You know, way back when, when I was a kid, I stayed outside virtually every waking minute I can remember.  I climbed trees, dug tunnels in the sand, caught fiddler crabs (we lived on an island, yes we did!), played with our dog, made Spanish moss soup, rode my bike, and did anything else I could think of to do outdoors. When I was inside on a stormy day, I loved to watch the lighting OUTSIDE!

In high school, I played tennis virtually every day, rode my bike most days, went for walks and I still liked to spend my time outdoors. In college and my early working career, I went white water rafting, rode in a Century bike ride, went snow skiing, and bowled on a bowling team.

Somewhere along the way I lost my outdoorsy and active self.  I’m not sure where or when it happened, but when I look at myself now, I scarcely see even a shadow of my former self. I want to find THAT me again.

It’s difficult to be active when you’re 50-something, overweight, have bad knees, and have wrestled with your weight forever and a day. I’m constantly working on losing weight, so I know I need to get my brain in the game to transform my thinking and finally lose this excess weight.

But which comes first? The activity when you move at the speed of a slug or the weight loss so you can move without huffing and puffing?

Yesterday I decided.. Why sit in an office chair?  Wouldn’t it be more fun to sit on my big blue bouncy ball and bounce while I work?  It was FUN, made me feel energized, and really made me feel like I was young and energetic again. Best of all, my weight isn’t much of an issue while bouncing on the ball.

It’s not much activity yet, but it’s the beginning of building a new me. I shall be bouncing while I work for the next while and see where this new mind path takes me.