This year, he went to Las Vegas, San Francisco and the Philippines.

He's consistent about this. With a high-stress job, he likes big-fun trips. Vegas for gambling, San Fran for friends and family, and P.I. for more family. Me? I haven't been out of the state in five years and it's really starting to show. I'm so complacent about this routine, which is heavily oriented around my family. The routine has been in place for several years now, and I find it nearly impossible to leave town for more than a day or two because of my elderly mom's limitations.

I just get the feeling, between that situation and pulling out of some other great circles of activity and friends due to lack of time, that I'm just not loving life enough.

Love. It's about loving yourself, too. I gotta get back there one day.

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