"Are you going anywhere?"

I feel like I get this question constantly. From family, friends and strangers. "Are you guys going anywhere?" I can't say I've ever asked anyone this. It's like Veganism. If someone is going on a vacation... they'll tell you. They can't wait to tell you actually. They're bursting to tell you. That's why that question is most commonly followed up with "Oh. Well WE'RE GOING TO..."

Iceland, 2014

My husband and I used to love to travel far. The farther the better. We've been to the Canadian Rocky Mountains (twice. Banff and Whistler), Iceland, Ireland and Portugal. My husband has seen much more of the United States than I have, but I've seen more of California than he has. My company even took us to Hawaii back when I was working. 

Hawaii, 2019

These days however travel isn't on my radar. I love our little day trips and going a few hours away (especially to the ocean.) But travel is very hard for me. My vertigo, fatigue and muscle weakness make being in a car incredibly uncomfortable. I think the best I can compare it to is being super hung over and you just ran a marathon, now you're on a car ride as a passenger sitting on a balance ball instead of a seat. It feels like that.

Also interacting with other people is draining for me too. You have a lot of that on vacation. Interacting with strangers. So having a place to go to rest and re-charge is a must. I don't want to spend thousands of dollars and tons of time to travel internationally just to sleep in my hotel. That feels like a huge waste of money to me. 

Half Moon Bay, 2023

And then there's my house. Right now that's where I want to be putting our money. Back when I was healthy my husband and I would switch off. We'd take a vacation one year and do something to upgrade our house the next. Now it's more like going somewhere close and small and a small, continuous improvement on our home all at the same time. I love it.

I feel very grateful to have been all the places we went. I'm sure there are more things to be seen and discovered in the future as well. Just maybe not after a big airplane ride. And I have plenty of people in my life to tell me all about their adventures.