A post for mistress

I have felt guilty for not posting recently. I guess I just thought I had nothing interesting to say. I don't like to do newsy posts. I think I should have something interesting to say when I write, and my life is probably only interesting to me and the few people I surround myself with. I will try to be better about it this summer now that things are starting to calm down.
I have decided that whenever I travel in the future, even if it is just to some city in Ohio, I am going to be well informed about the area. I have taken two independent trips (meaning without my parents) and I didn't do any research before either and then regretted it both times. When I went to NYC I had R to do the research for me and I just went where he went, but I wish I had known more for myself so I could have been informed about what I was seeing. A few weeks ago, I went to Iceland, again, with very little research and knowledge about the area. One of my friends had researched the place very thoroughly and knew the in's and outs of the country. The entire time, I wished I had done that so I could be more aware of my surroundings. Instead, I just walk around in a blunder, waiting to see what will come to me and then when it's over I feel like I didn't get to see much because I had no direction. As part of my new decision, I started researching attractions in Columbus, OH, a city I frequent these days, so that I have suggestions of what to do when I am there. I want to see things, but I can't use "Well I'm not the one who lives here as an excuse." If I am informed, I can have more fun because I know what I'm looking for. I think traveling is going to become a favorite activity of mine because I love planning things. I don't know why I didn't do it before. I guess I was just silly.