Reframe my brain
It's starting to feel more and more like Fall every day. The 10-day forecast now has most of the days with a high in the 60s, and three days with nighttime lows in the 30s. At least there's no snow in the forecast, but October is not over yet.
Every year when I start thinking about heading South, I usually consider taking another road heading South instead of Interstate I-25, just to break up the monotony of driving down I-25 all the time. But every year the same thing happens: it's cold enough outside that I'm tired of dealing with it and want to get South as quickly as possible, and I-25 is the quickest route.
See what I did there? I'm tricking my brain into forgetting about my eyes and focusing on travel preparations, reinforcing the reason for heading South: I can't stay here because it's too cold. If I can't convince myself that the weather’s getting too cold, my laziness and procrastination will kick in, trying to convince me that I don't have to leave this month. I can leave anytime, November, December, who cares?
When you have a one-track mind like I do, it's not easy to get my mind off the track to nowhere, and get it heading down a new track to fun in the sun in southern Arizona. So I have to slowly encourage my brain to stop thinking about the past and start thinking about the future. But it takes a little time, and writing about it in my blog helps reframe my thoughts to focus on what I want to think about and accomplish. And by the end of this month, if I do it right, my brain will be thinking of nothing but the joy of travel and the freedom of the open road.
Theboondork
My son-in-law took the grandkids to the Denver zoo the other day.
Four brand-new lion cubs were just released to the zoo-going public a few days ago.