My husband got angry and cut up his passport. This meant that he couldn't go on holiday. We could use an idiomatic expression to say that his action caused harm to himself. 

My husband, having destroyed his passport, could not come on holiday with me. This meant that I had to walk everywhere instead of going by car. I can also say:

My husband, not being able to come with me on holiday, moped around at home. However, I had a wonderful day shopping. I can also say:

I wanted to eat some worms doing shopping

I wanted to get to the airport early, but my taxi driver made a mistake and came late. We could also say:

I didn't manage to out one day because I felt ill. I can also say: