Started a new job in January as an executive assistant to a Chinese businessman who’s based mostly in the UK but also works in Hong Kong and mainland China. I’m due to leave on 1 June for a month-long work trip split between Hong Kong and the mainland. I’ve never travelled that far before and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t excited. Everything’s being paid for and it’s all extremely luxurious, which honestly still feels a bit surreal to me. I’ve got a husband and an 8-year-old son. DH is struggling a bit with the idea of me being away for that long. Partly jealousy I think, partly anxiety about managing at home alone, even though both sets of grandparents are nearby and very keen to help. I’m not asking whether I should go, that decision’s already made. Just wondering if I’m unreasonable for being genuinely excited about it rather than guilty.