What does freedom mean to you?
The freedom to live my own life and pursue my career and travel dreams within a healthy and loving marriage.
Watching my nearly 90-year-old Dad navigate life solo after mum died has inspired me to both prioritise my marriage AND focus on my big dreams.
Mum and dad were together for 68 years and I hope I can achieve the same longevity in my marriage. What I don’t want to do is put off certain personal plans the way my dad did. My mum wasn’t physically well for most of her life and while she loved to see new places, she was not always well enough to do so. She was like a little fragile bird.
My dad really wants to see Egypt, a bucket list trip. It’s quite possible that he’s left it too late. He just doesn’t have the physical strength to do such a trip. That breaks my heart.
I’m still working on ways to make it happen.
Fortunately my husband enjoys traveling as much as I do and will pretty much go anywhere I want to go and for the most part we’re both well enough to do so.
We don’t care about boats, clothes, or jewellery—it’s all about plane tickets!
One thing I did want to do is a solo month in France, to write, visit museums and do some French lessons.
So I’m heading off on Sunday to do just that—a month in Paris while my husband chills at home with the cats, heals his ruptured Achilles tendon and learns French to prepare for our 3 month trip next year!
Bon voyage!
