YOLO

YouOnlyLiveOnce. 

I just discovered this fantastic phrase that apparently Zac Efron has tattooed on the side of his right hand. I love this age old adage that I'd forgotten until now! This is what prompted me to attempt skinny dipping in Costa Rica when I was 16 and shamelessly got caught and fell into a ditch...oops that's another story. Or when I jumped off a 100ft waterfall in Minas Gerias, Brazil...p.s. I don't know how to swim!! (okay, maybe that was a little reckless...but I survived! And it was exhilarating!)

You only live once.

It's been a while since I've done anything that has given me an adrenaline high. Maybe that's the spice that I'm missing in my life. The life of a working girl is pretty drab--especially if the weather is as gloomy as it is today. It's probably because I work at a desk job and the most exciting thing in my day is a new interaction on the twitter feed. ah, that's so lame!! I hope, when the summer rolls around, that I'll be doing much more exciting activities like outdoor music concerts, hiking, weekend trips to places, "swimming", going to the beach and jogging in Central Park. Maybe I'll even squeeze in some heart-racing fun, like bungee jumping! or even a trip to six flags will do.

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If I were to get a tattoo, it would be a short quotation or an acronym like YOLO that would remind me to live my life and not under anyone's expectations except for mine. It would remind me to be me and accept myself as I am. The main reason I would actually get a tattoo is to remind myself to stay grounded in my beliefs. Who knows if I'll ever commit to a tattoo? It seems too permanent for my fickle soul.