Vacation Me vs. Real Life Me: The Eternal Battle

August 21, 2025

I’ve always considered myself a bit of a visionary, mostly with businesses and things I want to do, but the only time I turn that inward is when I am on vacation. A couple of days away and suddenly I’m wondering why I don’t spend more time on myself, for myself. 

Vacation Me is hopeful and bold. “When I get home, I’ll eat clean, exercise daily, finally organize the house and get back to learning Italian” (for the 40th time) She’s full of energy, clarity, and let’s be honest, delusional levels of ambition.

And then… I get home.

Then Real Life Me is there. The fridge has a bunch of expired food, I forgot to get toilet paper before I left, I’m battling Mount Laundry, the rugs are covered in puppy glitter (pet hair) and wondering how in the hell I thought I would have the stamina of a Navy SEAL to achieve these lofty goals.

Ms. Vacation Me can be overly ambitions, but she’s not wrong! That energy, that clarity, that vision of a better me? It’s real, the trick is I have to figure out a way to translate that into small, realistic steps when I get back to my normal, messy life.

But, this time, I’m not waiting for Real Life Me to kill the vibe. I'm already starting while I’m still in vacation mode. I’m setting up systems and I’ve mapped out the first few weeks. I’ve put a plan together so that even when the daily grind tries to pull me back under, I have momentum on my side.

Will it work? Who knows, but I think that by documenting my steps it will hold me more accountable. Also, I hope it helps someone else, to see, day-by-day how a huge undertaking can be done. 

Will I do it perfectly? Pfft, not a chance. But will I do it anyway? Absolutely.

Follow along, heckle if you want. I will take the laughs and I will hold my head high in knowing I am chasing my dreams and that you probably peed a little while laughing.