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California Dreaming…

The fella and I have decided to do a bit of traveling.  We’ve also decided it might be nice to take the little girlaboutOtown with us.  To heck with all the gloom and doom – we’re just going!

We’re going because life is short, and because we can.  We’re going because we’re healthy, we’re grateful, and because we’re excited about some big decisions we’ve taken lately.  Soon, we will be starting something new that will take us well beyond our comfort zone, so before things get slightly scary, we’re going to just go and enjoy. 

We know there is serious stuff happening all around us, but we’ve got dreams for our future, faith in ourselves, and hope for a better world.  We’re going to just do what we can, and keep on keeping on…

So, we did a bit of homework, negotiated our way through more than a few competing interests, and settled on a trip to sunny Southern California.   A house near the beach.  A place to read.   Sights to see.  Surf lessons.  Shopping. The zoo.  Ice cream.  Sunsets.  Coastal highway driving.  Oh, and of course, Disneyland

A little something for everyone. 

The tickets are booked, the house rented, and the car reserved.  Plans are all in place for our timely pause, we just need the passports and some patience.  

It won’t be long now!

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Wakefield Detour…Getting out to Stretch

This past Saturday evening, the fella and I took a bit of a weekend detour away from the ordinary.  Packing just enough for an overnight stay, we drove over the bridge and out to the lovely town of Wakefield, Quebec for a mid-winter escape.

Starting with a delicious dinner at the ever-popular Chez Eric, we then moved on to Wakefield’s premiere destination The Black Sheep Inn to take in some live music.  Headlining the evening was The United Steelworkers of Montreal, a lively and eclectic band with a seriously swinging alt country sound.  Mixing distinctly different vocals with toe tapping beats and some very strong storytelling, the band was clearly a crowd favourite. 

When the music ended, we had a bit of a giggle, as we were headed straight for bed.  Rather than drive the 30 minutes back to Ottawa, we took advantage of the Auberge de Mon Petit Chum’s  “Wake up in Wakefield” special, and slept in Sunday morning late.  Then, following a yummy home-cooked breakfast, it was out to the woods with our snowshoes in tow.

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On the ride home to O-town yesterday afternoon, this girlaboutOtown reflected on the benefits of shaking up our regular life routines once in awhile- if even just slightly.  Taking time away can refresh our perspectives, charge our batteries, and help us to appreciate all that we have just a little bit more.  

It really doesn’t matter if you don’t leave town.  Just take a detour away from the ordinary and discover for yourself that getting out to stretch can be good.   

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