Summer love !
Summer is finally here! I waited and waited all through the winter, and at last, the sun has returned and so has beach season. I really am happiest in Sunshine. I don’t care if you’re a believer or not, but I really think that I get SAD in the winter, and it’s not fun. Even with all the Happy in my life, grey skies just don’t make me feel that good.
So what to do with myself in the sun? I’m going to kick off July with a long weekend away. There’s nothing like going away with a fun group of gals to really take your mind off the daily grind. Not that my daily life is that much of a grinder, but who doesn’t love a good little getaway? I’ve been feening for a getaway. Unfortunately, my current occupation does not allow me to take off as often as I would like. That means I have to take advantage of every chance I get to go somewhere - anywhere!
Other than that, I have nothing planned. And I like it this way. Planning takes a lot of work. And I think spur of the moment things are great because they make me feel like I’m still youthful and spontaneous. I know I don’t get out nearly as much these days as I used to, so I definitely need to do something once in awhile to remind me that I am alive. Last year this time I was living the dream, whisking away and being fanciful. I have no reason to be so foolish now, but I wouldn’t shy away from it. Even though the experience left me with a couple extra scars, it was still a great experience.
Too often I think people live a life of regret. Thinking back on all the things that we could change in our pasts, we spend a lot of time wondering what if. I for one think that looking back too often is what ages us. People around me are always complaining about their age, and even I once in a while feel peer pressured to say something about how old I am getting. But the truth is, I don’t feel old. And I don’t want to spend all of my days growing older worrying about how old I am becoming. I am still very young. I still have so much time. I have lived a great life so far, but there is still so much more ahead.
I’m also very glad that I have not yet settled down and done all of those grown-up things. I don’t want to knock any parents out there, because some of my greatest friends are parents and they make it look wondrous and easy. But for myself, I couldn’t be married and have children by now. I’m not even 30 yet. I haven’t seen the world! There are too many things left to be done before I settle down and stop doing.
My mom thinks I’m a fool of course. Wouldn’t she just love for me to meet the right (wealthy and successful Chinese) man, fall in love, settle down, and start popping babies? She keeps telling me she knows these young guys she wants me to meet. In fact, she is even starting to suggest non-Chinese men so I know my mom desperately wants me to get hitched. But I’m just not there. We don’t live till 50 and keel over anymore. And if I’m going to live to 100 , I’m not sure I want to spend the better part of it settled down. I’ve got a few more years of oat-sewing ahead of me.
Yee haw!
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