a surge of productivity

the first leg of the trip starts in the netherlands. since it is the fastest approaching part of the journey, you would think that it would have been planned first. apparently that's not how i process things. all attempts thus far to plan the netherlands, have been thwarted. i am trying to plan it with my good friend nikki but to no avail. be it a 2 hour skype call to our girls in england or an episode of the bachelor, nikki and i have not been able to get in touch with our organizational functioning. 

my goal this week is to tap into planning mode and create a new and thorough spreadsheet. this shouldn't be too difficult because i am surprisingly organized with this trip. and once i reach into my traveler's brain, i can't stop the productivity that surges from it. that's why i am writing this post at 2am. i came home from a failed planning meeting at nikki's house tonight and dove into the new spreadsheet - detailing the dates, locations, and sleeping arrangements. before i knew it, 3 hours had passed. it felt like maybe 30 minutes. i love the feeling of productivity! it's been so elusive recently. let's hope it sticks around for a few days; after all, i only have 22 days until departure.