Sorry for coming into this discussion so late.
Last year I had a break away from my sibling and went to Singapore. Next month I'm going to Bali. I promised myself from now on I'm going to go on an overseas holiday every year until I run out of countries to visit. Getting things ticked off my bucket list as I go.
These little holidays are my time to switch off. Me, me, me, me, me time!
When I leave home I need to make sure everything is in place and taken care of. All the bills are paid prior and I even leave lists of how to feed the pets and give them their medication. I even package up each meal separately for each day and leave that in the refrigerator. I make sure I ask my sibling if there is anything that needs further explaining before I go.
Once that is all done I have more peace of mind that all will be okay. If not, I'm only a text message away.
So far my sibling has done reasonably well in my absence. I do make sure I check in every couple of days via email or even a phone call but that's part and parcel of being a carer.
My sibling is already expressing concern about me going to Bali given the updated terrorist alerts so I'll be checking in a bit more often than I usually would.
From my side of things I ask myself, "what's the worst that can happen while I'm away". As long as my house doesn't burn down I think I can deal with most other things.
