by Monique Renae on August 21, 2010
Many moons ago after going through some crap with life and not having a clue what I wanted to do, I decided the best way to figure out what to do next was to throw some darts at a map and just move there.
At first I was scared and not sure if I was just a nutcase, but I went with it anyway. I got a map of the US and threw three darts. The plan was to move to the one that was farthest away.
I ended up moving to Wisconsin and loving it. It was amazing. Best decision of my life.
I discovered myself, discovered food, discovered a man didn’t have to hit me to show he loved me and I discovered freedom.
It’s been an amazing 20 years.
So now I am settled into the good life and enjoying being self-employed. I am a photographer for those who don’t know and as much as I love taking pictures of nature I am going to venture into studio photography. It’s something I have been struggling with for a while now because I wasn’t sure if I would ‘lose myself’ and veer away from what I really love doing.
I think I have finally found a solution to that problem. I am once again seeking help from a map and this time instead of relocating my whole life to somewhere new, I am going to visit somewhere different each weekend. In the process I can learn new things about North Texas because after 3 years, I still don’t care for it much.
Hopefully I can balance both projects and find true happiness here in the greater Dallas area.
by Monique Renae on August 5, 2010
On Sunday it was 105° here in North Texas. The weather fellas said it felt like 112° or higher. I was content staying in doors and enjoying the lovely air conditioning.
And then a fuse blew somewhere and the neighborhood experienced a blackout. Soooooo, we decided to hop in the car and go find some ducks to feed some stale bread to. It was meant to be a quick trip because I had no desire to be out in the heat. Plus I figured everyone else would be hiding out inside as well right?
WRONG!
We arrived to the park and saw more people than I have ever seen before out on a Sunday. Were these people crazy? Had the heat affected their common sense? Were they in some parallel universe where it was 78° for them? What was going on?
There were people on benches in jeans.
There were people bicycling.
People were taking pictures in the hot sun… in ALL black!
People playing volleyball.
People jogging.
Parents trying to melt their small children.
I was shocked. And honestly, watching all of them move around was making me even hotter. Like WUTTTTT!?!?!?! There were even people golfing, playing softball and horseshoes. Who does that?!?!?!?!
I figured it was best I go home because I certainly didn’t want to get bit by the crazy heat bug that was going around. I’ve been sick enough these past few weeks without adding something else to the list.
Do you go out in the heat and do vigorous exercise?
