Confessions, Disclaimers and Gee Wizzes

Well here I am. After years of saying, "I should blog" I actually started one. And the start of this blog isn't that I was sitting and admiring my own thoughts, or exclaiming that the wondrous events of my life should be published for all the world to know, but that I needed someone to be responsible too or I would never actually reach all the things I want to claim as my own.

The best way for me to explain what it is I am trying to accomplish is to give a brief summary of yesterday's events. Or lack thereof. You see, I have decided to become a runner. I decide this every few months, go running a few times, and then find better things to do with my time (or so I say). The reality of it is, I am full of excuses. For example, I have found this wonderful training program at runnersworld.com for beginners that I was really excited to start. It was supposed to be started on a Monday, and I woke up telling myself, "Today is the day we begin!" But... the night before was rather sleepless. Well, very sleepless. And then I had my two hour yoga final where I twisted my body into positions I didn't know possible, and then held them for 5 to 10 breaths (for those of you who have never done this, 5 to 10 breaths is an eternity.... trust me). My body was tired, my mind was tired and.... it was cold outside. Three very valid excuses. But you see, they were excuses. And I am determined, NO MORE EXCUSES!!!!

So, first things first. 

Confessions:

I dream big, love planning but often scare myself with the enormity and amazingness of my own projects so they rarely get done.

I am very, very human and extraordinarily far from perfect. I have bad days, good days and days that are worse than a steady diet of vanilla yogurt. 

I would rather read then breathe sometimes. It can be an issue.

Sometimes, when my husband isn't home or isn't ready to go to bed yet, I fall asleep with a teddy bear. And I'm not ashamed to admit it (obviously).

I hate celery. 

Disclaimers:

Sometimes I say things that aren't very nice. They may be true, but tact has never been my strong point. I don't ever mean to offend anyone. I promise!

I really like using ellipsis, usually incorrectly... (See, I couldn't help it.)

I am a romantic. I am patriotic. I believe in all the good old fashioned emotions and in being passionate about things. If this annoys you... well, I'm sorry cause you are missing out on a lot of fun in life.

Gee Wizz

Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.

The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million. 

The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly. 

And two of my favorite words are : Brobdingnagian and Polypragmoisoi   

Now, if you are still with me, I would like to go into further detail as to what I really am about. I want to do all the things I want to do. Redundant? Yes. Well, I want to run a 5K (for starters) but I will never get there unless I actually get out there and consistently run. I want to finish a book I started writing, but I never will unless I actually work on it. So, I am using cyberspace and the few people who want to take the time out of their day to read this as my conscience. I now have someone I am accountable too. And I WILL accomplish my goals. 

Now, some days it might not be an update on goal reaching (or attempted reachings) but it might be on some random thought that I wanted to get out of my head and onto some form of communication. 

So, to wrap things up, I am issuing myself the challenge to stop using excuses. I will reach my goals. By June I will be able to run at least a 5K (this can and will hopefully be changed to a 10K) and by the end of this year I will have finished writing my book. Anyone else want to join me in an attempt to fulfill some dreams? I hope so.

May the Force Be With You