April 17, 2014

A Month Alone. What Would You Do?

I recently asked this question on facebook….

 

 

Weekly Question Number 1: If you had one month off, and you had to be BY YOURSELF, and could do anything you wanted, money was not a concern, what would you do, where would you go, who would you want to meet, what would you want to experience and learn about yourself?

 

 

These are the answers I received from a whole bunch of interesting, reflective, fun, adventurous dreamers….

  • Claudia Wenk I would go to the sea and have walks on the beach every day. I would sit and look at the water and breathe. I would have a good book with me. That is perfect to me.
  • Lisa Baron Miller I would go from tropical island to island starting with Tahiti & going from there –experience food, culture, the ocean, everything!
  • Aron Carleson Great question. You lifted me out and away of a depressing week for just a few seconds.  Italy. Hop on/Hop off train pass.
  • Cathy Lamb I’ll answer my own question. I would travel. I’d use my phone to take photos, I’d set up a Writing and March 10 2014 019Traveling Blog, I’d make sure my kindle was stacked, and I’d take off. I think I would head to Budapest and Prague/Eastern Europe, then India, then Cambodia/Laos. I’d want to talk to anyone willing to chat with me, learn about their lives, their cities, their villages. I would go for a new perspective on life, the world, and myself.
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  • Dana Velvet Pixie Bokelman I live at the beach so I don’t want that..I would want to go to Rome and just go thru every nook and cranny of the Vatican! Imagine all the secrets there
  • Barb Dowdell MacKenzie I would go to Ireland to just drink in the country, its people and food. Meet with Van Morrison in a pub and have him sing me a tune and kiss the blarney stone (wanted to since I was 9) Also find where my ancestors came from.
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  • Cathy Lamb Oh yes, Dana Velvet Pixie Bokelman Can you imagine the secrets that the pope and cardinals are hiding, the treasures and paintings and artifacts they have that they have not shown the world? Boggles the mind.
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  • Cathy Lamb Barb Dowdell MacKenzie LOVE Van Morrison. Used one of his songs for our wedding song, 21 years ago…I’m from Ireland, too. Ancestors came during the potato famine, poor people.
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  • Barb Dowdell MacKenzie was the song “Have I Told You Lately”? My absolute favorite song ever. I was born on Orangeman’s Day and I know my ancestors were protestant.
  • Silverton Tulips 215Cathy Lamb Aron CarlesonOh, you would love that. You could EASILY spend a month in Italy, MONTHS in Italy, doing just that. Lisa Baron Miller Island hopping has HUGE appeal. Lovely views, relax, great food, time to slow down and READ.
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  • Lisa Baron Miller van the man!! Ours was Tupelo Honey!
  • Barb Dowdell MacKenzie Cleaning Windows is a fave- watched my son singing along when he was about 3 and still warms my heart as a result now.
  • Tina Hengen I would head to the woods for an extended camping and hiking trip, would grab my Nikon camera and lots of books, as well as a journal! Absolutely no computers, phones, etc.!
  • Joan Beldin Geisbrecht Me too, Ireland is on my bucket list. Would love to meet and go to the pub with common folk.
  • Terri Johnsen I’d go to Australia, spend the month diving the Great Barrier Reef, and I’d like to meet God, without dying of course. I’d like to relearn who I really am.
  • Silverton Tulips 208 Kelly J. Phillips San Juan Islands. I live in NC and it is my dream to live there.But I would totaly miss my family. So yea…., after a month of relaxing I’d need the chaos that is my husband, 2 teen boys and my 5 yr old daughter who thinks she’s 15.
  • Elaine Donoughe Allen I would go to Tahiti, find me a hut, take my books and just relax!
  • Cathy Lamb Ireland is definitely on my List, too. Terri Johnsen That’s an interesting statement you made, “I’d like to meet God, without dying, of course.” Me, too. Dinner with God…Kelly Ambrose Hays I have been to Orcas Island on the San Juans, 15 – 20 times, and i love it. It’s total peace. Just beautiful….but I bet you already know that!
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  • Terri Johnsen I’m pretty sure my thoughts and brain would make a good study!
  • Valerie Haddox Russell Some beach, somewhere…with stack of books, a journal, and drawing supplies. While there, I would find out the life stories of everyone else there. And eat at a bunch of restaurants and visit a spa.
  • Silverton Tulips 205Katy Shandil I would travel the world, help people that needed food, see All I could see, share ALL I could and learn as much as I could about other cultures. Then write a book about what I learned.
  • Joleen Wheeler i would go to Seaside, OR and sit at the bed and breakfast reading my books, sipping diet cokes, eating good seafood, and letting the ocean breeze take away my troubles.
  • Joleen Wheeler i would go to Seaside, OR and sit at the bed and breakfast reading my books, sipping diet cokes, eating good seafood, and letting the ocean breeze take away my troubles.
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  • Julie Davies Miller A beach, some books, a big bath tub and a big fluffy bed….I wouldn’t be anyones wife, mother, employee for a whole month…good for the soul…
  • Joni Cape-Everson Hawaii with a pile of books & take a sewing class on Hawaiian quilts !
