Have you ever walked with ten cats on your head?

The library of the 4 month old I spend my days with is quite limited; which gives me the opportunity to memorize several pages of the four Dr. Seuss books he owns. So, today I was mindlessly reading one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish (one of his favorites) and I found myself stuck on two lines. "If you never did, you should. These things are fun and fun is good" 

Well geez Dr. Seuss, you sure did say a mouthful there. Now the lines previous are full of general Seuss absurdities like walking with ten cat's on your head, and flying a kite in bed. But, I think the challenge in that one line is one that can stretch all the way from the crazy world of Dr. Seuss right into your own decision-making life. I like to think of myself as a risk taker, but the reality is that is just not true. My diet alone is the best example of how I am failing at this challenge. I am working on making changes in that department, but I find this challenge to be more relevant the current life decision I have been trying to process for a week now; do I up and move to Florida, or not?

Two months ago I went to a tattoo parlor just down the street from my house and paid a man a hundred and twenty dollars to stab me with a needle for 30 minutes. The result? Three black birds flying across my collar bone. The reason? Because I wanted to remind myself to always take advantage of opportunities to travel and live my life. The inspiration behind the tattoo was the quote "Whenever I see a bird, I always wonder why they stay in the same place when they can travel anywhere in the world. And then I ask myself the same question."  Making the decision to go to Italy last year was a terrifying and exciting one, and the result was better than I could have ever imagined. When I came home I wanted to make sure I never forgot just how important it is to travel and take advantage of opportunities. Which brings me back to Dr. Seuss; If you never did, you should. Well I have never lived at the beach before, so I guess I should. Right? Well if Dr. Seuss says it, it must be true. And we all need a little fun in our lives. I am not ready to say with 100% authority that I will be a Florida resident in 3 months, but things are looking that way, and I think Dr. Suess would be proud.