going to send to all of those editors. I have been told before that I am a pretty good writer. But somewhere along the way, I just stopped believing that I could make this happen. My fiancé thinks I’m too negative. But how does a genuine, good old fashioned worry wart stop being a Negative Nancy and just get to writing? It’s amazing how Time just becomes the enemy as you get older. I’ve heard people use the expression, “Time is the enemy”, but I always thought they were referring to age. I’ve since learned that this is not true. I think time is the enemy because we all just add more to our plates every day….or maybe that’s just me. Either way, I just don’t have time for all of the things that I want to do (like chase my writing career) and that just frustrates the hell out of me.
Although I’m excited about my life with my future husband--- the kids, the house----I dread what it will do to my relationship with Time. Between changing diapers, making meals, and earning a few dollars, Time and I will really have to duke it out then. Oh, but wait, I’ll have to check my schedule first before the fistfight….I’m not sure I’ll be able to squeeze it in because I’m too busy.
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