LA bound

I think it’s kind of funny that my spot of choice when I need a break is LA.
But for me, it isn’t about the clubs, the lights, the fancy restaurants, or the aweful traffic. For me, it’s about my family. I’m the only one who lives outside of LA (other than my little brother who is now off at MIT), so when I need to re-charge it means checking in with the family.

I’m pretty lucky that my aunt has a beautiful house with a newly landscaped yard to relax in. No one expects anything of me, I don’t have to be social, I can just be there and enjoy their company.

Needless to say, this weekend I’m heading up and checking out for the weekend, and I need it, bad! With everything that has been going on around me, I just need to get away for a bit. Sure, it’ll only be 2 days, and it isn’t a private tropical island, but for me it’s a vacation!

I leave at night, so I don’t have to deal with the heat in my black, non AC-ed car, or the traffic. And I burn a CD of songs I can sing my heart out to. That’s always a nice start. I’ve found that when I start feeling overwhelmed it helps to just sing like crazy. It’s kind of like when you’re upset and you wish you could have a good cry. Well, for me it’s wishing I could have a good singingsoloudI’dbeembarassedifanyoneheardme session! Try it, it’s amazing!

I hope the rest of this work day goes by quickly….I keep getting distracted and picking at my nails. My plans for tonight involve a whole lot of nothing!

Hope you’re finding time to check out for a moment and re-charge.