Tomorrow morning early, I will be leaving London for two days in Cornwall before heading out on my next cruise assignment, the second in My Year of Living Travelly.
It’s a good time to step back for a little self-evaluation. I have traveled alone a great deal, so no pats on the back for handling that, but I did note how far more comfortable I am going into a pub and ordering a pint, or going to a restaurant alone than I once was. That’s good!
I am also proud of myself for a doing few things that were outside my comfort zone. I needed to get my roots and brows done, and instead of chickening our and doing it on the ship ($$$$$) I found a hair salon, made an appointment, and voila, it looks fine. I also made a quick stop into a nail salon offering brow services and fifteen minutes I was back continuing my walk, all fixed up. Little steps towards a more confident, competent me.
I hopped on a train today and went out to see some friends I met on a cruise a few years back. They live less than an hour out of London, and I got to see some countryside and real English life. I was thinking on the train back how easy that was, and how next time here I wouldn’t focus on “pick a park” ( though that was lovely too—my selfie from yesterday is included here) but rather on “pick a town.” Just push the zone out a little, every time.
But my biggest takeaway is that I really love this I am very happy with my adventure. A week from today I will be in Tuscany, with adventures in between now and then. At the top of my self-evaluation, as always, is the realization of how very, very blessed I am.