Comments on: Black Sheep or Free Spirit?

By: Suzanne Vince

Suzanne Vince — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:19:50 +0000

In reply to L. E. Carmichael. I want to see the photo of that,Lindsey!!

By: L. E. Carmichael

L. E. Carmichael — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 21:44:39 +0000

Thank you for this reminder, Suzanne. I have a huge tendency to let work suck up my life, and I’m trying really hard to find some balance. I did have a crazy adrenaline-pumping experience in October, though. I went to a gun range while traveling in the US and fired a 1928 Thompson machine gun, while wearing my pinstripe suit and gangster-style fedora. Life is all about the experiences, and I will never forget that one!

By: Suzanne Vince

Suzanne Vince — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:24:24 +0000

In reply to Patricia. I love a good cry. It makes everything better. That and a solitary walk along the river by my house.

By: Suzanne Vince

Suzanne Vince — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:23:31 +0000

In reply to Nancy J.. I like that, Nancy. Simple ways to breakup the routine of daily living. Our lives are so busy, it's hard to think about being spontaneous sometimes.

By: Nancy J.

Nancy J. — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 03:14:44 +0000

I think about this all the time. It’s so easy to get into a rut. My simple “outside the box” activities are often on my drive home w/my daughter from school. Instead of the regular routine, we randomly choose something different. It could be eating ice cream, having “dinner” at 4 p.m. because we’re hungry, or making “breakfast for dinner” right when we get home. It’s not crazy stuff, just an effort to mix it up and spend time together. My retirement dream is to choose a town and live there for a month (as if it’s the town I live in) so I can do regular things instead of the tourist life. I hope that really happens!

By: Patricia

Patricia — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:52:38 +0000

The last time I did something spontaneous it cost me a lot of money. I went shopping, just because I wanted to. I bought stuff I didn’t need, just because I wanted it.

I’m not a cryer when it comes to sappy movies (usually) or when I’m really happy. I usually cry the most when I’m mad, but shedding tears is a great way to relieve stress. It works.

Good for your sister to have found her path and stayed on it all these years.

Patricia Rickrode
w/a Jansen Schmidt

By: Suzanne Vince

Suzanne Vince — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:50:14 +0000

In reply to Marianna Heusler. Me either! Chocolate is the main reason why I work out. :)

By: Suzanne Vince

Suzanne Vince — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 17:49:40 +0000

In reply to Rhenna Morgan. Good for you, Rhenna! Sounds fabulous. And I believe (truly believe) that there are NO calories in birthday cake. :)

By: Marianna Heusler

Marianna Heusler — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 15:50:49 +0000

I so don’t want to be like my friend’s grandmother, who said in the nursing home, “I wished that I had eaten that chocolate cake, when I could have enjoyed it.”

By: Rhenna Morgan

Rhenna Morgan — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:40:57 +0000

For my birthday I ate nothing but dessert. Red Velvet and Vanilla Bean cupcakes (a dozen) and chocolate cannoli. I was on a day-long sugar high.