a Wandering Mom

woman in white jacket and blue denim jeans standing on gray asphalt road during daytime
woman in white jacket and blue denim jeans standing on gray asphalt road during daytime

Hi, my name is Jenny and I'm a mom who has recently made peace with being an empty nester and is looking for what the next chapter of my life will bring.

I'm looking forward to this next era of my life, hoping it will include adventure, travel, meeting interesting people, and having fun along the way.

It reminds me of the awkward teenage years when I was trying to figure who I was and what I was doing.

But rather than fixate on finding the answers, I want to learn to live with the questions, to be flexible, and accept life as it is.

If you can relate, I hope you will join me on this exciting journey!

I’ve been recovering from two foot surgeries last year and only recently have I been able to walk in a normal tennis shoe. As part of my physical therapy is to take a daily walk, being mindful of my gait. So naturally my pace is quite slow. To my fellow neighbors it probably looks like I’m lost.

Why a Wandering Mom?

At first, I had to repeatedly remind myself to slow down, that it wasn’t important how far or how long that I walked, but rather the quality of each step that mattered. And now, I find myself looking forward to that part of my day as I slowly wander through my neighborhood.

In addition to physical wandering, I'm giving myself permission to wander mentally. I'm allowing myself to be less task-oriented, have more unstructured time, and release expectations of what I "should" be doing .

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