Recklessly Thirty

I have written before about escaping . When I lived in Tennessee it was a lot easier to just get in my car, drive into the mountainous area where my favorite lake was, lose cell service, and hide for a weekend. Living back in Ohio has made it a little more difficult to escape to anywhere. Life has been very crazy this summer. One of my best friends and I, however, found a great escape. We kept saying we wanted to work out, which I've even stated on my 30 before 30 list that I wanted to work out more, and we found a way that wasn't too much or too little. Bicycling There's a bike trail that runs north and south about 2 miles from where I live so we ride over to the trail and usually head north to get a little exercise and catch up on our gossip. I have found this to be a wonderful outlet. In the beginning we called it our BBR's (Bestie Bike Rides). Now I just call it a bike escape.  When my friend can't go with me, I plug in my headphones to my iPod...

I might be one of the most guilty parties when it comes to living life in fast forward. I am constantly counting down for the next great thing that's going to take place in my life. Whether it be a weekend away to see the man I date, a concert with my best friend, a night out with the girls, or something even bigger. In the last two weeks, I've had to learn, once again the hard way, that I need to slow things down in my life. The weekend will always come. The good things will flow in and I will be able to enjoy them much more with the less stress I feel.  Today my boss had to remind me to slow down . He bluntly and so very kindly told me to live in the moment. Something I used to be so good at doing.  Last week I jumped the gun on something I thought was right and I'm paying the price for it now. The anxiety ridden fear I have in the pit of my stomach is the worst because I had a good thing and probably ruined it by trying to control too much.  To the pers...