Is 2010 the Year of Nothing? Or the Year it All Comes Together?
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Here I sit, in the middle of February, looking out at the year ahead. Our goal is still, as the blog tag line suggests, “six months in a warm locale.” We pretty much have the locale nailed down. The timing, however, is not looking good.
First September 2010. Then November 2010.
The latest date in our minds? Pushes it into 2011.
Like, next year.
Ugh.
Why so long? Well, part of it is practical. We want to spend winter in a warm locale – no sense spending summer there and coming back to Canada for the snow and cold weather. And winter in Canada is almost over now. So it’s next winter. And then we want to be here for Christmas and New Years, to be with our families instead of having to interrupt our vacation to come back, or worse, miss it. Plus May and June are lovely times in Spain. So the plan is early next year. January or February 2011, coming back in May or June.
So where does that leave us for 2010? No vacation. Working. Saving, getting things ready.
There are still decisions to be made. What is my wife going to do with her job of 20 years? What am I going to do with mine of 6? How do we take this break? Will they let us?
Those are not easy decisions. As with anything, having time is both a blessing and a curse. If we were leaving next month, the decision would be easier somehow, the decision might be different. With a year, we have time to plan and make things smoother. Time passes quickly (second week of February!) so it’s not as much as we think.
And so, there we are. 2010. Happy New Year! Gong Hai Fat Choi! Now get back to work, making 2011 happen.
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