Comments on: Update: 168 hours in St. John https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/06/update-168-hours-in-st-john/ Writer, Author, Speaker Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:10:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: A Final Portugal Recap: Top Recommendations, Things I Want To Do Next Time + How Much It Cost - The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/06/update-168-hours-in-st-john/#comment-526090 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:10:27 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18633#comment-526090 […] was involved), and when I came out feeling mildly refreshed, I happened to read Laura Vanderkam’s most recent blog post. It was all about managing expectations on vacation and how what she was looking for were a few […]

]]> By: A Special Wednesday Visit from Laura Vanderkam – ELISABETH FROST https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/06/update-168-hours-in-st-john/#comment-430826 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:58:10 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18633#comment-430826 […] to a new project management role at work. They’ve inspired me to prioritize adventure (and, thanks to Laura, aim for at least a few enjoyable moments). Perhaps most relevant to this platform, her Three times […]

]]> By: Family Sayings + Recent Vacation Mantras – ELISABETH FROST https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/06/update-168-hours-in-st-john/#comment-371069 Sun, 03 Jul 2022 03:20:09 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18633#comment-371069 […] part of my evening wind-down I happened to read Laura Vanderkam’s blog post about a recent family vacation. I appreciated how she starts off a paragraph by saying “we […]

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/06/update-168-hours-in-st-john/#comment-371039 Sun, 03 Jul 2022 01:05:28 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18633#comment-371039 In reply to Elisabeth.

@Elisabeth – sorry about the ugly cry, but yes, I’ve learned that if my goal is some sort of perfect vacation it will not happen. The kids will be ornery. Things will not go as planned. But there will likely be a few good moments, and if that is my goal, it is easy to reach!

]]> By: Elisabeth https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/06/update-168-hours-in-st-john/#comment-370459 Sat, 02 Jul 2022 02:37:38 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18633#comment-370459 Laura, this post came at the perfect time. I read this about an hour after I had UGLY CRIED at the end of a 2-week family vacation.
It was a good vacation, but there were some really, really rough parts as well.
I took a long hot shower (where I might have cried some more), and then read your post as I settled in for the night and one line literally stopped my in my tracks.
“My goal (from the Summer Fun List) was to have at a few enjoyable moments, and that definitely happened”
Wait a minute – we had a few enjoyable moments! We had lots of enjoyable moments, actually, amidst some disappointing and sucky ones. And that completely changed my mood for that day.
I know lack of sleep and all the chaos of an 8-stops-in-2-weeks road trip were a big part of my evening meltdown, but your perspective really helped me 180 my attitude.
Thanks!

]]> By: Maggie https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/06/update-168-hours-in-st-john/#comment-370043 Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:55:20 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18633#comment-370043 The habit question is great. However, I feel like I don’t have any “right” habits in that case, haha.

]]> By: Barb https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/06/update-168-hours-in-st-john/#comment-369684 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 19:57:45 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18633#comment-369684 Sounds like typical travel with family! Fun, and memories to last. Btw, read the first line of your post. Are you a time-traveling family?

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