June 17, 2010
Its Wednesday night, I am sitting with a group of girlfriends, having a caramel macchiato at our local Starbucks. What are we talking about? Men. The ones we are dating, the ones we are not dating, the ones we want to date, you get the point. It really brought me back to the good ol’ days when I was single. Oh yes, I was out there, obsessing like the rest of my girlfriends…that is until my best friend and I made a pact to just go out to have fun. We embarked on a so-called "man diet." We went dancing on Tuesdays and karaoke singing on Fridays. I got a second job, she joined a meet up group. She took a solo trip to Greece and later on I went to Paris for my birthday (solo). No strings attached, no expectations, no boys allowed. Just two single gals having adventures.
Think about it, how many hours do we spend, over analyzing matters “of the heart,” and how many hours do we actually dedicate to just living life? Does this make us any happier? Who is looking out for #1? So I say, stop obsessing. Create list of things that you want to do this summer for yourself, no one else.
Here’s my list:
• Take swing dance lessons
• Join a networking group for young professionals
• Have a picnic/ outdoors dinner party with my friends
• Eat at a fancy restaurant on the cheap
• Go on a road trip
• Take a class/lecture at one of the local universities
• Participate in a sports team
• Learn how to Rollerblade and experiment around the Beaches
• Rent a bike and bike around the Toronto Islands
• Go for long runs/ stairs around Casaloma every weekend
• Experience an Opera performance
…and yes, I eventually got off the diet, because when I was at my best I met the best, and we still go on our separate adventures and have a blast reminiscing and exchanging stories when we get together.
P.S - Feel free to add on to the list, or better yet, share your own list.
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making my bucket list right now.
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Here's mine (keep in mind that I'll be at a camp in the northern prairies for the summer!):
1. Go skinny dipping in the middle of the night
2. Go see the love of my life in concert (it's Drake.. and I know we said no men but come oooon)
3. Live camp life to the fullest for one week.. This means an entire week of NO blackberry (it's become an extension of my arm), NO computer and obviously NO TVs.. Wire Free Week!
4. Go to Edmonton, Calgary or Saskatoon on the cheap
5. Write in my journal everyday
anyone else willing to share? I think 5 is a good number but I'd love to hear more ideas!
Great list!
I really want to go on a solo trip, and maybe learn photography...
I love this idea! Definitely makes some ideas of things I want to do come to mind!!
Sooo I want to add my bucket list...I strongly believe in this, I had one up for 3 years. Most things were accomplished...it's only the travelling that is soo bloody hard to accomplsih with all of 2 weeks...What a joke