Solo trip to Disneyland

With the Super Bowl right around the corner I thought I’d do a throwback to how I spent the last super bowl...
At Disneyland by myself.

As you can see, I’m not into football.
I’ve gone to Disneyland a million times but this was the first time I’ve gone alone, and during the Super Bowl. I normally stay home and make food for my husband to eat while he watches the game, but this time I woke up with a wild hair. I got up and drove straight to Anaheim for a day to myself.

At first I had some guilt. 

How could I go to Disneyland and not take my son?

 But being a working mom that is constantly putting everyone and everything above herself, It really does take a toll on you. I really needed a day to myself. My son was excited to watch the game with his dad and I knew he'd be in good hands. I put all my fear aside and went for it. I never do anything alone, I couldn't even remember a time I had time by myself, so this was way out of my comfort zone. 

I've been with my husband since I was 18, so my entire adult life I've been part of a duo. I've had very little time as a single person. I grew with him so by myself I wasn't even sure who I was as a person. 

Becoming a mom had made me even more unsure of who I was.

I became Zack's mom.

Don't get me wrong I love it, but who am I?

Who is Sarah?

What does she even like?

I was starting to feel like I didn't know her.

My every move and thought was influenced by someone else.

So this Solo Trip was about facing my fear of being alone, and trying to find out who I am.

I've always loved DISNEY but most of my time there has been spent as a mom. 

So here was my chance to not have to worry about standing in a line and dealing with someone else's bladder, or hunger, or tired feet. 

One of the most rewarding parts of a solo trip was taking advantage of single rider lines.

I got placed on a ride with a large family and a young girl looked at me and said, "are you here alone?" When I replied yes, she looked at me like I was crazy and asked, "why?" with an attitude.

I replied "my family is watching football and I hate it." The little girls eyes got really big. 

One thing I was scared about going on this trip was having people look at me like I was weird, but other than that one girl, most people treat you like your lucky, or don't even care because its so common.

A rainy day= crowd controlI brought a small backpack and a lightweight hoodie. The rain was on and off all day so when it stopped raining I would take the hoodie off and put it in my backpack.  When it wasn’t raining it was hot and humid. 

Another plus to a solo trip is getting to just go with the flow. Not having to please anyone else, when it came to food, or rides made it so relaxing and stress free. 

Usually when I travel with my family what we eat and when we eat are an issue, so getting to decide without checking in with others was a very easy task.

By the end of the day I felt so relaxed. I was at peace with life and was so happy. I felt like a new person, I actually felt my confidence rise, and for the first time i felt independent. It was the most therapeutic thing I had ever done. I didn’t even know how much I actually needed this day until I actually did it. 

If you have gone to Disneyland but haven’t gone alone do yourself a favor and treat yourself to a solo trip. When I got home and my son found out he was like “wait you went to Disneyland without me?” I said, “yes, I said I was.”He said “oh I didn’t know you actually did.” 
Turns out it’s not as bad as I thought it was to be a little selfish every now and then.