People call and ask me what to do next? Rarely do they ask about how to have fun. They don’t make time for fun days and they don’t have it on their list.
When we do talk about the value of fun, they always say, “Oh yeah, I forgot.”
No matter what your finances, get outside. Take a short road trip. Visit museums. Walk in nature. Plant something and care for it. Baby-sit a dog. Listen to outside concerts in the park.
I know some of you say, “Well, I am alone and I don’t want to go alone.” I understand and why miss out on fun. You can leave early. Get tastes of the world all around you.
Mark something on your calendar that would be fun for you.
My friend is taking a one day class on how to make jewelry at her local park. Another woman is volunteering at camp for arts and crafts time.
A gentleman decided to learn to cook and hopes to meet women, of course. He will , won’t he? Now where are the men for women? Are they at your yoga classes? That is another blog.
When is the last time you put your toes in the ocean? When did you play in a swimming pool with a beach ball? What about renting a bike?
Sometimes we over think and never get out the door.
Here is to play time in the beauty of summer and these late warm nights for star gazing.
Mark your calendar for FUN….
Natalie
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hi my name is Sheila and I have only one daughter who is now 22. We have always had a special close and honest relationship. I was heartbroken when she went to college about 4-5 hours away from home a month before she turned 18 at Cornell. Every year we saw her less often; now she is in graduate school in Atlanta, GA for close to a year and we are seeing her very seldom. She is a genius and we are told to be very proud of her. She has been supporting herself since the age of 20, majoring in physics and astronomy, getting a masters in physics and a doctorate in astronomy as her goal;I am proud of her but the selfish me wishes she was average and just was a teacher or something oridinary where she could live close to home. I am so jealous of those families who have children living at home or at least nearby who see their children even monthly. The last time we saw her was a week in March and all she did was study. Our last special day was January 7, 2013 when the 2 of us went into NYC; She may not come home til Thanks giving and she spoke about cutting her one month winter break short to study. It hurts that she doesn’t miss me as much as I miss her even though she sends us cards and gifts on special occasions. I try to satisfy myself that I have a loving husband and beautiful dog (long haired daschund) yet there is a empty spot in my heart where I still miss seeing my daughter and all the things we used to do.