Mental Illness

So I know you are probably looking at the title of this blog and scratching your head a bit. I am a travel agent and 95% of my blogging has to do with travel about 5% discusses my family. In early Fall I discussed with you guys that I had stopped blogging because of some hurtful comments on some of my previous blogs and pictures. As I mentioned when I started up again I am very aware that I am obese and while I am aware the comments are still nasty.
At the time I did not mention that I have suffered from depression for many years. I have been on medication steady since my youngest was born and he is almost ten years. We have adjusted dosage over the years and for the most part it allows me to go on with life and get things done.
This however has been a really rough Fall the lack of sun has really taken it's toll. I am leaving this weekend with my children and mother for a Western Caribbean cruise on the NCL Getaway. I am so looking forward to this and spending a day in Miami to hopefully soak up some rays. I want to find a way to add more travel this winter so I can get more sun. My depression has hit an all time low and it has made work and everyday life very hard.
Being a self employed business woman and mother to four makes it even harder when this hits as it makes it harder to deal and find the time to continue on with everyone else's needs and try and address what I need. Which means I take care of everyone else and just suffer the best I can.
So a number of things have come to ahead in my life and of course they happened to be this past week the week before trying to get everyone packed and ready to go away and I currently have clients travelling at the same. Thankfully we are headed to Florida (different directions but same State).
So while doing all this I decided to some evaluating and will probably continue to do a lot more while I am away get some much needed rest and relaxation. I am looking at the volunteering I am doing, taxi driver role and so much more. I think many people who are close to me will see a big change come the new year.
I will be re committing to a much higher focus on me and my business and making myself happy and secure.
I am hoping to post regularly while I am away with information about the ship, the destinations and travel period. I hope you will follow along. I am also pledging to taking more pictures with me in them and enjoying life to its fullest.

Here's a start

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Please keep in mind that while my head office is in Toronto. I am a home based travel agent and I live in South Dundas and I can service clients anywhere in Canada. But, I meet with clients in the SD&G area