Thanks for sharing. I listened to the pod when it was active and was curious about the dynamic recently, but didn’t want to pry. Sometimes friendships are delicate. Realistically, not every relationship is forever, and that’s okay. Please know people are capable of understanding that and are still happy to know you as Caitlin. Very sorry to hear about the unfortunate circumstances regarding your GW absence. Wishing you good health and strength in facing your flight anxiety.
Hey Caitlin! Sorry to hear your story and thank you for sharing. I feel like you and I are the same when it comes to things we worry about, but I just want to share that sometimes we can't live in fear and let that control our life. But I know you are fun & loving person and you will overcome this journey! I hope to see you next year at GW. I personally couldn't attend because it was just too busy for our family this year with already extra $$$ traveling. But it look amazing , I'm happy that everyone had a wonderful time and shared on IG. Take care Caitlin , glad you're making content again....Sarah
This is such great advice Sarah. I think after 2020 anxiety has really become overwhelming for me. But this time I think the universe was just telling me to stay home. But I will definitely be on a plane (or driving depending on the distance) in 2025!
Hi!!! it's so good to watch you again! I'm so sorry that you weren't able to attend GoWild this year. I am also hoping to attend CPC in November as well if all goes well. We've chatted a few times on IG, and at the time my handle was Rachelle's Plans. I changed my name about a month ago because my channel has evolved, and I want to share my love of things not just planning. I went to GoWild and bought my ticket at the very last minute...the Tuesday before the conference is when I bought my ticket. 🤷🏽♀ It was in my back yard so how could I not attend. It was 20 mins away from my house. This was my first GoWild, and it was PHENOMENAL!!! I met so many people that I have chatted with on IG and a lot that watch my YT videos. It was the best weekend ever. Thanks for sharing! 🥰
Oh thank you so much. I am so glad to be back here and posting regularly again. Oh I hope you had the BEST time at Wild. And it would be awesome to connect at CPC.
I was looking for you, but didn’t see you or any stories about you being there. This was my first time. My sister was a newbie too and we LOVED it. Hope to see you in Chicago!!! - Judy
Oh man! I would have LOVED to have said hi to you. But hopefully we can connect in Chicago. That would be amazing. I'll keep you posted on that as they release more details.
First i gotta say i appreciated you thinking of others when you said you tested positive for covid and didn't feel right going and exposing others. That is very thoughtful of you. Please feel better soon. Sorry to hear you had a falling out with your friend. Its tough. I kinda have with mine. And its tough when you already feel isolated and going through things and don't have them to turn to. I get the flying thing. I haven't ever flown before either. I would love to do Go Wild at least once, but with my social anxiety and sensory stuff i deal with from my autoimmune stuff, i don't know. May never happen for me
Of course I would think of others when traveling while sick - especially with Covid. I might have considered going if I had just a head cold and just double masking or something. But I still take Covid very seriously. I am an asthma person so I never know how my symptoms will be and with how sick I was last week, I can't imagine having traveled on a red eye flight, staying up all day Thursday and just pushing my body PLUS potentially exposing vulnerable people to a killer virus. It was best that I stayed home this year.
You were definitely missed as a volunteer this year I was hoping to see you. I completely understand where you’re coming from, I prayed for safe travels and trusted that, but was definitely nervous when I realized all my planes were Boeing. I had an exhausting but amazing time at my 3rd Go Wild.
I am so glad to hear that you had a good time! I wish I could have gotten to meet you. I hope we can connect in 2025. Any guesses on where we will be GO-ing next year? I be they will announce this summer sometime.
Hope you can make it to CPC. I know everyone loves Go Wild but I honestly can't imagine anything better than CPC. Go Wild seems overwhelming, although part of me wishes I could go to see everyone every year. Maybe next year, depends where it is. :) But I'll be at CPC again and again! Hoping you are feeling better, and I get the Mom guilt!
OMG! Please come to CPC! It was my first planner conference last year & it was so enjoyable! Go Wild looks amazing, but a bit too overwhelming for me. I hope you continue to recover from COVID and are back to 100% soon!
