Well! I never thought I would be so well that I could just get ready and get on a plane to Texas without stress! But it’s happening. I leave tomorrow morning for San Antonio where I will see a dear friend and her three kids for New Year’s Eve! As you know, I wrote a lot about having plans for holidays this year- and I did it!<\/p>\n
Then I go to Jacksonville, Florida to see another dear friend. I will work on a proposal for my new book while she is working. We will then have fun on the weekends. I have to rent a car and get around by myself.\u00a0 I have done all of my own packing and I am actually getting through today without stress- I have to be at the airport at 4AM tomorrow!<\/p>\n
Why am I telling you all of this mundane stuff?\u00a0 Because just a few years ago none of this was possible. i had to travel with my mother or a friend due to the mood swings. I’ve spent many years getting stable enough to travel by myself. I used to do it all of the time, but that was usually when I got manic! Now that I’m better, all of the stress I used to go through when I traveled just seems stupid! It’s just packing getting on a plane, right!\u00a0 Wrong.<\/p>\n
For\u00a0those of us with bipolar disorder, travel can be a huge trigger.\u00a0 I decided that I wanted to travel like\u00a0a ‘normal’ person- so I figured out what caused the stress and took care of it.\u00a0 I can now travel! I have a lot of blogs on this topic with tips on how I got well enough to get on a plane without too much stress.\u00a0 It has not been easy at all, but the work was worth it.<\/p>\n
Now, maybe I can finally try out for a musical???<\/p>\n
Julie<\/p>\n
I will post blogs in the next few days and maybe even get my act together and add some pictures!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well! I never thought I would be so well that I could just get ready and get on a plane to Texas without stress! But it’s happening. I leave tomorrow morning for San Antonio where I will see a dear friend and her three kids for New Year’s Eve! As you know, I wrote a lot about having plans for holidays this year- and I did it!<\/p>\n
Then I go to Jacksonville, Florida to see another dear friend. I will work on a proposal for my new book while she is working. We will then have fun on the weekends. I have to rent a car and get around by myself. I have done all of my own packing and I am actually getting through today without stress- I have to be at the airport at 4AM tomorrow!<\/p>\n