tomorrow i fly.
i fly from sacramento, up north to seattle, and over to the right to amsterdam.
i love airplanes. everything they represent, the style, the glamour, the destination, and certainly the journey. but my anxiety sets in hardcore during these transatlantic flights. something about being over the ocean for so long really irks me. but, i'm a girl on a mission. a mission to sleep.
i have been known to only grab a few, sporadic hours of shut eye during these long jaunts to europe. i take soft core drugs, they don't do much besides leave me feeling like a zombie for ten hours , mixed in with thirty minutes of narcolepsy, every two hours. fun times, i say, fun times.
but, i have a new plan. i've kicked the drugs up a notch, i finally purchased a neck pillow, i have an eye mask from jessah, and i'm creating an awesome mix of zone out tunes, courtesy of the fa-ja.
i think i can do this.
i know i can do this.
i want to do this.
i want to wake up hours later feeling refreshed so i can see henning, all while still acting like a zombie since i land in the early afternoon amsterdam time, yet two in the morning california time. yay, time changes rock! not...but you get my enthusiasm, right?
do you fellow travelers have any other tricks up your sleeve, am i doing this right? tell me your ways.
How exciting! The flight to Europe is very difficult! My advice: sleeping pills. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd, give yourself a few hours to sleep when you get there. Set your alarm though. :)
my biggest thing on these flights is wearing glasses and putting my contacts in at the end of the flight (or just keeping my glasses on). there is nothing worse than that feeling you get when you have had your contacts in for 12 hours too long and feel like your eyeballs are going to fall out of your head. you know?
ReplyDeleteunless you don't wear contacts. then you don't know.
Many interesting things in this blog. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you! You're going to have a blast :) Normally when I fly, I don't wear mascara onto the plane because I know it will smudge by the time I get off. I usually wash my face and do my make up either on a layover or in the bathroom right before we land. I also usually take a change of clothes on the flight and change into something cute before landing (only when I'm reuniting with the boy ;)). I also usually straighten my hair for the flight because it will still look straight when we land. If I put it in a bun or a pony tail it gets all frumpy.
ReplyDeleteHope this helps, can't wait for the trip recap :)
xxx
Jenna
SO EXCITED FOR YOU!
ReplyDeleteNeck pillow and drugs are key. Yet, I never get a full nights sleep. I just fight it the next day, which shouldn't be too hard since you'll be so dang happy to see Henning! Pumped for you!
ReplyDeleteHave an awesome trip, Hayley! I don't have many tricks... other than having a glass of wine on the plane to help me sleep :)
ReplyDeleteI use all the same tricks, but no way, no how can I ever sleep on an airplane. Best of luck to you though!
ReplyDeleteSo many hours of traveling! But so worth it to see your guy. I never got the chance to ask you, how long are you staying?
ReplyDeleteand little did you know all the "fun" you were going to have getting there! ;) Enjoying watching your journey via Instagram! xo
ReplyDeleteI finally came back to the blogging world, and you're my first stop. Love what you've done to it! Can't wait to start reading again :)
ReplyDeleteTransatlantic flights always seem so exciting because I think that I will be able to catch up on all of the movies that I haven't been keeping up with, but it always turns into mini naps every few hours. Washing your face and brushing your teeth and changing into comfy clothes before boarding always helps to get into the "bedtime" mode.
ReplyDeletehaha I love how all the commenters are like: DRUGS.
ReplyDelete(amen, by the way.)
belatedly, I'm glad you had a great time!