We are here for you. I just want to see all the swag at this point. I only saw a couple of videos from the conference so I’m anxiously awaiting content as well lol! Hugs 🥰 Caitlin!!
Omg, I would be heart broken too if I were in your shoes! Watching all the GW shenanigans knowing you could've been there 😢 I totally feel u on the whole flying situation! I'm the exact same!!! Hope CPC works out for you!! 😁👍
I truly felt a lot of peace around my decision and I was so happy for those that got to attend. 2024 just wasn't meant to be for me. And that's totally cool. I'll keep you posted about plans as we get closer and more details are announced :)
I'm sure it was a difficult decision to stay home but thank you for doing the right thing. Hopefully, you can make 2025! I plan to go again, and it would be great to meet you!
I have always believed that things happen for a reason and this was just not the year for you and GoWild. The Covid test positive was the final indication of that? There will be plenty of GoWild Conferences and other conferences in your future, should you choose to attend. I get it. It was only 2 1/2 hours south of me, depending on traffic, and even I, who lived in Dallas for 5 years and am familiar with it all, decided not to go. It would have been my first GoWild too. Strangely I wanted my first GoWild to be someplace I have never lived. I also have anxiety in the extreme so I get that too. I hear you! 💕
I understand about the fear of flying. Yes yes yes - I know that statistically driving is significantly more dangerous. But if there IS an accident, I think statistically a car accident is more likely to be survived. That’s my logic anyway lol. Although - if given a chance to fly somewhere for a fabulous vacation, I definitely will indeed get on a plane again :-) It’s great to see you posting uploads again - so happy to see that you’re back :)
Thank you so much! I am so happy to be back. And the plane thing, yeah there are a lot of ways to think about it. I hope to find some peace and just get on the dang plane next time.
So sorry that you tested positive for Covid hope you’re feeling better. I am afraid of heights and I am visually impaired and blind. I have very bad anxiety like you wouldn’t believe 😊.
Thank you. I am feeling so much better. And usually I can overcome things and get on the plane (with the help of a few glasses of wine), but just with everything and then being COVID positive, I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
I cannot say that I completely understand your concerns, however, you have to do what brings you joy and peace. Take care of yourself and get well soon!
Well the biggest concern for me was being sick with COVID. I probably would have gone if it were just the other concerns. I know that there isn't a lot of time to rest and just be at Go Wild, plus I did not want to spread it to others who are more vulnerable than me. So unfortunately I didn't get to attend this year.
So sorry for the disappointment! It shows what a caring person you are that you wanted to make sure that you didn't expose other folks at the conference. If you figure out a way to fly with minimal anxiety, let me know. I had a panic attack on a flight 20+ years ago and haven't flown since. I hope you have a quick recovery!
My best flying tip for anxiety is two glasses of whatever box white wine they serve on the plane. I don't know what it is, but it gives me just enough of a buzz to turn down the noise of the anxiety for a bit. If it's a long flight I may have 1-2 more glasses. It's not the healthiest tip, but it works for me.
@@CreatinginChaos you're so strong and next year will be amazing ! Ps I sent you a message on Instagram since I closed my old account ! Say hi to all and the ducks lol
I think that wild is truly a great space for any level of socialization. You can attend as many or as few social events as you want. And there are so many folks there that get it that it makes it just feel like such a comfy space even though it's such a big conference. I have also heard great things about CPC and other conferences, but I would say don't write Go Wild off just because it seems like a lot of folks.
Oh man. That is giving me all the feels. You won't be able to keep me away in 2025 if I have anything to say about it. I'm so sorry we didn't get a chance to meet in person. But if you're ever in the PNW, let me know and we can connect!
