FUN

I'm up super duper early for a club hike qualifier. It's a timed hike and a passing criteria to get into the higher level hikes. It's self-paced with the hike leader waiting at the turnaround and at the end so no one cheats. 

This is a FS thing. Why? The last thing I want to do this morning is be up this early, long drive, hard hike, but my FS will thank me. (You're welcome.) My present self will be happy once I'm hiking (and over the first climb -- it's hits hard right from the parking lot). 

The actual worst part is that I think the bathrooms don't open until later and I have to figure that out. There is no way that I can drive the distance and hike the distance without a bathroom. Mother Nature is slim pickings along the route because it's mostly granite climbs and descents. 

I've had to give my FS stuff a bit of a push this week. Once again, I'm figuring out a balance between a full life and rest. Truth is I'm tired this week. Post period is usually like that for me.

The question is what kind of rest do I need? Is hiking this morning a form of rest? Yes - mental rest, but it's a physical demand with the logistics and the hike itself. I'm a little depleted and I'm not sure how to fix it. It's a catch-22. I'm tired so I need rest, but too tired to figure out what kind of rest. 

Maybe this is just hormones -- post period. If so, I should be feeling energized by Monday. 

Of course, the truth is this IS a really full time made more full by the fact that I'm trying to keep my life in the mix of everything. I'm holding firm that the things I want to do are a high enough priority that they don't get pushed out. 

I just took a break to refill tea and coffee and lightbulb moment -- what I need is more FUN. A lot of what I'm doing feels like work, not fun. Feels like tasks to complete, not fun. I'm happy to get things finished and there's a sense of accomplishment, but not fun. 

Yep, that's what's missing and that's how I can rest. Bingo. 

Okay, my intention today is to have fun and laugh. Laughing is rest. Can I do it? Stay tuned. Hike this morning, house moving stuff this afternoon, and an early dinner out with friends. There are opportunities for sure. 

On a side note, picked some spinach and lettuce from the garden this week that overwintered and started growing again.

Happy (and fun) Saturday everyone. Just thinking about having fun feels like a relief. Hope you are set for a good day. Later gators.