Expectations

My husband and I will be celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary this October 1st. We're planning a trip to Hawaii (the big island) just us two. I'm so excited and have big plans. However...

After the wake up call from tent camping and a few incidents of way over expanding myself at home, I'm re-adjusting my expectations. Again, being able-bodied doesn't mean I'm not disabled. I hope I'm really hearing myself here because I seem to be slow to get that message. S-t-i-l-l   D-i-s-a-b-l-e-d.

On Oahu 2019 with my trusty beach poles.

So no, I will not be engaging in "Snuba" while we are in Hawaii in September (like I had originally wanted to). I won't be hiking or biking up the side of a volcano, nor scampering down to see the green sand beach. I will lay in our patio swing bed, eat fruit and walk on the beach. I will bring my hiking/beach poles. I might do the four wheeler excursion to the top of the green sand beach, but I will listen to my body and move slow. I will not get myself in situations where I'm in over my head. 

I have a special snorkel kit where I don't have to hold anything in my mouth. It covers my whole face.

I know I can still snorkel because I did it before when I was just starting my illness journey. But I will only do it where there's a lifeguard or if we're out on a group excursion with an expert. I may even wear a float belt just to be extra safe. It is the ocean and not a swimming pool after all. 

And I'm still mulling over the four wheel drive. Maybe I'll test one out before I go.