Footloose

Spontaneity. 

In recent years, I have been somewhat of a spontaneous person. Moving to New York and subsequently Los Angeles were relatively out of the blue decisions on my part. Something that I didn't decide over years or even months, or career changes, but rather just getting up, doing it and making it happen. Not easy decisions once I was moved and settled in, but I wasn't thinking of that as I was signing leases, crossing the country, or what have you.

While I don't always like to live by the rule of "last minute, impulse decisions", I feel as though every now and again, it is a good way to be. Whether on your own, or in relationships. For instance, I am a strong believer that couples, be it new, married, engaged, etc., need to get out of town at least once every 5 weeks. I think this helps to keep you looking forward to something as a couple, as well as gets you out of your normal routine. 

For me personally, impulse decisions like let's say a last minute trip to Los Angeles, don't happen extremely often, but every now and again must happen in order to get us over a hump so to speak. I guarantee that to get away will take your mind off the current and things usually happen upon returning that wouldn't have otherwise taken place. For example, it seems like every time I had ever gone out of town when living in LA, that was the time that I would get the most auditions, usually returning to a few still lingering and my general demeanor being slightly more upbeat upon walking back into the grind.

I also live by the general rule of thumb which is, you only live once. If there is a way to make a trip happen on the cheap, and it's not going to kill your bank account anymore than it already it, then why not do it? You only get one chance to do these things, so now is the time, take advantage of it and make it happen. Once you begin a career or have children, or an extremely high mortgage, or whatever it will be that may tie you down, you may not get another chance to just live. While you can. No holds barred. 

Just a girl, needing to use airline credit before it expires, and getting a plane ticket to LA for only $107, to make her way towards a weekend with friends and tacos, for a some downtime, before the real work begins.