19/08/2026
Pre-holiday anxiety is in FULL swing, and honestly, it has taken over my entire being. 😵💫
As a business owner, you’d think I’d be jumping for joy at the thought of getting on that plane and chilling for a week with my family.
Wrong. 😂
I can’t explain the conflict of desperately needing and craving that family time, while simultaneously dreading leaving my business behind to run without me.
I’ve genuinely toyed with reasons why I should stay home. I’ve even once flown home early from a family holiday. 🤦🏼♀️
Part of running a business is problem-solving. It happens every single day. Mostly it’s minor decision-making, but sometimes bigger issues pop up that I need to fix, manage or prevent.
And every time something happens in the lead-up to my time away, my brain immediately goes:
“What if this happens while I’m away?”
“What will they do if they can’t get hold of me?”
“What if they make the wrong decision?”
And it’s not because I don’t trust my staff. I absolutely do.
It’s because I’ve made my work and my business so incredibly personal that it has become a part of me. So allowing someone else to make decisions in my absence feels… terrifying.
The only way I can describe it is like handing your child over to a doctor to have their tonsils out.
Completely routine. Piss-easy job for the doctor.
Absolutely fu***ng terrifying for the parent. 😂
And when I’m actually there… will the stress disappear?
Absolutely not.
As the pre-travel anxiety lifts, the being-away-from-work anxiety takes over.
Because apparently my brain has decided that not even a margarita can be enjoyed without a side order of “WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AT WORK?” 🍹😂
So, to all the other business owners out there who are supposedly “relaxing” on holiday and “excited” about their time off…
I see you. ❤️
And if you were hoping for a cure…
Sorry. It’s not that kind of post. 🤣
But if you do have one…
HIT. ME. UP. 👀😂
