Instead of doing something extremely lavish to celebrate our same month birthdays, Abe and I decided to rent a small cabin in the Northeast Kingdom of VT for a couple of days. The weather cooperated well and we did a lot of relaxing. Abe played a lot of guitar and I finished a great book. It was nice to get away from town for a bit and try to enjoy our natural surroundings and each other without all of the "modern" distractions of our apartment. Im not going to lie, I definitely got antsy at moments and found myself thinking, "hmmmm what should I do now?" but those moments quickly subsided when we saw the most amazing birds soaring through the sky making jet noises, or when we threw sticks into the water for Jameson (the dog) to retrieve. We live in a society where we are so spoiled with entertainment and distraction that even a short moment of boredom leaves me feigning for stimulation. This tends to scare me a little because it makes me feel as though I depend on these things more than myself at times for enjoyment. Spending some time at this cabin with no electricity or internet connection made me realize that boredom is a good thing. I don't think people get bored enough anymore, I don't know how you could with so many in- your- face- distractions. I realize now that moments of boredom are almost necessary for creative ideas to come to fruition because when I reach that tipping point I usually find something to do that is more fun, challenging, and entertaining than surfing the web or checking facebook. Most of the time the simple things like catching tadpoles and building campfires are more rewarding and enjoyable anyway :)
