The yardsale this weekend was great…..backbreaking (or in my case leg breaking)…..but really worth it! I made $80 over my goal amount…..wooooo hooooo! Now I can eat for another week or two!!! And it felt great to take an entire vanload of stuff to Goodwill……another couple pounds off my back!
When the yardsale money was finally counted up I decided that there was entirely too much money to be left sitting around and I should probably go and spend some of it so that I could get back to my comfort level 😛 So I took myself on a date!!! Yep all by myself! AND I LOVED IT!!!
I got myself all dolled up……lord that felt great after two days of dirt, sweat and grime (it was 90 degrees and miserable during the yardsale)!!! Then I went and had dinner and saw a movie! I thought I might feel a little strange sitting by myself on a Saturday night but I guess I’m growing up (I don’t want to say getting old) cuz I really just didn’t care!!! I didn’t feel uncomfortable and I had an awesome time. I didn’t feel like I had to entertain someone else, I didn’t feel like I had to participate in a conversation when I just felt like being quiet and I did what I wanted when I wanted!
This really makes me feel a lot better about vandwelling because one of my main concerns was how was I going to socialize and would I be lonely and what if I never went and did anything because I didn’t want to be by myself. I’m starting to think that will not be the case at all. I’m starting to find that I like doing stuff by myself…..with others is fun too……but I like spending time with me (Hey I’m a pretty cool person, I already knew that)!!!
Now that the yardsale is done I am gearing up to get back on the road. I am headed out to Nashville and then to Omaha! I cannot wait! The last trip was fun but it was a test run and I was dying most of the time from allergies and then spent a major portion of the time in my girlfriend’s driveway. Staying in her driveway was great and I loved spending time with her but I felt a little like I was cheating LOL! This feels like it will be the first REAL vandwelling trip and I am more than ready for it!
Alright! Fire it up!
Roxanne
The Good Luck Duck
LOL I don’t know what to reply to that!!! But thanks Roxanne!!! I love, love, love your blog by the way…..I have read every word…..you are too funny for words!!! My mom is constantly asking me what I’m giggling about while I’m staring at my laptop!!
Jena
Aw, thank you!
Yeah, I guess that was vague. What I was thinking was “Fire up the engine and get on the road!” Congrats on the yard sale take, and on enjoying time alone. You like your own company, which bodes well for your solo travels.
I love that you took yourself on a date and felt comfortable in your own company! I think that’s awesome and so important. 🙂
Have fun and I look forward to hearing about more adventures. 🙂
Thanks Currie 🙂
Cool! A big cool to feel good inside your skin! You go girl!
LOL Thanks Michelle!!!
Love that you took yourself on a date! I had the same reservations about being in Cairo alone, but it was nice! 🙂
I don’t know if I could travel overseas by myself. I have contemplated it many times…..especially since I’ve been studying so much about people traveling and nomads in general. So many brave people out there. I do eventually want to go overseas……but I think I might get my toes wet by going with a group first. Wanderlust and Lipstick looks like a great woman’s travel group. I am setting up a fund to save money for a trip. But who knows…..I didn’t think I could go to the movies by myself and I did that!!!
I’m sure you will be fine in a foreign country alone. I felt the same fears and I did it! 😀 I realized most of our fears are actually in our head. If you ever want to go to Egypt, let me know… I have a yearly trip! Info is on my blog under “Join Us on a Journey to Egypt.”
Oh I will keep that in mind for sure! I would Love, Love, Love to go to Egypt. My son (now 21) had a “crush” on Egypt for a long time!
You go girl! I’m finally home after all of my travels, spending days cleaning and organizing stuff so that I can resume normal life… and feeling an element of envy for the simplicity and adventure in what you are choosing to do right now. Much love.
Thanks Beth!! 🙂 Simplicity is a very good thing in my life right now and I am enjoying every bit of it!!
I am liking your blog girl — you have the right attitude & you’ll get out there. cheating by staying in driveways is cool too. Taking yourself out on a date – ultra cool! I might have to do that myself soon. Actually, I’m thinking of taking myself out on a nice long drive today, with the van though, not the RV.
Cyn hope you were able to get out on that drive. I don’t know what the weather was like in your neck of the woods but here in VA it was absolutely gorgeous. I’ve been sitting here on the couch with my leg propped up and staring out the window and pouting LOL!