  • Silverton Tulips 203Teresa Biewen Marker Wow, you folks are way more ambitious than I am! I would go to Greece or perhaps Italy. Some place where the ocean is blue and clear, I wouldn’t want a “touristy” location. Somewhere where I could walk the beach at sunrise and sunset. Someplace where I could take comfortable clothes and wouldn’t have to pack more than bathing suits, shorts and a few sundresses. I would have my kindle loaded, my phone/camera in my hand and a comfortable beach chair where I could sit at the ocean edge and have the water wash up over me feet and legs. Reading and relaxing…that’s it. I would need a nice sized town close enough that I could spend a few days shopping! Oh yes, enough Lush bath bombs that I could take long relaxing baths every night (I would have to have a fabulous tub as part of my suite)! Thank you Cathy…wonderful little daydream!!
  • Tiffani Long I would wander through Yosemite, then Yellowstone..This southern girl loves all things mountains/forests, and I long to lay my eyes and heart on the mighty sequoias and redwoods…then across the globe to the Alps. I wouldn’t want to meet anyone…Just spending quiet time with my Creator and soaking up all the sounds of nature. I would want to see what I could discover about myself without constant noise and conversations with hubs and kiddos–although I adore them the talking is non-stop!
  • Anne Marie Anderson Well, if I have to be by myself, I would want to go somewhere where people speak English. I would go to England to tour London, ride on a double-decker bus and all the Londony things to do. Then, I would go to explore the little village near Bideford where my ancestors came from. After that, I would go to Ireland – just because it’s close – and then I would go to Scottland to explore Paisley (where my step-dad’s family is from) and of course, I would have to go to Loch Ness. Maybe Nessie will come check me out if I’m there by myself. 
    And as far as Van Morrison? Brown Eyed Girl has always been my song to my daughter.
  • Silverton Tulips 192Lillian Aman Nedeau A month backpacking through Italy and France. B&B’s, churches, castles and museums. Mingle with locals. Eat. Slow down. Blog every day.
  • Sherry Gorman A house right on the beach in Hanalei Bay. I would kayak and hike the Napali coast, standup paddle board in the bay, and eat my body weight in local kine grinds. I don’t know what I’d learn about myself, but hopefully it wouldn’t be that local kine grinds add ten pounds to the hips
  • Lisa Sizemore Poss I would go to Italy and rent a villa by the ocean. I would rent a car. Every day I would go to different places cafes, whatever maybe some wineries. But they would be off the beaten path. At night I would go back to my villa and watch the ocean. Then I w would never come back!
  • Allis Reppert 1. Books, books, and more books! 2. Sea side 3. Big claw foot bath tub 4. Big fluffy bed 5. And throw in Steven Tyler!!
  • Jennifer Boettler-Barker Go to France, spend days and days touring the Louver, eating pastries and visiting wineries. I love traveling by myself..no pressures to be anywhere or do anything I don’t want to do.
  • Silverton Tulips 105Patty Carlson Pachta A month in Napa/Sonoma. Wouldn’t be enough time though.
  • ILene Kat Hamende A hut on the water in Bora Bora with good books and relaxing music. I would want solitude. The world is becoming sensory overload in my old age.
  • Stephanie Coffey exploring Ireland!
  • De Hansbrough I would go to the Luberon in France.
  • Logan Lazo I would get a personal trainer and personal chef to follow me everywhere. I’d travel to some foreign countries, see as much as I could while staying in the nicest of hotels getting spa treatment. Totally pampering myself!
  • Silverton Tulips 145Tara White Robinett I would go to Oregon and hang out with my favorite author Cathy Lamb!! We could go to the coast and collect driftwood and rocks and then go hiking in the cascades and maybe find a river to sit next to.
  • Dusti Douglass I would go anywhere that I could immerse myself in the arts. Maybe NYC? Theater, museums, lectures, concerts, galleries – from the known to the up and coming artists. I think I would feed my soul until I felt bloated and drunk on life and culture and then maybe the inane wouldn’t feel like such a chore for a while.
  • Cathy Lamb Tara White Robinett That sounds fun!! You would love the coast here..Dusti DouglassYes, NYC would be great!! Symphony, museums of all sorts, plays and Broadway!
  • Cathie Hedrick Armstrong Just one thing??? If not, I’d want to visit the highlands of Scotland, then Ireland and England – making sure to catch all of the wonderful historical locations. With what I’d have left, I’d like to find a deserted island somewhere nice and sunny, but not too hot/humid to just sit in the beach and read my books while enjoying the beautiful weather and solitude.
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  • Simone Gonzales If I had a month to do anything I wanted, I’d tour the Hawaiian islands. Lanai for a week, Maui for a week, Kauai for a week, and Molokai for a week. I’d sleep in a hammock under the stars, I’d walk everywhere I went, and I would only wear a swimsuit and maybe a pair of flip-flops. I’d talk to all the locals and drink wine under the stars with my toes in the water.
  • Cathy Lamb Simone Gonzales Then you MUST read Molokai by Alan Brennert and Honolulu before you go….
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  • Silverton Tulips 012Debbi Paolillo I would tour Europe for a month, especially England……..
