So… I’m not going to Amsterdam this weekend. I’m still not feeling 100% healthy, I don’t have a plan for transport from Einhoven to and back from Amsterdam, and I don’t have a place to stay. The biggest problem is that I don’t think I can manage getting up at 3am to get to the airport in time for my flight, going through two days of running around the city, get back to my flat at 10pm on Sunday night and make it into work the next day. I also don’t have any time to sort out the transport and where I’m staying. So, I’ll lose the 30 quid for the plane ticket (not a huge deal and for how much my stress levels have gone down since deciding I wasn’t going, I think it’s worth it).
I thought that by getting the plane ticket, I’d force myself to sort out the details and go on another trip but really it just ended up being quite stressful on top of being sick. So I’ll do something fun this weekend in the UK (any suggestions?).
Whew – it feels amazing not to have to worry about this trip. I’m going to plan this properly, travel with a friend, and have a great time in Amsterdam… in the future.
Meaghan Fitzgerald is a marketer and entrepreneur building and growing consumer and gaming products and experiences. A Silicon Valley native, she started her first company, DormWise, in 2006 which she later sold in 2009. Meaghan spent 7 years in London in early stage consumer startups, two years at Xbox as a product marketer for Minecraft, and is currently the head of product marketing for VR experiences at Facebook and Oculus. Meaghan writes here about business, technology, gaming, and marketing. She has been named a top