What next I asked myself once the sting of my life change softened. My children were basically grown and they didn’t need me 24/7. My husband was gone and all I had was time… What do I do now? I began a list.
- Start a new sport? Take lessons?
- Learn to play the piano? Guitar? Drums?
- Ask a friend to take a cooking class with me?
- Go to the movies and eat junk food. Laugh. Cry.
- Plan an overnight at a hotel and explore a new area of town
- Take yourself out to an amazing restaurant for dinner
- Plan a weekend in a cabin in the woods when the leaves are changing or trees are budding
- Plan an amazing trip where you have always wanted to go
- Start journaling
- Begin a blog
- Take a painting class
- Yoga? Pilates?
- Get a trainer?
- Take a class at the university
- Be a Walmart Greeter
- Volunteer on a regular basis for a non-profit
- Get a paying part-time job
- Learn to scuba dive for the next Caribbean trip
- Knit baby hats for the pediatric hospital
- Cook meals for meals on wheels
- Volunteer at a food bank or homeless shelter
- Plant a garden
The ideas are limitless!