  • Debbie Rhodes I would sit by the sea and drink sweet tea as the sound of crashing waves washed my soul clean from all woes. A book alone would be my companion other than seagulls sneaking closer for a potato chip. Audrey Hepburn would be a choice to chat with over meals. Harriet Tubman would be another one. Sigh…
  • Peggy Aube Strout I would travel, to Scotland, Ireland, Paris…..and take tons of pictures…..
  • Dana Kennedy Criger I would spend it at a beach house in Maine, with a white cozy chair on the wrap around porch. I would read and scrapbook and walk the beach. I’d pick wildflowers and decorate the table with them. I’d watch people and I would pray for guidance to be a better me. I’d sleep in until I wanted to and wear pajamas all day. I’d eat pancakes for dinner and write in a journal. It would be my perfect escape.
  • Hannah Grace I’d explore Ireland, and go horse back riding along the coast.
  • Michelle Kasper Hagerty Time travel has great appeal. I would be in the crowd for the fish and loaves, be Amish for a day, be a visiting cousin to Laura, Mary and Carrie and stay in the loft of the cabin on the Banks of Plum Creek. I would learn how to bead and make moccasins from Native Americans in a teepee. I would take music lessons from Mozart, watch Leo paint the Mona Lisa and ask her what the secret smile about. I would watch the sunrise from a castle, take a stroll in my fancy gown and bonnet in Hyde Park and watch them build the Eiffel Tower. I would dance on the moon with Neil Armstrong, eat a fancy meal on the titanic, and shop with Marilyn Monroe. And on the last day… I would meet my husband sooner so I could love him longer.
  • Silverton Tulips 066Ruthie DeLancy Talbott Travel to Austria and meet relatives I have never met., see how they live.
  • Terry Diemer previous comments hold things I want too. Otherwise, I would travel, mebbe a walking tour of europe, or a cooking class. Perhaps a volunteer at a disaster. I would want to meet REAL people that LOVE life and others and give and get tons of hugs. I would love to hook up with Elton John. I would want to learn more about being kind and strong. I would probably want to be a ride along with Anthony Bourdain, since he seems to have the clue about learning more about the world and food. The best would be using that time and money in order to make ME a better person, and make other peoples lives better. Ultimate would be a result, like finding friends and a profession that makes the rest of my life worth living.
  • Michelle Ray Mash I would rent the Screaming Mimi at Corolla Beach and take a bunch of pictures and read and collect sea shells.
  • Cathy Lamb Michelle Kasper Hagerty You’re right. time travel does have appeal. I’ll have to use that in another question, another week. Loved where you would travel to. Ruthie DeLancy Talbott How fun. Off you go. Terry Diemer Now that is a very thoughtful and interesting answer.
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  • Gillian Dorrance Fish I honestly don’t know…I cannot even imagine having a month to be alone. definitely travel…somewhere by the sea. maybe learn yoga. read. do all the projects that I have wanted to do around the house but never have had the time (and that drive me crazy on a regular basis). and write, I would just sit and be still and write about all the things that are bouncing around in my brain.
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  • Silverton Tulips 057Jessica Morrell I would spend it traveling alone in either Scotland and Ireland or France and Italy. I would travel by train and wear scarves and beautiful fabrics. I would visit art and eat food I could never eat at home. I would drink champagne daily and try new wines. I’d talk with strangers and browse in shops full of expensive and exquisite goods. I’d practice other languages and admire architecture. I’d sit and contemplate the joys of living amid the grace of cathedrals, watch sunsets, and make new friends. I’d meet authors I’ve admired from afar and find storytellers wherever I went. Thanks for the morning dream….
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  • Raejean Mast Mattison So many beautiful places I have been, so many more I have not…I would need an ocean, quiet , sand, sun and warm breezes. A yoga mat, a bike, a fire pit or fireplace and firewood. A small town or village within walking or biking distance. if I feel the need for conversation I can visit with anyone, a fact which causes my children great horror! Although I enjoy a great meal prepared by someone else , I am content making my own. If I had my above wishes, with books and music of my choosing, I would be thrilled with anything from a quiet place in Hawaii, to Italy, Greece, Mexico, Thailand? I would miss my husband, but can I take my dog?
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  • Raejean Mast Mattison And I would use the time praying and resting. Searching for the next step in life. Career change? Second degree? Cut back? Volunteer?
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  • Jessica Morrell Rajean I love the addition of the fire pit and prayers. And thanks all for your visions. They’re so nourishing….
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  • Silverton Tulips 047Cathy Lamb Raejean Mast Mattison Yes, of course you can take your dog. I would not take the dog away from you….enjoy the yoga mat WITH Fido. Jessica Morrell That is a lovely vision and you should write a book about it. I’m not kidding.
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4 Comments to “A Month Alone. What Would You Do?”


