So I was going through photos the other day. Okay, well to be honest I was actually up at 2am, with insomnia and no BPO's to do, lol. A rare thing..anyway, back to my nostalgic trip....and I found a bunch of photos from when I used to snowboard 4 days a week back in California. It made me laugh, I used to live about an hour and twenty minutes from the nearest resort, had a full time job, still trained horses and yet, somehow still managed to snowboard 3-4 days a week. Now I live in the heart of "snowboard-land" and do you know that I've yet to buy a single lift ticket. Now I have gone snowboarding maybe a handleful of time, but all out of bounds, hiking. I mean I live within 2 hours of some of the best ski resorts in the country, but I have not gone. Okay, so before all of you let me off easy by using Tanner as an out.....he's only a year and a half old...I've lived here 4 years....had quite a few winters to go pre-kiddo and still didn't do it. So that got me thinking...here we are (we as in, most Americans) working our tails off in this slow and declining economy (oh my that sounds like belongs on one of my bpo's, lol) for what....retirement accounts are great, savings are necessary, bills must be paid. But let's face it most of us work our azz's off and do we actually enjoy much of the money we make? hmmmm, not sure I can wholeheartedly say yes. Buying things for others makes me happy, but that said I am not a shopper and think going to the mall is torture (just ask my mom, lol). But I tried to stop and think about the last "fun" thing I did with any earnings for myself. I honestly can't come up with one single thing.....and I am not talking about expensive, but just something I did for pure enjoyment, even if I set the monetary investment idea aside...hmmmm, nothing. I suppose on one hand that makes me unselfish, but on the other hand, that makes me seem very dull, way too much work/goal/finances oriented. So ladies and gents, here is my November goal (okay, so it's not yet November, but I gotta start somewhere), I am determined to do something that brings a smile to my face atleast once a month and be selfish with that....now that doesn't mean it must be expensive or a solo activity, but something that is pure FUN. Yes, that three letter word, FUN! So I challenge all of you to do the same. This is one of my favorite quotes:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body... but rather to skid into the grave sideways, chocolate in one hand, margarita in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
Hugs, Jen and Tanner
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