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September 25, 2006

Mini Moos...the post travel post

I've been back in Seattle for almost 3 weeks now but it seems longer than that. Maybe because I'm a blogger no one seems to ask me much about my trip. Next time I travel you will all have to wait until I get back to read my travel journal!

I've come to realize that travelling changes your life in little ways, not the big ways. For instance, mini moos. A few years back I recall a meeting with a British co-worker in the kitchenette at work. Being American and having a high tolerance for pre-packaged food with extended shelf life I didn't think much about pouring a little packaged creamer into my coffee. British co-worker was appalled. He said in the UK the fridge would be full of milk for the workers. I always wondered if that was true. Fast forward a few years and my own trip to Scotland finds me with a fridge full of fresh milk. Full size cartons too! No "non-dairy" labels anywhere! Now I too am ruined from adding mini-moos to my beverages.

Anyway....if I could take this year and make it the template for my years to come, I would. I never thought I’d be combining the words motherhood with adventure, but I have to say that the last 12 months have been some of the most adventurous of my 35 years. Previously when I would travel I would just skim the surface of a place to visit. With kids in tow I realized that travel would need to be more soaking up a place instead of blowing through it. A big thanks to my kids for making me slow down and enjoying places even more.

A few people have asked me, “what next?” and I jokingly say, “hopefully not just weekend trips to Canada.” But seriously, I’ll take what I can get. Canada, or even just Tacoma, here I come.

To tell the truth, I never thought I'd spend 3 months in Amsterdam or 6 weeks in Scotland. One trip seemed to seed another. I'm hoping these little seeds of adventure will keep planting themselves!

Signing off from this rambling -- at least I've avoided paying the bills for 10 minutes. If bill paying gets me too depressed I will post a kindergarten follow up post!

Posted by jana at September 25, 2006 9:09 PM