Have blog, will travel

Well, in case you haven’t heard: I’ve decided.

I’m going to Bali.

For 2 months.

Wee!

And today I was talking with Tarra and Cynthia about whether I want to take a computer with me. After discussing the pros and cons with them I have decided I do want to take one because I want to blog (duh). And through email and my blog I’ll be able to stay in touch with all of you while I’m away.

Which is a very good thing.

I want to get a MacBook Air to take with me because it weighs 3 and a half pounds vs. my current beast: a MacBook Pro which weighs 5 and a half pounds. It doesn’t sound like much but yow! Those 2 pounds will make a big difference when I’ll be lugging it around in my backpack.

So today I took care of a lot of piddly details: set up an appointment for Saturday at the Genius Bar at the Apple Store to talk about different technical stuff I’ll want to take with me (ipod, computer, etc). I also made an appointment to get my driver’s license renewed early since it will expire while I’ll be away, etc., etc.

There’s a huge list of things to do before I leave and I can already feel the panic set in of “Is there enough time?”

I made a commitment today to tackle one item a day and before I know it, I’ll (hopefully) have everything checked off the list.

I’m also looking at money: I want to have enough. How much is enough?

I did a (very) rough spending plan of how much my trip will cost and here is what I came up with:

Spending plan for my 60-day trip: (Low End/High End)
~ Lodging: $25-$50/day = $1,500-$3,000
~ 2/ 30-day Visas: $100
~ Buy a bike with accessories: $100
~ Food/tips $15-$30/day=$900-$1,800
~ Singapore $200 (must leave Bali for 2nd 30-day Visa)
~ Massage/Personal Care $10/per day (massage) =$600
~ Airfare (if purchased) $790-$950
~ Gifts-others $300-$400
~ Gifts-me $300-$400
~ Clothing/jewelry-$300
~ Transportation- $300-$500
TOTAL: $5,390 – $8,350

I currently have about $4,500 saved specifically for this trip but if I buy a new computer and other things…

So I really want to earn a lot more money the next couple of months.

And I really want to prepare for this trip without stress.

Is that possible?

I haven’t taken a long trip like this in about 11 years and I remember before my long trips I would get really, really stressed by all the tasks to do in preparation to leave.

Now my life is so much bigger: bigger business than before (2 businesses actually), a house that needs to be lived in while I’m away, a hot tub that needs to be lovingly attended to.

Plus all of you great friends that I want to connect with face-to-face in between all my trip preparation.

So I’m wondering: what would it be like to have the trip preparation be easy and effortless?

For me that would be revolutionary.

I’m going to shoot for that in my daily task commitment and perhaps you can check in on me from time to time and ask, “Hey, is your trip preparation filled with ease and joy?”

I would like that.