Day 25: First hurdle complete

I have a tendency to have great gusto when starting a project, but I quickly will give up or lose interest...unless I have a plan and a clear goal in mind.

I have started this journey before. I didn't make it very far before problems popped up, you can read about it here and here. Honestly, I didn't get much farther after that last post...I think the whole journey lasted a month, maybe?

What I do know about myself is that I have certain hurdles: 3 weeks, 3 months...and then I am not sure after that!

I know I stumble at the 3 week mark because I participate in a monthly challenge with my friend Ashlee. We have chosen certain things to work on and have assigned a point system to each item. I will start the month on fire - getting a  point for almost everything on the list. Then somewhere around the 3rd week I stop paying attention, stop trying and just plain stop. Then at the beginning of the 4th week I realize that I faltered and attempt to get back on track...just in time to be on fire for the beginning of the new month!

Ashlee has helped me get past the 3rd week hurdle - a mid month check to see who is ahead in points. Seeing where I line up against Ashlee motivates me to continue to do my best for the rest of the month. I will be honest, I was nervous that I would falter this past week in walking. Not only was it my third week, but I also had sick children and I had very sore muscles (back & hip).

I am beyond ecstatic that I walked - every day! I know that 3 weeks is a long ways away from 1 year, but once again I am celebrating the journey - the journey of making it past my first hurdle, the journey of walking when it is hard, the journey of walking with my children, the journey of walking when I am sore, and the journey of walking and knowing that deep down I am loving it!