So, I’ve been on this special kind of trip the last week and a half (thanks to Metaphor Mouse…)
And I’ve had a great time so far.
One of my commitments was to Make Good Memories – and I realized that if I took pictures, that’d be a total win.
Here are some that I’ve taken…
This was the view while laying on my back in my Garden Lounge...
I told my Scooby Friend a joke and he really liked it.
I felt Mega Awesome after playing Beach Hokey Pokey and boogie boarding in the chilly water...
My Scooby Friend and I took a smiling nap together.
I drew on my food and made Mr. Maui. He makes the whole kitchen smile.
Oooo! Such good memories. (I so love having an iPhone. The camera part is super easy to use.)
New Choices On My Trip
My trip is scheduled to end on May 19th. 6 days away. But I’m having such a good time that I’m thinking about extending it.
In the upcoming days, there are some new choices I’m making so that things can continue to be fun and easy…
Finishing my Road Map would help.
A lot.
Umm. Yeah. That's my car off to the bottom left in Nowhere Land.
About this map…
Before I tell you about how it’s unfinished and how I have a plan for helping it help me get where I want to go…
Can I just say…
This thing was FUN to make! Really fun.
I cut black file folders to make the road and taped it to my closet door with rolled up scotch tape on the back. Then I cut little strips of yellow construction paper and glue-sticked them to the road.
I listened (and sung loudly) to They Might Be Giants’ album Flood while I created it…
I wanted a blue convertible to represent me along the path, but what I found in one of my magazines was a Silver Porche convertible. So I took that one. Zippy zip zip!
Why I Love My Big Road Map
I really needed this visual of a Road, Journey, Path, Trip to help bring it all together.
Instead of pretending I don’t know that I learn and integrate things best when my eyeballs and brain are working together…I’m embracing it now and I give myself all the visual queues I require.
Feels good to be advocating for myself in that way.
Giving me what supports me in having my life be easier and more fun.
But this Road Map needs finishing so it can be more interactive. So that’s where my new choices are coming in.
I want to be able to move my car along the path and move it off at different detours and pit stops – like at the Beach. (That’s one of the only Pit Stops I have so far.)
Moving the car on and off the road is important because it’ll remind me:
The only time I will be working at the computer doing typing things…is when my Silver Porche is on the road and knows where it’s headed next. If I’m not ready to do typing computer things, then the car is not On The Road. That means my car and I have pulled off to an exit to do something else: Either resting hard. Or playing hard. But no working will be had.
What’s Next
- Remind myself that I’m on this Trip.
Reread my original blog post about my trip…as well as the second post I made about it after I set off on the trip.
- Do daily journal postings here on my blog about my trip.
Even if I just check in to say “Yay! I made some good memories! I like being on my trip!” Or…”Ugh, today on the trip was hard. Nothing went the way I wanted it to…” that will be enough. Telling myself now it’s okay to make journal entries that are Twitter-sized. Like snack-sized Halloween candy bars.
- Build my Road Map town with Pit Stops.
Where else do I frequent during my trip? I already have the beach. I need something to represent that I’m out to eat. Or that I’m in bed sleeping. Or with my Scooby Friend. Shopping. At a friend’s house. Things like this. So those are the Pit Stops and Tourist Attraction Fun things that I do when I’m not working *Driving*.
- Build my Road Map w/important things on The Road.
In addition to the fun pit stops that take me off the road, there are some stops that I require making ON the road. Things that I used to call work, but are now just things I do when I’m typing and making noises on the keyboard. I need a list of those things so that I can put them along the black road path I made on my closet door. That way, my Silver Porche and I can stop along the road and get some awesome stuff taken care of.
See ya on the road!
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i love hearing about your trip, Mona. it’s a good reminder that our “work” doesn’t have to be hard. stopping to reframe the hard helps tremendously to boost the spirit.
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