Hi readers,
Today's subject: buying plane tickets. The epitome of first-world, white-girl stress. Read along with the following scenario:
Sunday 10:00 PM: In review of long and treacherous week ahead, count vacation day stockpile. Realization of 10 hours accumulated vacation time. Feeling of joy! Enthusiastically decide to go toJersey Shore Kiawah Island for a few days. Go to bed happily counting the calories you will consume in the next two weeks in order to fit into bathing suit.
Monday 9:07 AM: After 3 sips of iced coffee and a rapid-fire e-mail check, decide to quickly log onto Google Flights.
Monday 9:10 AM: Exclaim over amount of flights and destinations available! Question choice of location. Research beach vacations for 1.7 hours. No flights booked.
Monday 12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Projects, lunch, meetings, etc.
Monday 4:30 PM: Set travel alerts on 16 different flights to beaches within a 500 mile radius. Leave work with feeling of great satisfaction.
Monday 8:15 PM: Nervously check flight alerts. Flight costs have gone up an average of 17 cents. Anxiety skyrockets.
Monday 8:35 PM: Frantic online research for best hotel and flight packages. Mainline chardonnay consumption.
Monday 10:00 PM: Shut computer in decision that vacation is not worth all this stress.
Tuesday 8:30 AM: Settle into looming depression. Attempt to soothe with online shopping/ Instagram.
Sound familiar? The problem with plane tickets and vacation planning is OVERSUPPLY. There are too many choices on the internet.
The solution? Quick, stream-lined decisions. Here is what the above scenario should look like:
Sunday 10:00 PM: Discussion with fabulous girlfriends about upcoming vacation long weekend. Feeling of joy! Throw a pin at a mapof the Jersey Shore to decide location.
Monday 9:07 AM: After 3 sips of iced coffee and a rapid-fire e-mail check, quickly log onto Google Flights. Set 3 travel alerts. Think about best flight times/hotel packages for 24 hours.
Tuesday 8:30 AM: Wake up refreshed. Pick a flight and a hotel. As long as you can afford it, who cares where you're going? You're going ON VACATION. Get your first-world, white-girl stress an iced soy latte and chill the f*ck out.
Tuesday 9:07 AM: Motivated online shopping to prepare adorable outfits.
Seriously, count your blessings that you even have a vacation. Count your blessings that you even have a JOB given the amount of time you spend at work pretending to be a travel agent/personal stylist. Give yourself permission to enjoy the process of planning a trip. Anywhere you go will be amazing. Remember--you're fabulous!
Today's subject: buying plane tickets. The epitome of first-world, white-girl stress. Read along with the following scenario:
Sunday 10:00 PM: In review of long and treacherous week ahead, count vacation day stockpile. Realization of 10 hours accumulated vacation time. Feeling of joy! Enthusiastically decide to go to
Monday 9:07 AM: After 3 sips of iced coffee and a rapid-fire e-mail check, decide to quickly log onto Google Flights.
Monday 9:10 AM: Exclaim over amount of flights and destinations available! Question choice of location. Research beach vacations for 1.7 hours. No flights booked.
Monday 12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Projects, lunch, meetings, etc.
Monday 4:30 PM: Set travel alerts on 16 different flights to beaches within a 500 mile radius. Leave work with feeling of great satisfaction.
Monday 8:15 PM: Nervously check flight alerts. Flight costs have gone up an average of 17 cents. Anxiety skyrockets.
Monday 8:35 PM: Frantic online research for best hotel and flight packages. Mainline chardonnay consumption.
Monday 10:00 PM: Shut computer in decision that vacation is not worth all this stress.
Tuesday 8:30 AM: Settle into looming depression. Attempt to soothe with online shopping/ Instagram.
Sound familiar? The problem with plane tickets and vacation planning is OVERSUPPLY. There are too many choices on the internet.
CHOICES=TIME SPENT MAKING IRRELEVANT DECISIONS
AIRPLANE TICKETS=AIRPLANE TICKETS
SEE THE DIFFERENCE?
The solution? Quick, stream-lined decisions. Here is what the above scenario should look like:
Sunday 10:00 PM: Discussion with fabulous girlfriends about upcoming vacation long weekend. Feeling of joy! Throw a pin at a map
Monday 9:07 AM: After 3 sips of iced coffee and a rapid-fire e-mail check, quickly log onto Google Flights. Set 3 travel alerts. Think about best flight times/hotel packages for 24 hours.
Tuesday 8:30 AM: Wake up refreshed. Pick a flight and a hotel. As long as you can afford it, who cares where you're going? You're going ON VACATION. Get your first-world, white-girl stress an iced soy latte and chill the f*ck out.
Tuesday 9:07 AM: Motivated online shopping to prepare adorable outfits.
Seriously, count your blessings that you even have a vacation. Count your blessings that you even have a JOB given the amount of time you spend at work pretending to be a travel agent/personal stylist. Give yourself permission to enjoy the process of planning a trip. Anywhere you go will be amazing. Remember--you're fabulous!
Photographic proof that all vacations are fabulous below:
Sunset in Maine, 2014. 6 day trip.
Walk in the Park, Upstate New York, 2014. 1 day trip.
Cliff jump, Grand Teton National Park, 2014. 8 day trip
What trips are you planning this summer? Comment below!
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