Daily Project — Life with Teenagers

I’m not sure I want to call it a New Year’s Resolution.  Too much commitment.  Too much disappointment if I fail.  I like the idea of “personal challenge” better.  Maybe that is splitting hairs or rationalization.  But if it works, then that is what I’m going with.

So, I’m personally challenging myself to write everyday.  I’m now following the Daily Posts feed and I downloaded the 365 writing prompts to help me along.  There are so many projects and topics that I could choose – a couple of the obvious contenders:

  • My husband’s recovery from hip replacement surgery — but that is problematic for a couple of reasons:  1) It is his project; 2) I hope it doesn’t take 365 days; and 3) I’m sure it will work its way into some of my posts but just the inspirational ones and the funny ones
  • My professional journey to find a new career that is meaningful and impactful:  1) Whoa, that is really personal and maybe putting myself a little too much out there (yikes); 2) Again, hoping this one also does not take 365 days; and 3) Also I am confident this subject will work its way into numerous posts
  • My personal health and fitness goal to lose 50 lbs by the time I’m 50 years old: 1) Whoa, and I thought the job thing was a little too personal; 2) I don’t have 365 days until that lovely milestone; and 3) I envision a lot of cranky posts that won’t have the inspirational impact I was hoping for

So, I’ve landed on the idea for my 365 writing project as being about Life with Teenagers.

What the mind wants to do, sometimes the body cannot

Why is it that our heads (our hearts and minds) feel so much younger than our bodies?  Well perhaps this is only true after a certain age…for some that age might be 30, for others 40.  But, it’s a truism right?

I had the sobering experience of playing women’s lacrosse on Friday night in a parents vs. girls game.  I played Attack…chosen by me specfically because there was very little running invovled.  And even so…very sore the next day.   My head knew what to do but my body just wouldn’t cooperate.

So, I’m on a mission…to play again next year but with more penache, more skill, more agility and definitely more speed.  We’ll see if it is even possible to reverse some hands of time and some couch potato-ness.