The Challenge

I am terrible at execution.

For as long as I can remember, I have excelled at planning. Playtime with my best friend involved getting our Barbies ready for their day, talking about what would happen, setting the stage...and then moving on to their next adventure. We never actually PLAYED Barbies. When we were a bit older, we created elaborate plans for a fictional dance studio: floor plan, scheduling, billing, rosters. We never actually went as far as to PLAY dance studio. In college, I poured over the course schedule and marveled at all the planning that went into it (assigning professors, scheduling, room availability--oh my!) and then when it was time to actually DO college my effort was just enough to get by.

The fun is in the planning--all the potential details are out there, just waiting to be chosen and arranged. Anything is possible! The world is yours!! And then you have to DO it. The DOING part is HARD. What fun is that??

So here is my challenge for myself: During the month of August, dedicate 2 hours/day, 4 days a week for myself. Ideally, one hour of exercise and one hour of creating something, but I'll take what I can get. 8 hours a week, all for me.

More than Mommy 2 x 4.