When we lived on the island of Guam, we became accustomed to "island fever."
People always said that you would not know how you do on the island until you've been there long enough to get island fever. We saw some major freaking out happen due to this strange phenomenon.
The sad part about island fever is that people go crazy and divorce their spouses, spend all their money, drive endless circles around the island, get an expensive hobby, travel beyond their means, drink too much alcohol, use drugs and become adulterous.
It's real, that's for sure. We have seen its nasty effects.
You're probably thinking--this blog post title seems misleading. It's true, island fever can be rough. I'm thankful that we had a touch of it while living on Guam, but we never allowed it to destroy our home or family. We never allowed it to keep us from making good decisions.
It's definitely something to think about if you plan to live on island permanently. Maybe take an extended vacation (one month or more) to an island and see how it affects you before cashing in your retirement and moving there!
We've done it and we know how to handle it...at least we hope we do!
The kind of island fever I'm discussing in this post is the fever you get to move to an island, such as Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Oahu, or any other island...really anywhere...
I liken this feeling to "baby fever" where you want to have a baby so badly that you feel like you're going to die if you don't have one SOON.
My husband and I experienced infertility and we also know a thing or two about baby fever.
He says I still have it, even though we probably won't be having any more children.
Maybe, instead of baby fever, I have island fever (the good kind)...I have Hawaii fever. Yep, I just made that term up.
HAWAII FEVER...
It's got a nice ring to it. Well, I have it. My kids have it. And now...my husband has caught it. The first thing he said when coming home from work today (by the way, it was 106 degrees today in NM) is "Guess what babe? I applied for like 4-5 more jobs in Hawaii today." He hasn't even received any final word on when his medical discharge from the military will be finalized, but he's applying for jobs...IN HAWAII.
It's contagious and we absolutely love having it.
Moving to Hawaii really is our greatest adventure yet to date. We're ready and we're excited, but waiting to have our dreams come true is still kinda tough.
People always said that you would not know how you do on the island until you've been there long enough to get island fever. We saw some major freaking out happen due to this strange phenomenon.
The sad part about island fever is that people go crazy and divorce their spouses, spend all their money, drive endless circles around the island, get an expensive hobby, travel beyond their means, drink too much alcohol, use drugs and become adulterous.
It's real, that's for sure. We have seen its nasty effects.
You're probably thinking--this blog post title seems misleading. It's true, island fever can be rough. I'm thankful that we had a touch of it while living on Guam, but we never allowed it to destroy our home or family. We never allowed it to keep us from making good decisions.
It's definitely something to think about if you plan to live on island permanently. Maybe take an extended vacation (one month or more) to an island and see how it affects you before cashing in your retirement and moving there!
We've done it and we know how to handle it...at least we hope we do!
The kind of island fever I'm discussing in this post is the fever you get to move to an island, such as Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, Oahu, or any other island...really anywhere...
I liken this feeling to "baby fever" where you want to have a baby so badly that you feel like you're going to die if you don't have one SOON.
My husband and I experienced infertility and we also know a thing or two about baby fever.
He says I still have it, even though we probably won't be having any more children.
Maybe, instead of baby fever, I have island fever (the good kind)...I have Hawaii fever. Yep, I just made that term up.
HAWAII FEVER...
It's got a nice ring to it. Well, I have it. My kids have it. And now...my husband has caught it. The first thing he said when coming home from work today (by the way, it was 106 degrees today in NM) is "Guess what babe? I applied for like 4-5 more jobs in Hawaii today." He hasn't even received any final word on when his medical discharge from the military will be finalized, but he's applying for jobs...IN HAWAII.
It's contagious and we absolutely love having it.
Moving to Hawaii really is our greatest adventure yet to date. We're ready and we're excited, but waiting to have our dreams come true is still kinda tough.
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