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Finding "Fun You": Take the test

In October, five friends and I packed our bags and jet off to sunny Palm Springs for a long-overdue girls' getaway.  I went in search of laughs, relaxation, shopping and adventure, but what I really discovered was far more thrilling and rare - it was Fun Kasie!! A lost relic of my past, Fun Kasie was benched years ago as Wife Kasie and Mom Kasie filled the top spots in my household roster.  Sitting idle for so long, Fun Kasie was all but forgotten until the right mix of girly stupidity, lack of responsibility, freedom to do what one pleases and a hint of vodka came into play.  The group of girls I was with had never met Fun Kasie before; having only had met them in the Wife Kasie era, they were instantly impressed and proudly renamed this vacation version of me, "VaKasie". 

VaKasie did all sorts of crazy stuff - went without makeup, let her hair air-dry, wore a bathing suit in public, laughed until she had to race to the washroom, used expletives liberally, was the TMI queen, went on a dune buggy adventure and even ate a McRib with extra jalapenos (Wife and Mom Kasie doesn't eat fast-food...let alone boneless pork patties smothered in a sweet sauce, nestled in a soft sesame-seed bun)!!!
VaKasie in all her glory

Here's what I know for sure - VaKasie was a blast.  I miss old me sometimes.  Life just takes hold and we tend to lose so much of our former free-wheeling selves.  We are suddenly soooo serious about everything.  In case this has happened to you, and you have yet to realise it, I've created a small but highly scientific test to assess your lame-a-bility factor. 

Lame-a-bility Quiz: Have you lost "Fun You"?  Please answer YES or No:

1. I have been married for more than five years
2. I have kid(s)
3. I have pet(s) and/or employment
4. I deliver a look-of-death, eye-roll, or desperate sigh when someone close to me flatulates
5. I haven't laughed until I've peed my pants in years (or ever!)
6. I often sit stone-faced during a classic comedy or simply declare, "this crap is not funny"
7. I have not been on a girls-only getaway in more than 2 years
8. I sometimes find myself listening to Ed Sheeran or Sam Smith songs on repeat
9. I wear full-coverage underwear with comfort and cotton in mind
10. When my kids yell, MOM!!!!" I reply with a long exasperated, devil-voiced, "WHHHAAAATTTT????"

If you answered "yes" to 2 or more of these, take a good, long look in the mirror because you are a totally boring lame-o.  The sooner you embark on fancy-free fun and frivolity the better for everyone - your husband, kids and boss with thank me!!

Now leave this blog, get on the web and book something fun and crazy.  Do it!!

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