How To: Cope With Post Florida Keys Blues

Date: June 14^th, 2016

Location: Ft. Lauderdale International Airport

Written By: Colleen Beck

The time has come, the bags are packed, the car is loaded up and the plane is ready for take-off. You are so full of new experiences but you feel so empty without the Florida sun. How do you cope with leaving such a great week full of fun behind? Here are some helpful tips on how to cope with the post Florida Keys blues.

-          Pack BEFORE the day you leave for the airport. I suggest packing the night before, unless you have two reflections and a blog to write, then the packing can wait.

-          Sleep on the plane. Dream about all of the activities and experiences that you did over the entire week. If you can’t sleep on planes, try filling out the Sudoku, the maze, the crossword puzzle or the word search located on your boarding pass to keep your mind busy. You don’t want to cry on the plane, do you?

-          Review all of the wonderful pictures you took when you finally get home. You can relive your week in the keys when looking through the pictures and remember all the fun times you had shark tagging, snorkeling and diving.

-          Hold in those tears! If you do start to cry, hide your tears behind the big cookie that you bought at the airport. Tears add flavor. And who in the world is sad while eating a cookie? No one.

-          Hug your pets (if you have any) as soon as you get home. I’m sure they missed you just as much as you missed them. Hugging a furry animal can cure any blues in the world. If one hug doesn’t solve your blues, keep hugging!

-          Catch up on your sleep. Finally, you don’t have to set an alarm before the sun rises. Take this time to sleep in as much as possible. Your body will thank you.

-          If none of these suggestions work, just remember that you no longer have to write everything down in a notebook that’s going to get graded at the end of the trip. You don’t have any more work to do! Rejoice!

How did you cope with post keys trip blues? Leave your experiences in the comments! 

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