  1. Pam Post says:
    April 21, 2014 at 9:53 pm

    Travel to the British Isles, New Zealand, Australia and then who knows? I’m legally blind so just the thought that I could travel alone makes me smile. That is why I said who knows where all I’d go but I bet that when that month was over my jet lag would be terrible but so worth it!

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    • Lamb5 says:
      April 29, 2014 at 4:18 pm

      Pam,
      Yes, those are all perfect choices! The British Isles, New Zealand, Australia. I would love that trip. I would have to go to bed for a week to recover from that trip, and drink a lot of coffee, but it would be incredible. Just incredible.

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  2. Josee Levesque says:
    May 3, 2014 at 4:23 am

    What a great question. Raising 2 kids, working full time, maintaining a home and all that goes with that makes me wonder…what would I do?

    I would take a week to do nothing. Sleep, read, eat when I want, not answer the phone or email.
    I would take a week to travel, explore Newfoundland in my home Canada, go to the Southern States which has always been a dream.
    I would fast track a Europe trip, see Spain and Portugal for a week.
    And lastly I would take time to think, to breathe, to just be and rediscover what it is to be me. Selfish, no.
    I believe this in the end would make me a better person to give to my family, my community and my work.
    Perhaps this wish should become a reality.

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    • Lamb5 says:
      May 3, 2014 at 6:34 am

      Yes, Josee! I think so. Take the month! Your trips sound lovely. Like you said, time to think and breathe and just be.

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