My husband and I were excited to take a trip to Europe after becoming empty nesters. But I struggled to let go of work.

Sat, 03/30/2024 - 09:27

a woman looking at venice canals with her phone in hand — The author, not pictured, struggled to disconnect from work in Venice.
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My husband and I became empty-nesters last year and booked a big European vacation for ourselves.
As an entrepreneur, I feared I would ruin my business if I took two weeks away.
But the vacation offered valuable insights into my company and made me a better business owner.

Last fall, my husband and I booked a two-week vacation to Greece and Italy. We aptly coined this our "empty-nester moon" as we had just sent our only 18-year-old daughter, Hailey, off to college. Many people take honeymoons, and some take babymoons, so we figured, why not take an empty-nester moon?