At some point in my younger days, someone within my circle (I think it was Deb C.), introduced me to the phrase "Hey, got my Peter pan Getaway Boots on!". Whoever said this usually looked down at their feet, but what they were actually wearing there was meaningless. The phrase really referred to the fact that the owner of the Getaway Boots was ready for a new adventure, a trip, a new experience, some physical activity, or just getting out of the current space.
I loved the expression, it really suited me, and I've used it occasionally when the opportunity arose. It seems however, that in the past few years, those opportunities were not as frequent as I would have liked. It is difficult to have adventures when you are completely encased in that middle-of-your-life cocoon called "family". Unless of course, you have the means to include the family and all break out of the cocoon together, which unfortunately, I did not.
Finally, I find myself in the glorious position of being able to once again brush off, and put on my Peter Pan Getaway Boots, and skedaddle off into new adventures, excursions, experiences, activities, whatever opportunities present themselves or that I create. It's not that my family has disappeared, the members have just morphed into beautiful butterflies and the cocoon is no longer required. This blog will detail and journal my adventures, and sometimes it will include the adventures of others. It's a way for me to share with my network the crazy things I do, interesting situations I get into, amazing people that I meet.
It would be fun to know that I was bringing a tiny bit of the world to anyone interested. Share if you like, or not. Read if you like, or not.
K, gotta go get ready for my first stop, New Zealand. I mean really, if you're gonna go, go as far as you can right? So here in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, I have six more sleeps till I put on my Peter Pan Getaway Boots.
