And It's Only The First Week Of 2012!
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| NYC on NYE. (We spent our NYE in SLC.) |
If the first week of 2012 is any indication of what the whole year is going to be like, then I think I may need to add an extra multi-vitamin to my regular health routine.
Why, you ask?
Well, because for the first time since I was "in the game," I haven't known what day of the week it is.
(Sidenote: You don't have access to watch/calendar in the game, so even though you are able to count the number of days you've been playing, you really do start to lose a sense of traditional time.)
In other words, life has been pretty busy.
Here's a sampling of
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| 1. Work out. Working out will always be a mental mountain for me to climb. BUT, after preparing for Survivor, I know how much it can change your life. SO, I will do it even when I don't want to. Period. That being said, I can barely walk, climb stairs or sit down this week--as a result of increasing my weights. No pain, no gain? Let's hope so. |
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| 2. Straighten hair for kiddo #5. This involved 2 days of appointments and more than 15 hours combined. (And completely worth it.) |
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| 3. Support local economy by getting eggs from this AWESOME self-serve egg thingy. |
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| 4. Bake bread. (PS: it's not blurry in real life) |
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| 5. Keep in contact with friends/island family. |
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| 5b. Keep in contact with "real" family. PS: My sister-in-law and her sister at the finale'. PPS: Yes, I have an ET neck. Oh well. |
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| 6. Celebrate kiddo #1's seventeenth birthday. (And arrange a family trip to Spring Training in Arizona to see this fella, too. Ian Stewart of the Chicago Cubs.) |
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| 7. Cheer for husband as he registers for the Provo Marathon. |
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| 8. Get more haircuts--by this bambina's mom. 8b. Send Whitney Duncan this photo and ask her if she wore cowboy boots as a baby. (She wore them in the game.) PS: Her reply, "Yes, I did, but I had more hair." |
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| 9. Take this kiddo to the doctor for an ear infection. (Who smiles when they don't feel well? LuLu.) |
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| 10. Get online and respond to emails and messages from Survivor fans. (This is Big Mike.) PS: If you can believe this, I received "fan mail" from a priest on assignment at the Vatican yesterday. As in Rome, Italy, Vatican. HOLY MOLY! |
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| 11. Receive a package from CBS. Totally unexpected, but soooooo exciting: Survivor swag. Yay. |
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| 12. Start a "travel bug" with some Survivor fans, using my CBS Rubik's Cube. |
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| 13. Start teaching at BYU. New semester. |
PS:
One More Thought
After playing Survivor and living with literally one outfit, no running water, no sanitation, no medication, no outside news/communication with family, no outside news/communication from the world, no bed, no electricity, no employment, no toothbrush, and no consistent source of food, I am insanely grateful for the life that I live.
My life isn't perfect and it's not always easy or happy, BUT, it's a life FILLED with freedom and opportunity.
And that's something I never ever take for granted.
So, while I may lament about being busy, it's really not a lament. It's more of a "Here's what I'm up to, how about you?"
Just wanted to make sure and frame this post with that in mind--because the 28 days I spent in the game really did change my world view.
Isn't that incredible: A reality tv show/game can change your life for the better?
I think Sophie said it best at the Reunion, the game really did change my life.
