It is now Wednesday and I have done little of the tasks I thought I would get done on Monday – hopefully today. Carlie is not a motivator – it is just too easy to want to cuddle with her “to make sure she feels secure”. Last week I had 6 days of physical activity in a row between my personal training, cycling and a day of kayaking. The weather was tolerable. This week we are back to prohibitive heat and humidity – even Carli does not want to go out.
I did meet my big goal for last week – getting Carli in her backpack by myself and taking her on my bike for a short ride. It is too hot this week to take her on a longer ride – for both of us. We will spend a lot of time on neighborhood rides that can easily cut short until I am sure she enjoys or is at least content with the experience.
I am not really feeling the loss of work in my life although I know if the right thing came forward, I could easily commit to it and get right back into a job – hopefully with a much better work-life balance.
I am pretty far along in the development of a private health advocacy “business”. I have business is quotes because in order for it to be a business I have to be willing to charge people for my services. This is one activity that I know brings me great joy and brings value to others.
My community building activities here are limited to outdoor activities and it will have to stay that way for awhile. I went kayaking with a person I met cycling and his two young sons (10 and 5 years of age). It was fun to engage with the kids. The 5 year old was a real trooper and the 10 year old was really curious about history.
The adventure continues……
Tamara Unleashed 