It all started, actually, because I had to pee.  Today, I decided to do some things which I KNOW other people do.  Things that I don’t normally do.

So.  Let me back up just a little bit with this story, though.  I am “Cat Visiting” this week.  I”m sort of like a Surrogate Mom, of sorts.  I stand in and give the cats love and attention while their real Moms are off looking for Shamrocks and Queens and such.

At any rate, during my visit today, I had to pee.  I knew my friends wouldn’t mind if I used their restroom.  But someone before me had not replaced the toilet paper roll.  Of course, I had to find a replacement roll… which meant I got to snoop through a whole bunch of their cupboards.

Man it was fun.  I thought… this is something I’ve never done before.  But I am well aware that other people do this when they visit friend’s homes.  Well… NOW I was doing it.  Yeah.  I looked EVERYWHERE for toilet paper.  Cupboards, closets, drawers…. WHAT FUN!  Well… I found two things.  1. the toilet paper.  and 2. my friends keep a very tidy house… with very well organized cupboards and drawers.

So as I was driving home, I thought…. …… I wonder what else I could do…. which is NEW to me… and not so new to others.   So I tried some stuff.

1. I stopped by the grocery and bought a box of Twinkies.  I never buy Twinkies… but a LOT of people DO.  I am not sure what I will do with them, as I don’t eat sugar.  I guess I could put them in our Survivalist Food Bunker…. if we had one.
2. When I got home, I watched NASCAR on TV.  Okay…. on to the next thing.
3. Along the same lines… in search of entertainment … I tuned in to a Country Music radio station.  Well….. that was not so much for me either.
4. Running out of ideas.
5. Next, I tried the “lawn chair in the garage” thing.  You know.   I see a lot of people doing this all the time… when I drive through any town…. anywhere.  They set up their lawn chairs inside their garages… and they appear to be watching their driveways.   I only lasted about 2 minutes.  My driveway must not be nearly as interesting to watch as other people’s driveways.  Strike Three.

All in all, it was a good day of exploration.  I tried some new things.  Albeit, I didn’t care for most of them…. but the first one was a whole bunch of fun.  So my lesson for the day?

Keep an open mind.  Try new things.  Sometimes it pans out… and other times… it does not.  But in the process, I may find something that I really enjoy doing.  Something that gives me purpose.

Yep.

I can hardly wait until tomorrow when I visit the cats again.  My friends have TONS of drawers and closets at their house.

“As you grow older, you’ll find the only things you regret are the things you didn’t do.”  —  Zachary Scott

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”  —   George Bernard

“There are two great days in a person’s life – the day we are born and the day we discover why.”  —  William Barclay