So last time I posted, I was casually dating a chef who was 5 years younger than me, still in his early 20′s and I had gone on two dates with a cop who was I had a lot of similar interests but I was not attracted to him. I quit posting at a time that I was very unhappy with myself. When my ex “The One” got engaged, I realized that I really needed to make some changes in my life if I wanted to get a “good” man. I also knew that I need to “find myself.” I needed to get a hobby and rediscover who I was as a single woman and mom. The first thing I did was quit smoking. It was difficult and in doing so, I gained a lot of weight and it caused some depression. Then I really got upset with myself. By May I got really serious about losing weight and becoming more active. For weeks I really comptemplated a hobby that I would really enjoy. I remembered really enjoying the outdoors and water so kayaking was really appealing to me. It would also get me out exercising which would help to get in better shape.
The Chef had kayaked before and said he’d love to go with me. So we rented a tandem kayak at a local river and went about 4 miles. Halfway through the trip, we came to a bridge where other people where jumping off into the water. In trying to be more adventurous and try new things, I decided to do it too! It took me a good 10 minutes to make the jump, but once I did, I loved it! I fell in love with kayaking that day.
