AuthenticallyZ | Houston Lifestyle Blogger

  Sometimes the bravest thing you can do for yourself isn't adding more to your life... it's walking away from it for a few days. For the longest time, I was afraid to do something like this. I always thought someone needed to be with me. Whether it was fear, comfort, or simply believing I had to wait on someone else's schedule, solo travel never felt like something I could actually do. At the same time, I convinced myself that I couldn't step away because there was always something that needed me. I thought I had to finish every task, answer every email, pour into everyone else, show up for every event, and somehow still have enough left to pour into myself. Spoiler alert... That day never came. There will always be another deadline, another responsibility, another person needing something. Somewhere in the middle of taking care of everyone else, I realized I hadn't intentionally taken time away just for me—not the version everyone else knows, not the producti...