Question for Tuesday

What would I do if I had enough time?  What do I do when I have time?

If I had enough time, I would travel more.  I should just make it work.  I can work remotely.  I spoke to Shari last night about our upcoming trip to Florida.  We are celebrating Brian's life in St. Petersburg with Sara Jo.  Originally, we had discussed Puerto Rico.  Puerto Rico would be great but with the uncertainties associated with what is going on right now, Florida seemed like a safer bet.

Shari is considering an extended road trip.  It inspired me to consider doing that myself.  I could travel east as long as the weather holds.  Yesterday was our first glimpse of winter in Denver.  I think it was 27 degrees.  So cold!  I am fine driving as long as there is no snow, sleet or intermittent weather.  More than likely, I will fly to Tampa and figure it out from there.

Still, the possibility of a road trip sounds amazing.  I tend to head west or southwest typically.  I do make it to Kansas to visit the Littles but rarely, do I head south or east.  Maybe it would be fun to drive to Florida.  I think it is 28 hours.  A little daunting.  Even if I broke it up over three days, they would still be nine hour days.  Not fantastic.

I will think more on it within the next few weeks.  It could work.  I would love to return to NOLA.  I could potentially make a stop in Dallas and see Hailey and her family.  The last stop would be St. Petersburg.  I would have to stay five days, minimally, before the return trip.  

When I have time, I daydream.  I hike, walk the park, listen to podcasts, do yoga, meet friends for lunch.  I wish I took more time to cook. I should.  I enjoy cooking and have a few tools to make it easier.  I purchased a pressure cooker a few years ago so that I could make kitchari--this delightful ayruvedic dish that is beneficial for gut health.  It utilizes turmeric, ginger, coriander, mustard seed, ginger.  I would add a jalapeno chutney to smooth it out.

I go in spurts of reading.  I need a new book to delve into.  A co-worker gifted me a book that I could not get into, at all. The writing was terrible and from the first paragraph I struggled.  It was awful.  Somehow, she managed to finish it.  I picked it up, many times, but just couldn't do it.  Since then, I have not found anything.  I stop by random free libraries, hopeful to find something.  Maybe today I will be lucky!

Maybe I should learn a language.  I could take 30 minutes a day or replace listening to podcasts with learning something new.  I do have time.  I can make time.

Tomorrow, I might just free write as opposed to the question method. It is helpful.