Sorry Suze Orman
I’ve been feeling pretty guilty about something lately.
I know we (as in all of us) are not supposed to be spending money right now. “We” should be stockpiling it, eating ramen for every meal and by no means drinking Starbucks or eating amazing Thai Food. So when Chris and I decided that we (as in our family) were going to take a 12 day vacation to the Hawaiian Islands in October I felt like a really bad person. I was actually nauseous for a few days after buying the plane tickets – millions of terrible thoughts running through my head… “What if all our clients decide they hate us and take their design jobs elsewhere?” “What if one of the kids comes down with the Swine Flu the day before we are supposed to leave and we have to cancel our trip and lose all that money?”
I kept trying to remind myself of the positives. Airfare was a crazy good deal – every time we tell someone how much we paid for the tickets their mouths drop open, “REALLY!?!” they say. Not to mention the fact that we will be staying with friends which means no lodging expenses. And the really big one – my dad passed away 9 years ago and the day before he died I promised him I would take Dalton and Chris to Hawaii, promised!
A few days ago I finally got over the guilt. I read a great article in Inc. magazine about the life of entrepreneurs and how “there’s never a right time to buy a house, start a family, have a life.” Luckily we are past the first two major milestones (accomplished before we were entrepreneurs) – but we are still working on having a life. Having a life takes two things that we don’t have a stockpile of, time and money. And yes, the Hawaiian vacation will require both BUT if not now – when? Have you seen the Disney/Pixar movie UP? I pretty much cried from beginning to end (maybe I’m a little more emotional than your average bear) but if you’ve seen it, you might know why. If you haven’t – rent it. UP is one of the main reasons I decided we really needed to make this trip happen.
Because you never know. And if not now, when?
Jenny
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