Week 7 - Opportunity for adventure

Have you ever pondered the question, "If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be?"?

There are so many rich and famous people that seem to have it all. Money and everything it buys, success, exciting lives, famous friends, endless opportunities... and to top it all off, happiness! Who wouldn't want that?

I mean, imagine being able to live a life where every day presents an opportunity for a new adventure. A life which, at the end of every day, you feel like you've done something new. Or you've opened your eyes wider than ever before to the great things this world has to offer.

My nearest and dearest friends know that I love my life experiences to be colourful and spontaneous. A classic example was nine years ago when, after dating for a few weeks, I announced that I was getting married:

• Me: "I'm getting married - next month!"
• Friend: "You're seeing someone???!!!"

OK, so that little adventure didn't last as long as I originally thought it would, but it complied with my motto, that: "every girl should have a story". I could list several other far more eccentric illustrations of what I mean by that, but mum and dad are reading this blog. (insert smiley face here!)

This week I was reminded that opportunities to engage in new experiences surround us everyday. Sometimes we miss them because they knock softly. Sometimes we'll cautiously take a peek before slowly revealing the full picture. And at other times, we open the window with great excitement only to shut it as quickly as possible.

A few days ago I had lunch with a friend, a married male friend. Within five minutes of being seated, he told me that he and his wife of about 10 years enjoy an open marriage. I suspected that this was his invitation to me to try something new, but I played dumb for a bit longer (re blog: Week 3 - Blonde, the new legal tender?). I asked "does your wife know you have an open marriage?"!!!!! Well, apparently yes. I was, of course, curious to know how it works. He explained that they're married, but they have agreed that each can engage in extra-marital activities, whenever and however they choose. I also asked whether this lifestyle is common in New York City as I have met several guys who only reveal to me that they have a partner, AFTER I have told them that they don't have a 'future' with me! Fear not my single gal pals. According to my friend, this is not a sweeping phenomenon. Phew. There is hope.

After lunch I headed back to my apartment and again phoned the CEO of the company for which I am most keen to work. I was told by her assistant that she would get back to me after Thanksgiving. Now THIS IS a sweeping phenomenon. No one in New York City is committing to ANYTHING before Thanksgiving in two weeks.

How could this situation possibly present an opportunity for a job seeker with less than six weeks remaining on her visitor's visa? I am going to book myself a little getaway. New Orleans? Miami? Jamaica? Haven't quite decided. But you know I'll have a story to tell when I get back!

So, who in all the world would I most like to be? I mean, whose charmed life most closely matches the life that I want to live? The answers are and will always be a resounding "me" and "mine" .

Until next time, when you're walking down the street remember to look up at the sky. It has far more potential than the pavement.


Kaylie
Oh yeh, you want to know what happened to that little adultry window of opportunity? Shut. Quickly. Locked. Threw away the key. Not my thing, but it was nice to have been considered!