Traveling With Parents – Or What Are You Waiting For?

We’ve done some posts on traveling with kids here on PBK, because traveling with kids is very often our reality. This past week, I was traveling with my mother!

Fortunately, my mom and I get along very well, we always have. So in terms of drama, we don’t have to worry about that.

As many of you know, the past year for my mom was spent recovering from surgery and chemo. I’m happy to report she’s very healthy, and her recent checks have been ALL CLEAR. Unfortunately, I think it sometimes takes a scare for us to mobilize and ask ourselves what the heck we’re waiting for.

Well, that’s what happened to me. I’d been wanting to go to the UK (the Harlequin editorial office I work with is based there, (in fact, there I am in the picture feeling fancy in said office!) and of course, London is a dream destination) and everything we’ve been through over the past year inspired me to want to bring my mother, who had never been to Europe either.

So we went! We met up with some friends of my mom’s who flew in from Texas, and for the past week, we took London and Paris by storm.

It was an amazing trip. A trip of a lifetime. I’m glad we jumped in with both feet and decided to go for it. (Even if that did put us in London in February which…well, you know, it’s not exactly the place to go and catch sun.)

I guess the question is…what are we waiting for? Not just to take trips or anything (because I understand that’s not necessarily possible for everyone, so I’m not advocating accruing mass credit card debt or selling your car or anything…unless you want to.), but to do the things in life we want to do. To follow a dream. To work less. To travel more. To stay home more. Don’t wait for health scares. Figure out what it is you want to do…and find a way to do it.

I know we’re glad we did.