I’m participating in Classy in Philadelphia’s Where In The World Wednesday! The idea of WITWW is to post a picture of you someplace in the world…it doesn’t have to be somewhere foreign or tropical. Just a picture of you somewhere you consider traveling.
Two years ago I made a spontaneous decision.
A couple of my friends were taking a trip to California. As they put together their plans, I didn’t even consider going. I can be pretty dense. Scratch that – I used to be pretty dense. I used to take ages to make decisions. I went through the pros and cons so many times that I forgot what I was considering in the first place. I made decisions so complicated that I convinced myself that if they’re that complicated, maybe I should just avoid them, even though I was the one making them complicated.
As we got closer to the trip my friends were planning, I somehow came to the realization that I had this crazy little thing called vacation time. And that even though it rarely occurred to me to use it, unless I had an obligation, it was there for me.
I called my mom and asked her what she thought. I actually inherited my stressed out nature and habit to over think from her, but ironically enough, she’s the person in my life that talks me off ledges and teaches me to let go and live. She essentially told me to let go and live.
So, with my mom’s blessing, I booked my flight. My friends had already booked their flights so my next step was to simply call and tell them was going too.
That’s me in San Diego.
Specifically, that’s me having a cup of coffee at the gorgeous Hotel Del Coronado. That’s also me relaxed, relishing in my spontaneous decision, and slowly, but surely moving toward a path of many more…
A little spontaneity is goooooood, right? I wish I could just go anywhere any time I want
ps. looking good!
How lovely to be so spontaneous!
I visited the Hotel Del Coronado when in San Diego a couple of years ago….beautiful hotel and so much history
Ahhh I’m the same exact way. And I get it from my mom too. Yet, my mom thinks I’m crazy for acting the way I do and is constantly telling me to lighten up and live.
You do look quite relaxed… And now you’re probably soo happy you went!
yay for being spontaneous. i need to take a long weekend in may and need to think of somewhere fun to go! i haven’t used annny of my days this year!
Yay for Cali! So awesome. I didn’t get to Coronado though…wanted to though!
if you never went to san diego…you never would have raced a goldfish.
ha–i mean forced a goldfish to race with another goldfish.
i made it sound like you beat one in a swimming competition.
awhh..and now i cant stop laughing picturing you swimming against a goldfish.