Oh, my fairies am I suffering from Disney Withdrawal!! You spend so much time and energy planning, looking forward to and hoping-then a week (if you're lucky!) living it, then it's...all...over...I just want to go back!! Please take me back!!!! What do you all do to make it better??
Oh boy, I know how you feel. We struggle with Disney withdraws every year. Just can't get the Mickey off my back.
Here is what I do...
1. During my vacation I vlog every day usually before a meal or event. I attempt to document every event and meal so we can remember it all. When I get back home I edit my vlog and enjoy the photos I took. This could keep me going for a couple of months.
2. From September to January my family is crazy busy and low on funds. We have multiple birthdays, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Every holliday we dream/morn about going to WDW during the school year.
3. January is the most difficult. We do our best not to crack and attempt to scrounge up the $200.00 deposit for a booking in early May/June. Sometimes we are lucky enough to book our next fix and start making ADRs right away.
4. Usually by February we have booked our next Disney World hit and at that point we indulge in research. We look up all the changes, new restaurants, vlogs on youtube and new attractions and any refurbishments posted.
5. From March until May/June we binge watch Dis Unplugged and attempt to catch up on all the details that I have missed out on during the year. If you have kids this is the perfect time to watch WDW surpirse videos. Depending upon our kids summer plans we alter our vacations. There are times that our kids don't all go. Believe it or not, they are pretty cool with missing a Disney trip especially if they have a youth trip or sporting activity planned for the summer. Our family of 6 has to be flexible so we have built in a plan B for every trip.
Disclaimer: There have been years that we do not go. In such cases my world comes to a disney apocalypse. "There will be a weeping and gnashing of teeth!"