Elevationist
Princess No-Pants
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2004
19 days until WDW! 
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Hey, ya'll!
Soooo thanks to everybody who is still here, haha. I know I've pulled a disappearing act over the last few months. I don't really have a good explanation. I'll ask you all for forgive my absence, and I'll even apologize with a photo of my adorable cat colony in a bedtime snuggle pile...
So about me disappearing: I think it all started when I lost my ability to DIS on the job. When I'm at home, I really just don't want to be on the computer that much, honestly. So I think I started to feel like keeping up with my threads and others here on the DIS was more a chore and an obligation, rather that something enjoyable. I do love ya'll dearly and miss our laughs, though. I need to come up with some sort of compromise or strategy so that I can still get in my DIS time and enjoy it again!
But here I am, with somewhat of a quickie update on this trip, which is now only 19 days away! To be honest, it's not just the DISboards I've lost my passion for, I think it's Disney/Planning in general. Shocking, right? Do you know I got my AP on my last trip back in October, and only just tonight ordered my MagicBand to go with it? Ya'll all know that I normally would have done started packing by now, but I haven't even thought about it. Haven't even started my list. Yesterday I forced myself to go on Amazon and order the outfit for the 5K that I've have on my wishlist for over a year... I should have done that months ago. (The 5K that I haven't trained for in 6 months, and am likely going to get swept during anyhow.) Normally I transfer my spending money out of my DVA into my bank account around 30 days before the trip... Haven't done that yet, either.
I did do our FastPasses and touring plan on our 60 day marks, so I'm not completely useless! But I haven't even thought about them since. Tomorrow morning at work I plan on reviewing them and doing any tweaking that needs to be done, as well as gettin' crackin' on all the stuff above that I mentioned.
So why am I slacking so much on my Disney planning? I'm not in a funk, per say. I still LOVE Disney and am very much looking forward to my upcoming trips. I'm just not feeling the all-consuming fire for it all that I used to. I don't know if I got it all out of my system during my big trip back in October or what. It's just not my cerebral cortex's main priority these days. I'm sorry!
More recently, I know I'm distracted by Real Life. Specifically, a few weeks ago, I interviewed for a pretty big promotion in a different (not travel-related) division in my company. I was selected for it on January 19th and offered the position, and start at my new office on this coming Monday morning. It's a complete role change, as I'll be an Administrative Specialist for one of our behavioral health offices. I will miss the travel industry, as it's been my career for the last 15 years. But to be honest, I'm pretty burnt out on customer service. This new position also comes with a 45% pay raise, which will make a huge difference in my life. So it really is a fantastic opportunity that I absolutely couldn't turn down. I'm excited about this big change, but also super nervous. I'm starting a completely new chapter in my life.
Oh, and our MagicBands for our resort stay arrived today! I only took a photo of Mark & Debby's, since I have an orange one just like hers. But they're they new-style ones, which are honestly kinda funny looking!
Weird, right?!
Also... @chunkymonkey , @LindseyJo22 , and @cinderkelly ... Are we still on for the DisMeets we discussed a million years ago?
Okay, I thank that's all I have for right now. Plus the Dis is gonna go down for it's nightly maintenance in a few, so I should wrap this up. I'll do my best to come back in the next few weeks and do more updates, but no promises! I'll try to get back to work on that TR and DR, too. Not to mention catching up on all of YOUR threads. (I'm overwhelmed just thinking about it!)
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Hey, ya'll!
Soooo thanks to everybody who is still here, haha. I know I've pulled a disappearing act over the last few months. I don't really have a good explanation. I'll ask you all for forgive my absence, and I'll even apologize with a photo of my adorable cat colony in a bedtime snuggle pile...
So about me disappearing: I think it all started when I lost my ability to DIS on the job. When I'm at home, I really just don't want to be on the computer that much, honestly. So I think I started to feel like keeping up with my threads and others here on the DIS was more a chore and an obligation, rather that something enjoyable. I do love ya'll dearly and miss our laughs, though. I need to come up with some sort of compromise or strategy so that I can still get in my DIS time and enjoy it again!
But here I am, with somewhat of a quickie update on this trip, which is now only 19 days away! To be honest, it's not just the DISboards I've lost my passion for, I think it's Disney/Planning in general. Shocking, right? Do you know I got my AP on my last trip back in October, and only just tonight ordered my MagicBand to go with it? Ya'll all know that I normally would have done started packing by now, but I haven't even thought about it. Haven't even started my list. Yesterday I forced myself to go on Amazon and order the outfit for the 5K that I've have on my wishlist for over a year... I should have done that months ago. (The 5K that I haven't trained for in 6 months, and am likely going to get swept during anyhow.) Normally I transfer my spending money out of my DVA into my bank account around 30 days before the trip... Haven't done that yet, either.
I did do our FastPasses and touring plan on our 60 day marks, so I'm not completely useless! But I haven't even thought about them since. Tomorrow morning at work I plan on reviewing them and doing any tweaking that needs to be done, as well as gettin' crackin' on all the stuff above that I mentioned.
So why am I slacking so much on my Disney planning? I'm not in a funk, per say. I still LOVE Disney and am very much looking forward to my upcoming trips. I'm just not feeling the all-consuming fire for it all that I used to. I don't know if I got it all out of my system during my big trip back in October or what. It's just not my cerebral cortex's main priority these days. I'm sorry!
More recently, I know I'm distracted by Real Life. Specifically, a few weeks ago, I interviewed for a pretty big promotion in a different (not travel-related) division in my company. I was selected for it on January 19th and offered the position, and start at my new office on this coming Monday morning. It's a complete role change, as I'll be an Administrative Specialist for one of our behavioral health offices. I will miss the travel industry, as it's been my career for the last 15 years. But to be honest, I'm pretty burnt out on customer service. This new position also comes with a 45% pay raise, which will make a huge difference in my life. So it really is a fantastic opportunity that I absolutely couldn't turn down. I'm excited about this big change, but also super nervous. I'm starting a completely new chapter in my life.
Oh, and our MagicBands for our resort stay arrived today! I only took a photo of Mark & Debby's, since I have an orange one just like hers. But they're they new-style ones, which are honestly kinda funny looking!
Weird, right?!
Also... @chunkymonkey , @LindseyJo22 , and @cinderkelly ... Are we still on for the DisMeets we discussed a million years ago?
Okay, I thank that's all I have for right now. Plus the Dis is gonna go down for it's nightly maintenance in a few, so I should wrap this up. I'll do my best to come back in the next few weeks and do more updates, but no promises! I'll try to get back to work on that TR and DR, too. Not to mention catching up on all of YOUR threads. (I'm overwhelmed just thinking about it!)
We missed you!!!!
I read The description of this beauty on the Disney Food Blog, sounds delicious! 
