tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post6901479189310936211..comments2023-04-26T06:15:08.904-05:00Comments on If I Ran the Universe...: Where Should I Go?Happy Villainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276030867866594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-19066073712017297672009-11-10T20:30:12.832-06:002009-11-10T20:30:12.832-06:00Changes, even changes for the better, are always s...Changes, even changes for the better, are always stressful. You may feel sad about the family falling apart, but clinging to the tradition when things have gone weird wouldn't make it right. Your plan to get away and think is probably the best thing for you now.<br /><br />If it were me, I'd go camping. It's cheap. There's no technology to distract you from what's real. You could count on being nearly alone out there over Thanksgiving (few people, my aunt excepted, want to rough it on the holiday). You may not be up for the sleeping on the ground thing,though; so maybe a hotel near a park/ preserve.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051158740405210013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-26379059975725157192009-11-10T17:34:47.618-06:002009-11-10T17:34:47.618-06:00Oh and BTW making a big Thanksgiving dinner is a L...Oh and BTW making a big Thanksgiving dinner is a LOT of work and a lot of unneeded food. We won't be making one either, but will go to the daughter-in-law's house if invited and bring something.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902380558583190500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-27744350266273811232009-11-10T17:33:22.894-06:002009-11-10T17:33:22.894-06:00When I feel down warm and sunny makes me happier. ...When I feel down warm and sunny makes me happier. Not sure exactly where you are so I can't be more specific than that.<br /><br />*hugs*Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902380558583190500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-33089566617235572392009-11-10T14:48:34.686-06:002009-11-10T14:48:34.686-06:00Failing that... *jumps and waves* We've got a ...Failing that... *jumps and waves* We've got a couch! Lummox makes awesome food! We love you!Leeluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07235711052967005887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-33203660827726245432009-11-10T13:30:51.067-06:002009-11-10T13:30:51.067-06:00I have a radical idea, but why don't you send ...I have a radical idea, but why don't you send your family on the vacation. Let them worry about the holiday hustle and bustle. Make them leave you alone in your own space and do just that, space. Dwell in it. Revel in it. Walk around your own place unshowered, unshaved, uneverything, or not if you want. Do what YOU want to do in YOUR own place. Send them away and take time to be yourself, do what you want to do. Clean the house if you want. Sleep the whole time if you want. Throw a huge party. Make a Thanksgiving dinner just for yourself and stuff your face and enjoy the glory of the food coma.<br /><br />It's what I would do, if I could. :DDavid Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13182418150466072220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-77486731814978108752009-11-10T13:05:18.221-06:002009-11-10T13:05:18.221-06:00I agree, with 9 days, just get in the car and star...I agree, with 9 days, just get in the car and start driving.<br /><br />I suggest the desert. Usually I'm all about the lakes and woods like you, but the desert is a good place to be free when things are falling apart. Head southwest, find a wide open, clear, cool, sunny space and just breathe.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352154875457603876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-12113765303651348802009-11-10T09:20:16.695-06:002009-11-10T09:20:16.695-06:00Washington Island. Not too far, spectacular views...Washington Island. Not too far, spectacular views, interesting people.<br /><br />Wishing you all the best...and that you find the peace that you seek.Mary Bethhttp://impromptu.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-25476423936987905092009-11-10T08:14:10.863-06:002009-11-10T08:14:10.863-06:00If I were you, I would just pack up the car and st...If I were you, I would just pack up the car and start driving. I may plan a little bit so you can get back home ok but I would just drive and blast music and stop when I want to stop and drive when I want to drive. But I would just let myself be free of everything around me.<br /><br />I wish I could do that right now.Pattihttp://www.ficklewords.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-48444493979061884672009-11-10T08:00:36.773-06:002009-11-10T08:00:36.773-06:00You seem to have a close affinity with nature, so ...You seem to have a close affinity with nature, so head towards a National Park (cross another one off your list!) or somewhere similar where you can just sit and be. And while I have never traveled over Thanksgiving in the area where you live, my personal experience has shown that late Wed. evening and early Thursday morning are not too bad. And if you're heading into the middle of no where...... <br /><br />Be sure to listen to your own music. Dream your own dreams. Live your own life.<br /><br />Whatever you do over the next 6 or so weeks, take advantage of all your vacation time! You receive it for a reason.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08137607509010232640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-36382254037902433752009-11-10T07:07:13.383-06:002009-11-10T07:07:13.383-06:00Starved Rock or take the time, get your own apartm...Starved Rock or take the time, get your own apartment, and live your own life. I was the family savior after my father died until I realized--at 35--nothing I did made a damn bit of difference in the dysfunctional lives of my nearest and dearest. Hurt like hell, for awhile, but I got over it. I still have scars but I also have had a beautiful, conflicted, messy, life of my own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-22682235997278327472009-11-10T06:27:37.234-06:002009-11-10T06:27:37.234-06:00I always head to Lake Michigan in times like this,...I always head to Lake Michigan in times like this, if I can possibly get there. I'm from Michigan, so it was usually South Haven for me. Tends to be nice and lonely in the cooler months. I also spent hours wandering around the cemetery where my great-grandparents are buried. It's in Kalamazoo and for me, incredibly restful.<br /><br />I'm sorry about your life right now, btw. If you ever want to be around people & animals and also be left alone, get yourself to Houston and you can stay in our guest room.<br /><br />--rangerPixie the doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13226568677561141113noreply@blogger.com