Are we ever too old to go hog wild?

Yesterday I was talking to a friend whose daughter just started college while I was driving the couple of hours to visit my niece who also just started her freshman year. All of the college talk took to me back to my own college days.

Those were a fun four years. I did get way out of hand a few times, but I wasn't one of the girls who went totally out of control the first time the parents weren't around. I was the one with the car, so someone had to keep it together.

I remember the feeling of freedom though. And talking to my friend made me realize I'm feeling the same again now. Like I've just broken away from strict parents and am experiencing life for the first time.  It's sometimes scary and sometimes that dizziness you get when you step off one of those amusement park rides that shake your brain sets in. It's just enough to get the adrenalin going. The right amount to be fun.

Now that a few months have passed, I realize how under my ex's thumb I was.The fire in my heart and soul had burned out. But being away from him has made that fire come back.

And I'm doing my share of going hog wild like I was in college again. I've got some years to make up for!

The beautiful thing is that now I have money, and I have wisdom. Both help me have more fun in new and interesting places and ways. They also keep me out of trouble. I know now how to take it almost to the edge without falling over.

I play. I experiment. I learn. And I figure out what to never do again. Which guys are good for me and which ones are the bad boys who will take but never give. Which girls are strong, independent and together women who will be supportive friends and which ones are just a mess.

My friend phrased this stage in my life as a journey. She's right. I'm remembering who I am and testing the waters of who I want to be. And I love this journey. Single or not, I hope to always keep discovering and never become too comfortable with who and where I am. That's when boring has set in.

Love to the single girls,
Addison