How do you psyche yourself up for "vacation"?

We're taking a 4 hour flight tomorrow to visit the in laws for a week. It's two days at their place, 3 days camping at a lake, then two more at their place. I feel like I have to pack all the things. DH is fully engrossed in some work project and no help.

I took today off to pack but LO2 got a fever, pink eye and return of his awful diaper rash so I spent a chunk of the day taking him to the doctor for the 3rd time in a week. He was diagnosed with asthma this week so I'm still learning his inhaler regime. Eye drops, butt paste, inhalers, oh my!

Adding to the craziness, I'm being laid off in fall so I'm in full job hunting mode. I've been sending out resumes since May and haven't heard anything. I predicted weeks ago that I'd get a call for an interview while camping out of state. Close, today I got a call to set up a phone interview with my top choice while I'm at the airport tomorrow. I put it off until the next day but now I'm worried I was right about missing in person interviews while on the trip. I wish I could say I was chill about interviewing but this is the job I want most and I'm not going to be chill.

Sorry for the vent but I'm stressed and bummed that flying with sick baby to camp with my ILs + interviewing is how I'm spending my PTO.

I know I'll feel better when the trip starts but everything seems so monumental at the moment.

I'm so tired from packing & anticipating travel (and spending $$ on this trip) that I'm fantasizing about hurling the kids at my ILs at the airport and hopping a flight alone somewhere tropical.

Ok, bedtime for LO, then back to packing/cleaning.