Thursday, July 8, 2010
I started carrying the new red purse I bought in Florence yesterday. Believe it or not, it really does make me feel just a tad bit more fashionable. And several people have already complimented me on it....primarily because it's so unlike me. I am not a red purse kind of girl. But I've been thinking that it's about time to become one. Maybe I can use the red purse as the first step in making my little midlife crisis a positive thing. I already have a peppier attitude when I'm carrying it. And since I have not yet lost my "Italy has opened my eyes to the possibilities of the world" feeling, I'm going to do everything I can to keep it all going and snowball it into the energy I need to really motivate myself to make the major changes I need to make: lose the weight and find a more satisfying career. (And then when I've done it all, I'll write a book about it called "It all started with a red purse...!)
Monday, July 5, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
Lessons learned in Italy:
1) Italy is a stunning country.
2) Everyone should find some way to travel if at all possible. We all need to see that other people in the world live very differently from us, and our way is not the only way....by a long shot.
3) I will never go on a group tour again. I want to set my own list of things to see, places to go and what pace to do it all at.
4) Never travel during the summer, unless it's to Iceland. Sweating through your vacation is not pleasant and makes for unattractive travel photos.
5) Running shoes are literal lifesavers. They may not be cute, but neither are bandaid covered feet.
6) If you walk enough, you can eat absolutely anything on a trip and not gain an ounce! Yay!! (Though I'm not sure if unlimited gelato, tiramisu and bread helped the prediabetes situation a lot...but screw it, I was on vacation!)
1) Italy is a stunning country.
2) Everyone should find some way to travel if at all possible. We all need to see that other people in the world live very differently from us, and our way is not the only way....by a long shot.
3) I will never go on a group tour again. I want to set my own list of things to see, places to go and what pace to do it all at.
4) Never travel during the summer, unless it's to Iceland. Sweating through your vacation is not pleasant and makes for unattractive travel photos.
5) Running shoes are literal lifesavers. They may not be cute, but neither are bandaid covered feet.
6) If you walk enough, you can eat absolutely anything on a trip and not gain an ounce! Yay!! (Though I'm not sure if unlimited gelato, tiramisu and bread helped the prediabetes situation a lot...but screw it, I was on vacation!)
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