Kickin' It

I hit the one month mark yesterday - 31 days of doing something different every day. Friends said they were exhausted just hearing about it, and I realized that it was time for a little reflection.

I thought doing something different would be fun to do--a way to get me out of my routine and dust off the cobwebs. But it became more of a chore than fun. I was feeling pressured to lay out a week at a time with things, any things, so I could stick with my plan - a new thing to do every day for the year.

Taking the challenge on in January worked well in that it's a particularly difficult month (dark out early, cold, rainy), and with John working all of the time, I needed to force myself to go out. I also realized that I already DO a lot of stuff, but this gave me a reason to try out other things, on my own, that I might never have tried, like seeing the Cal Women's Gymnasts, or handing sandwiches out to homeless people. I also probably would have never purchased tickets to an upcoming Roller Derby event if I hadn't been thinking about trying out new stuff. I would have ambled home, cranked on the heat, turned on all of the lights in the house, made a bowl of soup and watched t.v. Instead, for the entire month I got out, listed to authors, saw a play, sporting events, and broke my routine. I achieved my goal.

I'm excited to keep finding new things to do, but I'm going to dial it back a little bit. This week I'm trying a Pilates Reformer, something Science-y, and an Art-Crawl in SF. I'll continue to try new things but not force it. If there's really nothing interesting going on, I may not do anything (like tonight). Tonight, I'm kickin' it--just hangin' out and enjoying some jazz on KCSM, doing a little writing, and plugging my butt into the couch for a rousing evening of my favorite shows, "Damages", and "Hoarders".

Here's to something different--doing nothing.