Finding Fun Again

Life gets too heavy sometimes. I want to find fresh ways of looking at the world, and I think the one thing I'm really missing out on is FUN. Being carefree. Taking the opportunity to shed my roles as mom, wife, bill-payer, student, daughter, responsible person, etc... and just be me... a girl... who wants to explore and enjoy life.

I want to set aside a few minutes each day to just be a kid again.... put aside my grown up shoes and run barefoot in the grass... color wildly like my daughter does, and be proud of the scribbly creation that comes out... smell things you wouldn't think to smell... give attention to the small things that i take for granted every day (bugs, grass, our remote control)... make messes... and just think like a kid again... let myself be free again.

I want to schedule a "fun date" with myself once a week, to do something particularly pampery for me. When I gave myself a makeover, and spent some time doing something that I enjoy to make myself feel like a worth while person, it lifted my spirits more than I could have imagined. I promise myself to do that more. I'm worth it.

Finally, I want to officially plan my major fun goals... trips to see friends in far away places, trips to Italy and France, and trips with my family to theme parks across the US. Set a date, start a savings jar, and really work my way towards those goals, not believing for a moment that its not possible.

I want to find fun again. I want to find me.