Ahhh, Instant Gratification

I love how Big Sur slows me down. Since I've left the city life to join this rural community, I go shopping less, eat out less, and need fewer external resources to entertain me. I spend way more time in nature, at home, and with my family.

In every other town I've lived in, I would get cabin fever just by hanging out at home during the day. Really, it only took half a day. Because, by mid afternoon, I would be huddled in a corner twitching and quoting scenes from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". It was not a pretty picture.

Here, now I am content at home. Okay...most of the time I'm content. Other times, I must admit, I so freakin' miss Sonic and Panera and Outback and Blockbuster and Marble Slab Creamery!

Part of the frustration in these moments of weakness is that these things aren't even within an hour drive of my home. So, not only are they vacant from Big Sur but from my life overall!

The other part of the problem is that back in the days of city life, I could be anywhere within just a few minutes. Every store or restaurant you could ever need was just down the road. Can you say, "Yay for instant gratification!"

So, here's my terrible confession: Before we moved to Big Sur, my hubby and I would be watching tv late at night, and maybe someone in the show would eat a big, juicy hamburger. Or there would be a commercial for a restaurant showing ribs or milkshakes or something like that. We would moan with craving need, pause the show, and look at each other. Then one of us would hop in the car and go get take-out. It didn't matter that it was 10:30 at night; we wanted what we had seen on tv!

We were so pitiful in our fulfillment of all advertiser's goals and our wasteful spending on instant gratification. But, you know what? I MISS IT! I get so tired of making, serving, and cleaning up 3 meals plus snacks plus desserts plus drinks day after day after day after day. Someone instantly gratify me please!

Sorry about that. I started off with the intention of bragging about how down-home and self reliant I have become.
Apparently I have a ways to go.