Wow here we gooooooo……….

Wow my first entry!  I’m starting a little early cause I’m planning 2010 to be my year to leave my comfort zone!  I just got a new book about organizing my life and one of the first sentences is "GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE"  That’s how you make things happen!!

I have to admit, I’m not too afraid to try most things.  I made a HUGE move across the country at age 37 with no job in mind, then once I got here and found a job it lead to a HUGE career change at 38!  I’ve moved from the south to the north, so I’m quite capable of getting out of my comfort zone BUT I’m also capable of getting complacant and getting comfortable!  That’s when I tend to let things/me go!  I LOVE, LOVE my job!  BUT it also takes a lot out of me.  Very, very long hours, and a schedule that changes up all the time, days and nights!  But I’m a public servant and although I can get annoyed at times and am not supposed to show it, I love to help people!  I am also in Emergency Medical Services and love it also (I do both jobs and they go hand and hand)  911 operator and EMT.  Hard to believe since I was the type that totally panicked if something happened most of my life!   As the 911 operator I sit for 12 hour shifts and when I pick up an EMT shift it’s a lot of sitting and waiting for a call or driving down to the larger metro area to bring a patient from our smaller tourist area to their more qualified hospitals.  My former profession was administrative assistant/officer manager and I was GREAT at it, just ask my former boss!  Sooooooo with that little history, I think it’s clear I’m capable of jumping out of my comfort zone! 

Again, for 2010 that’s what I want to do!  I’m starting the Couch-2-5k training program to get weight off, get in shape and become fit and healthy.  That’s what this blog’s gonna be for.  I’ve been following a couple of blogs on people taking charge of their lives and making their plans come true.  Maybe if I’m responsible to someone other than myself I can continue on and get my plan done!  I don’t know if anyone will read this or not, but I can log on and type it like I have a cheering section!!!

I’m spending the last few weeks of 2009 preparing myself.  Starting slow with a little exercise to ease into it and mentally prepare myself.  I want to try cross country skiing, I made snow shoes (yep, I made them) last winter and this year I wanna trek all over the lakes with them and plan to buy a kayak this year and kayak all over my county this coming year.  Lots to look forward to and plan.  I hope it’s a fun journey!