First, refraining from travel while you are in the grasp of COVID is the responsible thing to do. Even if you are no longer contagious, I appreciate you thinking about the vulnerability of others. Good for you. 👏. Next… and this may sound a little melodramatic… but even when logic, news, opinions, advice, stats, yada, yada, yada are all telling you to there is no need to worry… I absolutely believe you have to listen to your gut. For whatever reason, you were not meant to go. You may not ever know why, but my guess is you dodged a bullet. Probably from another, more serious COVID hit, but who knows. Let it go and accept you did the right thing. No explanations necessary.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I so appreciate it. I still take Covid and spreading it very seriously and couldn't imagine being selfish to travel when I was down with a virus that has the potential to kill people that I adore. I just couldn't fathom it - even masked. Plus, on a bit of a selfish note, I know how absolutely exhausting Go Wild can be (in the best way!), but I truly could not imagine how I could get through it with the level of fatigue I had last week. And I'm a melodramatic girly too. I think the universe was telling me something. I have a lot of peace about my decision, but I just wanted to let you all know since I had been talking about going and then radio silence for the past few days.
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Thanks for sharing. I listened to the pod when it was active and was curious about the dynamic recently, but didn’t want to pry. Sometimes friendships are delicate. Realistically, not every relationship is forever, and that’s okay. Please know people are capable of understanding that and are still happy to know you as Caitlin. Very sorry to hear about the unfortunate circumstances regarding your GW absence. Wishing you good health and strength in facing your flight anxiety.
Thank you so much for all of your kind words Ana! I truly value our friendship. I appreciate all of your support and love. :)
Hey Caitlin! Sorry to hear your story and thank you for sharing. I feel like you and I are the same when it comes to things we worry about, but I just want to share that sometimes we can't live in fear and let that control our life. But I know you are fun & loving person and you will overcome this journey! I hope to see you next year at GW. I personally couldn't attend because it was just too busy for our family this year with already extra $$$ traveling. But it look amazing , I'm happy that everyone had a wonderful time and shared on IG. Take care Caitlin , glad you're making content again....Sarah
This is such great advice Sarah. I think after 2020 anxiety has really become overwhelming for me. But this time I think the universe was just telling me to stay home. But I will definitely be on a plane (or driving depending on the distance) in 2025!
Aww I was looking forward to seeing your vlog and goodies! Hope you feel better soon and🤞for a closer venue next year.
Stay tuned, there still may be goodies to see.
Hi!!! it's so good to watch you again! I'm so sorry that you weren't able to attend GoWild this year. I am also hoping to attend CPC in November as well if all goes well. We've chatted a few times on IG, and at the time my handle was Rachelle's Plans. I changed my name about a month ago because my channel has evolved, and I want to share my love of things not just planning. I went to GoWild and bought my ticket at the very last minute...the Tuesday before the conference is when I bought my ticket. 🤷🏽♀ It was in my back yard so how could I not attend. It was 20 mins away from my house. This was my first GoWild, and it was PHENOMENAL!!! I met so many people that I have chatted with on IG and a lot that watch my YT videos. It was the best weekend ever. Thanks for sharing! 🥰
Oh thank you so much. I am so glad to be back here and posting regularly again. Oh I hope you had the BEST time at Wild. And it would be awesome to connect at CPC.
I was looking for you, but didn’t see you or any stories about you being there. This was my first time. My sister was a newbie too and we LOVED it. Hope to see you in Chicago!!! - Judy
Oh man! I would have LOVED to have said hi to you. But hopefully we can connect in Chicago. That would be amazing. I'll keep you posted on that as they release more details.
First i gotta say i appreciated you thinking of others when you said you tested positive for covid and didn't feel right going and exposing others. That is very thoughtful of you. Please feel better soon. Sorry to hear you had a falling out with your friend. Its tough. I kinda have with mine. And its tough when you already feel isolated and going through things and don't have them to turn to. I get the flying thing. I haven't ever flown before either. I would love to do Go Wild at least once, but with my social anxiety and sensory stuff i deal with from my autoimmune stuff, i don't know. May never happen for me
Of course I would think of others when traveling while sick - especially with Covid. I might have considered going if I had just a head cold and just double masking or something. But I still take Covid very seriously. I am an asthma person so I never know how my symptoms will be and with how sick I was last week, I can't imagine having traveled on a red eye flight, staying up all day Thursday and just pushing my body PLUS potentially exposing vulnerable people to a killer virus. It was best that I stayed home this year.
