I am a planner; I over plan. Today Aspie Teen and I need to pack for our trip to Miami. We fly out tomorrow morning for our weekend attending the Reader’s Favorite Awards Ceremony, and to attend the Miami International Book Fair. I am sure we are going to have a great time, and I am looking forward to being able to spend a weekend with the Teen. We should have plenty of Mom and Teen time this weekend. (Even going to try and sneak away to see, Catching Fire on Friday)
I am nervous about leaving the other three kids, as I have never been away from them for an entire night—never mind an entire weekend. I have the Mommy jitters. I’m sad Hubby can’t attend with me because I would have really have loved to share this with him. Plus, he is a big book fan and this fair would have been right up his alley—and he is the social one; who will carry the conversations?.
Usually I plan every trip to death, but this one I have been so nervous about that I’m in procrastination mode. I only bought a dress two days ago, and have been stressed out ever since. I hate shopping for clothing, but worse I worry that I will be dressed “incorrectly.” I worry I will be over-dressed, or under-dressed, or my stockings will ripe (they probably will), or I will fall going on or off the stage (has happened before).
I was also procrastinating because this is a highly social event and I worry that the Teen and I will sit in a corner by ourselves, or at a table all alone feeling out of place. Usually this is not the case, but I always really worry about social events before they occur. I cannot procrastinate any longer I must pack—I leave tomorrow!
It’s going to be a hard trip for me. I fear being away from the boys and not being able to hop in the car and get to them in ten minutes. I do not like to fly, in fact, I haven’t since 2001, and the Teen was 3 years old then. We are very nervous about getting on the plane—trying to ward off the panic here!
I am sooo not ready.
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I don’t even care how I dress and if it’s some special event like a wedding, I will ask for help.
Dressing is very stressful! I like to just get up and put on the same thing day after day, or at least the kind of thing…stretches and t-shirt, or jeans and sweatshirt…uniforms (comfy ones) would work for me really well.
Good thing about being an adult is you don’t have to worry about wearing the same outfit again because no one will notice if you know what I mean.
I sure do! 🙂
Sending you hugs ande good vibes and all that odd stuff that doesn’t really help but sounds right.
And wishing you and Aspie teen safe travels.