Want to know my secret to happiness recently? Here's what I did....
1. Move 500+ miles away from anywhere near what you are used to. Move somewhere that moooves you.
2. Get a job. Not a serious job if you are looking to relocate soon. Go serious if you have it in you and will stick around longer then a typical tomcat...
3. Never let homesickness or loonies talk you out of your little adventure. Stay away from drugs and boozin and you should be able to budget just fine on your own... If not talk to a financial planner seriously..
4. Keep the "Yes Man" mentality up in everything you do, who knows what you'll miss out on...free snowmobiling tours, ski rentals, a chance to meet a celebrity, sushi, concerts... you never know!!! These little connections, freebies, whatevers are what make my world go round. I sit back and think, there is no chance I would have done this stuff this week had I lived at home still!!!
5. Take whatever friends you can get. Mine rock and roll. Without them my experiences wouldn't have been much of anything and I owe it all to them.
That being said, my spontaneous move to Vail, Colorado has been a great decision. Community sponsered free concerts? Hook-ups all around the valley because of where I work or who I know? People my age who like to have fun at night and outiside just like me?!? Nice people and good vibes are what little towns in Eagle County are made of.
Colorado has me converted into a mountain women but my time here is coming to an end. My paitence for goverment hoops to jump through has worked and I have been accepted into the Peace Corps. I about sent myself into diabeitic shock when my parents told me a letter from the PC came and said they wanted to send me to Moldova if I was down. Moldova! I could write a blog on me geeking out about Moldova but that will definately happen on its own for the next two years of my life. Of course I said yes and will be leaving early June as a rural business/agri-business chick!
More to come... hopefully sooner then later on my travels... Next up, Wisconsin and Puerto Rico!
1. Move 500+ miles away from anywhere near what you are used to. Move somewhere that moooves you.
2. Get a job. Not a serious job if you are looking to relocate soon. Go serious if you have it in you and will stick around longer then a typical tomcat...
3. Never let homesickness or loonies talk you out of your little adventure. Stay away from drugs and boozin and you should be able to budget just fine on your own... If not talk to a financial planner seriously..
4. Keep the "Yes Man" mentality up in everything you do, who knows what you'll miss out on...free snowmobiling tours, ski rentals, a chance to meet a celebrity, sushi, concerts... you never know!!! These little connections, freebies, whatevers are what make my world go round. I sit back and think, there is no chance I would have done this stuff this week had I lived at home still!!!
5. Take whatever friends you can get. Mine rock and roll. Without them my experiences wouldn't have been much of anything and I owe it all to them.
That being said, my spontaneous move to Vail, Colorado has been a great decision. Community sponsered free concerts? Hook-ups all around the valley because of where I work or who I know? People my age who like to have fun at night and outiside just like me?!? Nice people and good vibes are what little towns in Eagle County are made of.
Colorado has me converted into a mountain women but my time here is coming to an end. My paitence for goverment hoops to jump through has worked and I have been accepted into the Peace Corps. I about sent myself into diabeitic shock when my parents told me a letter from the PC came and said they wanted to send me to Moldova if I was down. Moldova! I could write a blog on me geeking out about Moldova but that will definately happen on its own for the next two years of my life. Of course I said yes and will be leaving early June as a rural business/agri-business chick!
More to come... hopefully sooner then later on my travels... Next up, Wisconsin and Puerto Rico!
