Wait a minute ... what is this all about

You may be wondering what I am doing.

Well, it all started like this …

We have some development happening beside us soon; 93 units. We already have approx. 16 new units down the road, about 40 or so up the other way and an additional 200 going up within 1 km of our house. Let’s not forget the 600 students down a little further.

It would be easy to be negative and grumbly about all this happening around us but it occurred to me that we were going to have 5 new communities in our vicinity with approx. 1,000-1,500 or so people. 

What kind of community would those be, I wondered. Would they know each other or just pass each other in the parking lot? We have lived in our neighbourhood for 17 years and have not met most of the people in our own neighbourhood. Hmmm … good place to start, right in our own neighbourhood.

What if I were to drop over with my BBQ and a few burgers, light it up and meet some people, also giving them a chance to meet each other? It would take a bit of planning but it might be a fairly simple way of meeting some people. Call it #GuelphCommBBQ

When I experience something I like, I immediately want to invite others along to experience what I have experienced. It seems to be a big part of how I am wired. I am an extrovert and as they say “the more the merrier”. I had 200 of my best friends at my 50th birthday party in our back yard … you get the picture.

I have set up my social media presence with the hope of making connections in Guelph with what is already going on in different neighbourhoods, also becoming more aware of, and involved in what is happening within the wonderful city of Guelph. If you are outside of Guelph, what about your city or town?

Friendship is another big thing for me and I believe it is sadly lacking these days. The simple thing of good old fashioned friendship seems to now be very complex. Does it need to be like that?

I believe that isolation is not a good thing. I believe we were meant to interact with each other and have others involved as part of our “village”.

With that, I plan to try some #GuelphCommBBQ in our 3 immediate areas as a way of connecting and hopefully facilitating some connecting amongst those people as well.

Thanks for your interest.