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I'm been home from my Winter Excursion for three months now.

I always love traveling and look forward to it.

I understand that people that feel happiest while traveling is because new experiences are the key to building new neural pathways in the brain.

By rewiring the brain, you become more creative and accepting of new ideas.

This is why travel makes us happy.

It also takes us out of our comfort zones and inspires us to see, taste, and try new things.

In fact I've heard travel can be good for our health.

A Washington State University study found that people who traveled several times a year-even for just 75 miles from home- were 7% happier than those who did not travel.

However, we all know the feeling of returning home from a long trip.

Whether it's air travel or a road trip, the post-travel days can feel like a drag.

Our body is out of whack, our schedule is thrown off, and we seem to have double the work and household chores to catch up on. That definitely feels like a drag.

On top of that, I alway try to catch up on sleep I've missed out on when I was enroute. 

Not to mention those post-travel blues can be very real.

I got back from my trip, and it was one of the most enjoyable trips even with the unpredictable events.

Not only was the cultural experience incredible but so was the time to reflect and be alone with my thoughts.

Of course, I was overjoyed to see my friends upon my return, but I also found my first instinct was to hit the ground running with, reconnecting with my family, normal household chores, and the dreaded unpacking which caused some blues.

I know my re-entry into my everyday atmosphere doesn't have to be miserable. I'm told that I need to remember to implement a few key strategies, so I'll be back in the groove in no time.

Apparently I need to drink more water. But in all seriousness, this is a very important travel recovery strategy.

Often during transit, I avoid drinking as much water as I normally do because I don't have access to a bathroom whenever I need it. Plus the dry air intensifies our thirst. 

Often I get back from a trip and realize I have hundreds of photos and videos to sort through. That can leave me feeling paralyzed and overwhelmed, so I just mostly I avoid them altogether.

I realized that it's important to remember that I took those photos and videos for a reason. The moment felt special to me and I wanted to remember it.

I always have thoughts that a certain picture would resonate with a friend or family member.

I wanted a digital keepsake of my trip.

So editing my photos right after I get back, perhaps while relaxing and watching my Netflix.

It always gives me a small boosts of happiness as I go through them, recalling sights, sounds, and smells from the trip.

It will also ensure that I have these memories for years to come, whether that means I printed them to hang on my wall, put them in a blog post, or a simple an album on Facebook.

Also I am looking forward to getting outside again to breath the fresh air at our local "Country Days Festivals"

That gets me back into the routine of enjoying my community and local acquaintances.

Breakfast feels so good at the local McDonalds or Burger King where people know my name and often put a smile on my face.

It's no time I'm back to my normal routine and thinking about my near future roundabouts.

Long winded but I'm wishing everyone a wonderful day as I'm feeling transition back to the routine of normal life & habitation in my air conditioned home on those heat warning 90° days here! 😎

Nana