You were definitely missed as a volunteer this year I was hoping to see you. I completely understand where you’re coming from, I prayed for safe travels and trusted that, but was definitely nervous when I realized all my planes were Boeing. I had an exhausting but amazing time at my 3rd Go Wild.
I am so glad to hear that you had a good time! I wish I could have gotten to meet you. I hope we can connect in 2025. Any guesses on where we will be GO-ing next year? I be they will announce this summer sometime.
Hope you can make it to CPC. I know everyone loves Go Wild but I honestly can't imagine anything better than CPC. Go Wild seems overwhelming, although part of me wishes I could go to see everyone every year. Maybe next year, depends where it is. :) But I'll be at CPC again and again! Hoping you are feeling better, and I get the Mom guilt!
I’ve heard how beloved CPC is. A few folks I know go every year. I’m definitely intrigued. My only concern is Chicago in November sounds cold!!
OMG! Please come to CPC! It was my first planner conference last year & it was so enjoyable! Go Wild looks amazing, but a bit too overwhelming for me. I hope you continue to recover from COVID and are back to 100% soon!
I just might be heading to Chicago this fall :) I am feeling much better thank you.
We are here for you. I just want to see all the swag at this point. I only saw a couple of videos from the conference so I’m anxiously awaiting content as well lol! Hugs 🥰 Caitlin!!
Evene though I didn't go, I may still have some to share :) Stay tuned!
Omg, I would be heart broken too if I were in your shoes! Watching all the GW shenanigans knowing you could've been there 😢 I totally feel u on the whole flying situation! I'm the exact same!!! Hope CPC works out for you!! 😁👍
I truly felt a lot of peace around my decision and I was so happy for those that got to attend. 2024 just wasn't meant to be for me. And that's totally cool. I'll keep you posted about plans as we get closer and more details are announced :)
Bummed to have missed you, but glad you’re on the mend. ❤
Aw! I'm bummed to have missed you too. I am feeling much better thank you.
I'm sure it was a difficult decision to stay home but thank you for doing the right thing. Hopefully, you can make 2025! I plan to go again, and it would be great to meet you!
Of course! It was an easy decision. Especially with how I’m feeling still. Ugh! I hope to see you in 2025.
I have always believed that things happen for a reason and this was just not the year for you and GoWild. The Covid test positive was the final indication of that? There will be plenty of GoWild Conferences and other conferences in your future, should you choose to attend. I get it. It was only 2 1/2 hours south of me, depending on traffic, and even I, who lived in Dallas for 5 years and am familiar with it all, decided not to go. It would have been my first GoWild too. Strangely I wanted my first GoWild to be someplace I have never lived. I also have anxiety in the extreme so I get that too. I hear you! 💕
Totally. I just think it wasn't meant to be this year. But there will be other opportunities in the future.
I understand about the fear of flying. Yes yes yes - I know that statistically driving is significantly more dangerous. But if there IS an accident, I think statistically a car accident is more likely to be survived. That’s my logic anyway lol. Although - if given a chance to fly somewhere for a fabulous vacation, I definitely will indeed get on a plane again :-)
It’s great to see you posting uploads again - so happy to see that you’re back :)
Thank you so much! I am so happy to be back. And the plane thing, yeah there are a lot of ways to think about it. I hope to find some peace and just get on the dang plane next time.
So glad to see you back on here
Thank you! I am so glad to be back! :)
So sorry that you tested positive for Covid hope you’re feeling better. I am afraid of heights and I am visually impaired and blind. I have very bad anxiety like you wouldn’t believe 😊.
Thank you. I am feeling so much better. And usually I can overcome things and get on the plane (with the help of a few glasses of wine), but just with everything and then being COVID positive, I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
I cannot say that I completely understand your concerns, however, you have to do what brings you joy and peace. Take care of yourself and get well soon!
Well the biggest concern for me was being sick with COVID. I probably would have gone if it were just the other concerns. I know that there isn't a lot of time to rest and just be at Go Wild, plus I did not want to spread it to others who are more vulnerable than me. So unfortunately I didn't get to attend this year.
