Time to start this thing....

It's time to start this thing.

Well....really it's past time to start this thing.

Waaay past time.

I could have started it about 5 months ago when I made the decision to quit my job.

I could have started it 3 months ago when I worked my last full-time day for Arkansas Repertory Theatre and headed to the beach.

I could have started it a month ago when I pretty much finished my part-time obligations to the theatre and made plans to go to Chicago for February, the coldest month of the year.

I could have started it two weeks ago when I actually CAME to Chicago in February, the coldest month of the year.

Instead, for some inexplicable reason, I choose to start it tonight, an unremarkable Saturday night in a Lincoln Park tea shop (I DON"T DRINK TEA!)in the middle of a month-long experiment/adventure. Think of the stories you've already missed!

In the coming days, I'll bring you up to speed, sharing with you what the past few months have been like...the challenges, the serendipities... the proverbial pros and cons; the good, the bad and the ugly...and see where it all leads.

At an earlier point in this journey, I asked a trusted counselor, "Am I crazy? Or courageous?"
He nodded and smiled. "Yes," he said slowly.

I can live with that. I am living with that.

My Grownup Gap Year, by Kelly Ford.