My New Years resolution is to buy a motor home and travel around Australia. This is what I have wanted to do for many years and have worked and saved to make it happen, so, fingers crossed, hand on heart, fear stifled and determination fueled, 2009 is the year I am going to make it happen.
This is a huge step for me. You see I am 66 years old and alone. To do this I need to sell up, find the right motor home for me (and pray I don't end up with a lemon) at a price I can afford. It means cutting myself loose from all that is familiar, my friends and my family and striking out on my own, virtually into the unknown. All this at a time when many people are settling comfortably into their nest of family and familiarity.
When I think about this huge adventure I feel a mixture of emotions, not least among them is fear. But I also feel excitment and anticipation but there are so many decisions to be made that at times I feel overwhelmed.
So why aren't I nestling into my comfort zone? Because when I am sitting in a nursing home dribbling and losing control of my bodily functions I don't want to look back and regret I didn't do it when I could. Because every day of our lives is a gift and we need to seize every opportunity and live our dreams.
Remember Carpe Diem? Seize the day? That is what I intend to do. Live it, enjoy it and ring every drop out of every day of my life.
When I keep my New Years Resolution I plan to write a blog and call it The Wandering Star (which is what my motor home will be called) and I want to write about my journey, the places I visit, the people I meet along the way and their stories and about anything else that I feel could be of interest to my readers. When the time comes I hope you will join me on my journey around my beautiful Australia.
