I'm an all-out, volume set to 11, warp 9, hyperactive type of person. I don't hold still and I've involved in more things than you can imagine. Needless to say, I stretch myself thin on a daily basis.
After a few days in Wilmington, NC celebrating my 20th wedding anniversary, I learned something. I need some slower moments in my life. Moments away from my computer, from writing 'stuff,' from emailing and calling, from working on seminars... I desperately need some real-life moments I can enjoy at a leisurely pace.
Let me show you what I got to enjoy last week...
Our hotel was downtown, so we parked the car and simply walked.
We went on the Haunted Pub Crawl and learned a ton about the history of Wilmington.
This was our second visit and just as much fun.
The world's rarest and most dangerous reptiles, all under one roof. Bad place to be if there's an earthquake!
There are seven different loops through the historic neighborhoods. The horses are resuces from the meathouse and trained in Chicago.
As our driver asked, when's the last time you enjoyed going 2 mph on the road?
We shopped, we strolled, we visited the Coast Guard ship, The Defiance, which was in port for a few weeks... All very relaxing!
One dinner was spent at this restaurant. As soon as we saw it, we knew we had to snag a balcony seat!
The menu is all meat, but they made a special pasta dish just for me.
We even had room for desert! Guess all that walking gives one an appetite.
It was fun to go places we would've never know existed and see quaint little areas and surreal scences. I just had my little CoolPix, but I took a lot of photos.
It was probably the most relaxed I've been (for more than a few hours) in a long time!
What did I learn? Take time to enjoy life!!
And I have a short post at The Circle of Friends on how the Book Industry is Shifting, at least for me!
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