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Friday Cocktails – June 11, 2021

Jun 11, 2021 | Rita

Friday Cocktails June 11 2021 - Rita Reviews

It’s Friday which means it’s time for Friday Cocktails! We have been having so much fun just visiting sites and disconnecting. Where are the pictures you ask? Well, I may post some on social media but truthfully I told myself that I would only take pictures for us to remember as a family. I would not spend the entire time we are together worrying about getting pictures to post or anything technical. Just to live in the moment.

As mucha s I love being able to work online I can’t help but remember my childhood where we didn’t have phones and social media. Yet the memories I have are some of the fondest ones ever. The last two weeks have flew by and on Monday the kids will be with their father while I will be off to spend some time on my own however we are camping this weekend.

SOLO VACATION

It is not as bad as most think it is. I have no plans set in stone in what I will be doing. I am taking the time to recharge. I know many of you are thinking I had a whole year with the pandemic shutting everything down. The truth is 2020 and the first part of 2021 was rough for us. With Sam’s illness and everything else I was stressed to the limit. I need the time to center myself and reconnect with myself.

CAMPING WITH KIDS

I sway easier than you may think. Kids love camping because it means they don’t have to bath as much and they can get dirty. At least that is one of the reasons why mine love it. I don’t force them to take a bath every single night that we camp. Although they do get a wash off and all the important parts get cleaned. I carry wipes for this purpose and they just love it. I myself go down and bath because well, gross.

I hated camping when I was younger. I had a bad experience and took years for me to be okay with it. If camping is not your thing but you would like to give it a try I suggest that you start out small. Maybe camp in your garage one Saturday night. That way you are sort of camping and still under cover. Then progress to your backyard and then out into a camping site. That is what I did and it worked.

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  1. Shirley O says

    June 11, 2021 at 3:29 pm

    I would not take a solo vacation. I prefer to travel with someone else. If I did go alone,I would visit a nature retreat.

  2. Nina Lewis says

    June 11, 2021 at 8:27 pm

    Yes! Go to the bech or the mountains depending on the season. 🙂

  3. Dandi D says

    June 11, 2021 at 9:21 pm

    No, I’d miss my family too much to go on a solo vacation!

  4. Sarah L says

    June 11, 2021 at 10:48 pm

    I would go on a solo vacation, but I much prefer going with my best friend.
    Thanks for the contest.

  5. bn100 says

    June 12, 2021 at 12:09 am

    wouldn’t

  6. Elaine G says

    June 12, 2021 at 12:19 am

    I wouldn’t take a solo vacation

  7. Donna Cheatle says

    June 12, 2021 at 12:24 am

    I absolutely would! I’d find a nice secluded beach and spend my time going from the water to a beach blanket with the occasional break for food and beverage. Maybe take my kindle along for when just staring at the sea and surf isn’t entertaining enough, lol

  8. BlackAsphodel says

    June 12, 2021 at 4:41 am

    Sure, I would go to Japan and South Korea.

  9. Barb popescu says

    June 12, 2021 at 8:18 am

    A solo vacay would be New Orleans…I love to 3xplore there on my own.

  10. Cathy French says

    June 12, 2021 at 9:07 am

    I would take a solo vacation and it would have to be on a beach somewhere. Ideally Bora Bora or Fiji.

  11. Kari B says

    June 12, 2021 at 9:20 am

    I took a solo road trip across the U.S. back in 2017. Just me, a cot tent, and the open road.

  12. mami2jcn says

    June 12, 2021 at 9:39 am

    No, I wouldn’t take a solo vacation.

  13. Cheryl B says

    June 12, 2021 at 10:44 am

    No, I enjoy being with someone while traveling.

  14. shannon zeidan says

    June 12, 2021 at 11:29 am

    No. I enjoy time with people too much.

  15. Molli Taylor says

    June 12, 2021 at 11:30 am

    i have started taking solo mini vacations downtown in my city and it has been FABULOUS!

  16. Jessica C says

    June 12, 2021 at 11:49 am

    I’ve taking a solo vacation before and it’s great being away alone just to focus on yourself and the things you like however it’s always a little special having someone to share certain things with like views and certain adventures. Thank you so much for the chance to be entered in your giveaway!

  17. Julie Bickham says

    June 12, 2021 at 4:39 pm

    I would take a solo vacation. Somewhere close to home, maybe Connecticut.

  18. heather says

    June 12, 2021 at 5:37 pm

    I would take a solo vacation if I knew I would be safe.

  19. Adriane says

    June 13, 2021 at 3:32 am

    I have taken a solo vacation and loved it!

  20. Cindy Merrill says

    June 13, 2021 at 7:17 am

    NEVER. Sounds terribly boring, not to mention lonely; eating alone, not sharing conversation; very sad, if you ask me.

  21. Soozle (Suzie B) says

    June 13, 2021 at 9:27 am

    I have taken MANY solo vacations; the ones who think it’s “sad” are missing out. Its a wonderful way to force yourself to grow – to converse with others, if you’re shy, to learn to rely on yourself, learn to trust yourself, and be comfortable with being by yourself.

  22. rita leonard says

    June 13, 2021 at 1:57 pm

    I have never taken a solo vacation through it would be interesting

  23. tammy ta says

    June 13, 2021 at 2:25 pm

    I would never take a solo vacation. I love going on vacation with my husband and two boys.

  24. Richard Brandt says

    June 13, 2021 at 6:34 pm

    I would go to Vegas Baby Vegas!

  25. sandra says

    June 14, 2021 at 10:30 am

    i would potentially go on a wellness retreat, but i prefer not to be alone

  26. Dana Rodriguez says

    June 14, 2021 at 1:00 pm

    I don’t think I would. Too many crazies out there.

  27. Sandra Dufoe says

    June 14, 2021 at 2:56 pm

    I don’t think I would take a solo vacation I am an introvert.

  28. Vickie V says

    June 14, 2021 at 8:42 pm

    Not sure anymore, due to safety.
    Somewhere here in Florida maybe, beachside.

  29. rochelle haynes says

    June 14, 2021 at 10:30 pm

    I would not take a solo vacation

  30. Teresa Kunberger says

    June 16, 2021 at 2:39 pm

    Not sure I would enjoy solo, I am a mom of 4 and I legit never have alone time. I think my anxiety would be out of the roof.

  31. Natalie says

    June 16, 2021 at 3:26 pm

    I would not enjoy taking a solo vacation because there would be no one to talk to!

  32. Audrey Stewart says

    June 17, 2021 at 6:59 am

    I would never go solo and leave my cats.

  33. Jeanna says

    June 18, 2021 at 10:11 am

    I would love to take a solo vacation! I would sit by the pool or on a beach reading all day!

  34. Shelly Peterson says

    June 18, 2021 at 12:49 pm

    I wouldn’t take a solo vacation

  35. Brandon Sparks says

    June 18, 2021 at 1:01 pm

    Yes I would. I would love to go to England by myself just to explore..

  36. Buddy Garrett says

    June 18, 2021 at 3:02 pm

    I have taken solo trips. I’d go to ball games.

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