BOOK 'EM, BARBARA'S

For all my wanderlusting, actually going on a trip can feel like logistical overload when work-family-household planets are not properly aligned. Mine certainly do not feel aligned this afternoon as I get ready to head out to a four-day conference first thing tomorrow a.m. Work deadlines, a half-painted kitchen, an elderly cat with digestive troubles, a nine-year-old son with a half-finished geography assignment and a zillion other little things that individually do not amount to much but collectively assume the dimensions of Mt. Vesuvius, ready to blow.

This frenzied state makes the thought of winning today’s featured sweeps, six days and five nights in Waikiki, especially enticing. To enter, click HERE. One entry per person. The sweeps runs through September 30.

The sponsor is BARBARA'S BAKERY, maker of healthful cereals and snacks. The package includes air and a whale watch. Barbara’s website quotes one of Mark Twain’s many descriptions of Hawaii: “the peacefullest, restfullest, balmiest, dreamiest haven of refuge for a worn and weary spirit the surface of the earth can offer.”

Here, here, says this worn and weary spirit. For a captivating article on Mark Twain’s Hawaii, click HERE.

Fretting aside, I know I'll be raring to go as soon as I’m farther along with my preparations.