Glad your feeling better. Mom guilt is real! And no explanation needed. Catch you on the next one. N
Thank you so much for being so understanding. :)
So sorry for the disappointment! It shows what a caring person you are that you wanted to make sure that you didn't expose other folks at the conference. If you figure out a way to fly with minimal anxiety, let me know. I had a panic attack on a flight 20+ years ago and haven't flown since. I hope you have a quick recovery!
My best flying tip for anxiety is two glasses of whatever box white wine they serve on the plane. I don't know what it is, but it gives me just enough of a buzz to turn down the noise of the anxiety for a bit. If it's a long flight I may have 1-2 more glasses. It's not the healthiest tip, but it works for me.
I was hoping you were in Dallas to hug you! I hope you're doing ok!!! So happy to see your face friend !
I'm doing much better now thank you. I appreciate all of the love.
@@CreatinginChaos you're so strong and next year will be amazing ! Ps I sent you a message on Instagram since I closed my old account ! Say hi to all and the ducks lol
@@allthethingswithjuliet3037 oh! I’ll check in the other folder to see if I can find it.
You were missed at Go Wild. All was good with the airplanes. Sorry you got Covid. Hopefully, I will meet at a future Go Wild. 😃😃😃
Thank you so much. I’m bummed I had to miss, but you won’t be able to keep me away in 2025!
@@CreatinginChaos I don’t know if I will go to Go Wild 2025 I am hoping they have a Go Wild in Palm Springs or Riverside, CA.
@@flowerduckie9107plans a few years ago they were in Anaheim
@@CreatinginChaos Yes, I did that one virtually because I wasn’t ready to be around people.
@@flowerduckie9107plans totally get it. I almost wasn’t either. :)
I’m hoping for Phoenix just because it’s close!
Ooooo! That’s close enough. I’d be down for that.
I’m highly considering attending CPC s as a first time planner conference for me. Go wild looks fun but also looks like ALOT for the introvert I am.
I think that wild is truly a great space for any level of socialization. You can attend as many or as few social events as you want. And there are so many folks there that get it that it makes it just feel like such a comfy space even though it's such a big conference. I have also heard great things about CPC and other conferences, but I would say don't write Go Wild off just because it seems like a lot of folks.
I share your fear of flying. I will be surprising my mom for Mother’s Day weekend and I made sure not to book a flight with a Boeing plane 😅
Is it even possible to book a plane that isn't a Boeing?! I looked and so many are built by them. It's a scary time right now.
I was ready to meet you. So many people asked about you. You were missed. But I feel you. Protect your peace
Oh man. That is giving me all the feels. You won't be able to keep me away in 2025 if I have anything to say about it. I'm so sorry we didn't get a chance to meet in person. But if you're ever in the PNW, let me know and we can connect!
Sending love to you
Thank you so much! :)
Speak your truth.
Always!
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Thanks for the love girl
Thank you for sharing; God removes people to allow you to let others in; not everyone is meant to be in your life time forever.
Thank you. Your kind words are so appreciated.
First, refraining from travel while you are in the grasp of COVID is the responsible thing to do. Even if you are no longer contagious, I appreciate you thinking about the vulnerability of others. Good for you. 👏. Next… and this may sound a little melodramatic… but even when logic, news, opinions, advice, stats, yada, yada, yada are all telling you to there is no need to worry… I absolutely believe you have to listen to your gut. For whatever reason, you were not meant to go. You may not ever know why, but my guess is you dodged a bullet. Probably from another, more serious COVID hit, but who knows. Let it go and accept you did the right thing. No explanations necessary.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I so appreciate it. I still take Covid and spreading it very seriously and couldn't imagine being selfish to travel when I was down with a virus that has the potential to kill people that I adore. I just couldn't fathom it - even masked. Plus, on a bit of a selfish note, I know how absolutely exhausting Go Wild can be (in the best way!), but I truly could not imagine how I could get through it with the level of fatigue I had last week. And I'm a melodramatic girly too. I think the universe was telling me something. I have a lot of peace about my decision, but I just wanted to let you all know since I had been talking about going and then radio silence for the past few days.
Hmmmm, Chicago sounds fun…
It really does!!
❤❤❤ sad for you girl!
It’s ok. It just wasn’t meant to be for me this year