To be honest I still don’t know what that means exactly. I do know that I’m 64 days away from day 1. I’m still not sure what to do with that fact either.
I’m trying so hard to get all my ducks in a row. I’ve been waiting until I get a little closer to really start making arrangements and it’s all the sudden time! I’ve been working my ass off the last six weeks and I’ve almost made enough to pay three months mortgage as well as the few minor monthly payments I have. I’m thankful that I have a job that allows me to work so much OT if needed, although I am BEAT. Today I am relishing on my second day off in a row, it feels like the first full weekend I’ve had off in a while.
Next step for me after making money is to finish collecting all the gear I need. I’ve made a list of all of the little things that I still need to purchase/borrow/or rent. Thankfully I’ve already bought the most expensive ticketed items like my backpack and boots($$Ouch$$). I need to get a few totes to keep everything together and give myself a little perspective on what exactly I’m bringing on my trip vs. gear I have on hand already. Now that I’m mostly done paying for myself while I’m gone I get to start ticking off that list. Fingers crossed that won’t involve TOO many more OT days.
Something else I’ve had to factor in is my week long trip in Puerto Rico! Second week on January my girl friend and I will be adventuring to PR to bum around the beach. I am beyond excited for this. I have been doing TONS of reading on PR this year and cannot wait to see how beautiful it is in person. I’ve been so involved in NOLS planning that I really haven’t thought about my Puerto Rican excursion. I’ll write more about it in its own post soon.
Mostly my thoughts behind this whole thing have been and still are, holy shit. I’m in the process fo running through all the worst case scenarios. It helps me to run through all the possibilities so that I’m not surprised when unpleasant situations arise. I’m pretty nervous for this endeavor, there are a lot of possible mishaps that haven’t taken me very long to realize. Which makes me even more nervous. I’m really trying hard to focus on the fact that this trip will be what I make it. I’m positive that there will be days that I will not enjoy. I might even want to quit and come home, and that’s okay.
As long as I push through it.
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