Surprises that lift Empty Nesters and baby boomer. Rick Bayless's new restaurant, RED O, just opened in my home town of Los Angeles. I have been fortunate to take a cooking class with him, eat at his Chicago restaurant and have him sign menus I saved for seven years when we were on my daughter's college tour.
Food Channel and Top Chef watcher is where I fantasize my other life.
His Los Angeles restaurant does not disappoint and allows me to make a plan to return.
My wish for you is to daydream about what lifts your spirits. What did you like to do after school? What vacation pops in your mind as a memory? If you only had the time and money, you would..........? Don't edit those initial pops in your precious mind.
For years, I have wanted to build more of a community in my neighborhood and not drive those bumper freeways. Finally, this is happening. A friend said to me, "Thanks for calling me for dinner tonight. No one does anything spontaneous anymore." Is that true where you live? I loved walking to her house and then for chopped salad and roasted chicken where we sat outside and chatted about motherhood, relationships, work, and hopes for a better collaborative world.
Trying new things, like taking yourself, solo out for lunch, is great. You don't have to do it again.
Natalie
natalie@emptynestsupport.com
Good post. You know, I think it's very easy to get kind of in a rut - doing the same things and not even thinking of trying something new. But you're right - I think it would be good to do. It may add a little spark to our lives:L-)