use your imagination

Sometimes my thoughts wander off. Partially due to the fact that I am A.D.D. and the other half is because of my wild imagination. I am an only child. Part of growing up as an only kiddo is that you learn to entertain yourself. In the summers there is no sibling to play with. On family vacation you are the third wheel. At the dinner table there is nobody to fuss with. So, a result of all of this is a vivid imagination.

Growing up I would imagine myself as a princess who would have lavish tea parties. I would lay in the bathtub and swoosh my hair around and pretend to be Ariel from "The Little Mermaid".

Not much has changed these days I have found. Sitting at a wedding Saturday my imagination got carried away and I imagined myself walking down the aisle. Sunday at the pool I watched a mother splash around with her children in the water. I imagined that being me one day.

It's funny how as we get older our imagination grows with us. I bet some women imagine themselves in a motorhome with their old wrinkly husband because they long for retirement. Or some imagine sitting in the crowd watching their child walk the stage.

I have learned to let my imagination run wild. It makes life more interesting. No matter how old I get I will always be dreaming of my lavish tea party and maybe even a prince charming too.