Winter retreat

The travel itch is always screaming in my head early January. After my crazy fall work schedule, I’m always more than ready to escape on a wild adventure.

It could be a beach getaway or a mountain retreat or a family gathering or a backcountry adventure, but always a welcome solace from the rat race. I gain strength and mental fortitude on a new quest, plus the added bonus of just slowing down to enjoy life.

I will typically try to find some alone time along the journey to put my year’s new goals in writing and formulate a plan to make them all come to life.

Some days I just tune out all the noise and turn up the music to sing along at an obnoxious (and off tune) level. It’s amazing how many song lyrics are actually stored in my brain and taking up so much valuable memory space.

And I truly do savor the reprieve of making no decisions and having no one report to me. If I had only made the time for more peace and silence as a young adult, I might not have been such a stress ball in my 30s. Nonetheless, I am making up for that now ten-fold!

So while others are hunkering down in winter, I am racing to the closest airport to take off on a new journey into the unknown to wake up my adventurous soul.