PART 1: GET READY
This will take anywhere from 3-5hrs, but you can do it in bits and pieces at your convenience. Just make sure you complete all the things below at least two weeks before you leave.
Buy materials (atomizer, oils) to make a smell that reminds you of being by the ocean - experiment until you get it just right! Write down the combination and ratios you like best so you can make more later.
Make a date for a send off ceremony with Leo & Vandy & Truman (and anyone else in your quaranteam that you want to be there), any time between 1 day to 1 week before you leave. The ceremony will be roughly 1 hour and will ideally take place outside by the fire pit.
Choose a ukulele song that you want to learn that makes you feel happy, uplifted and energized... and start practicing the chords!
Start collecting items to join you on your journey. These items could be magazine clippings, pictures, objects you find in nature, fabric, figurines, jewelry, crystals, etc. Size-wise, each item should fit easily in the palm of your hand. Seek out items that remind you of:
Happiness. Clarity. Inner Joy. Peace.
Removing yourself from fear and uncertainty, being grounded.
A melting feeling, relaxed muscles, nothing tense. Ease. The moment right before falling asleep.
Children laughing.
Feeling safe, held, heard, supported, nurtured. Compassion. "I've got you."
As a part of your daily journaling practice, include this prompt: “Home is ______” Write, draw, or haiku your answer.
Find some time to write down all the things (baggage, fears, insecurities) that you will NOT be bringing with you on your journey home on a piece of paper or multiple pieces of paper.
Start making a playlist (at least 5 songs but the more the better) for your roadtrip.
*Part 2 will require two uninterrupted hours of you sitting in your banquet window at your favorite time of day. Set a time in your calendar to do that will feel the most luxurious and least stressful. Don’t plan anything immediately after so you don’t feel rushed or distracted.