The summer after my freshman year in college I worked at a huge camp for kids, youth, adults……Some of the groups had private cabins that they stayed in and other people stayed in hotels.

I was a maid!!!

Actually, I started the summer working in the preschool program.  It was HORRIBLE!!!  I was 18 and we had all of these 2 year olds that were out of control.  But, we weren’t allowed to say “NO.”  UGH!!!

Thankfully, I was able to switch with someone and trade

forBeing a maid was such a fun job!!

I loved everything from organizing my cart every morning (I have issues) to trying to make sure I was the first one (maid) done with all of my rooms for the day (I have LOTS of issues!).

And being done meant passing the white glove test.

The best skill I learned was to strip a bed and remake it in under 3 minutes!!!  And, it had to be neat and straight!!  Not gonna lie – I loved the challenge of trying to do this every day in all of my rooms.

I didn’t really look like that – I’m pretty sure I wore workout running shirts with my “maid-issued” T-shirt but still – I was like a pro!!!

I figured if I was going to do to clean other people’s grime, I might as well find a way to make it fun!!  For me, the challenge of doing a good job and still finishing first was perfect!  Every day was a good day to work because I always had fun!!!

What was your favorite job?
Do you have tricks to make tasks seem more fun?

Happy Friday!!

Kim

Sometimes we have to push ourselves and risk failure in order to  reach our goals.

It can be scary and hard but…..When we push past that fear we might surprise ourselves!!!

On Saturday I will be pushing myself past my fear of failing a second time.  I will spend most of my day running through the Flint Hills of Kansas – 

I’m planning to achieve my goal of running and finishing  a 50 mile race!!!

Many of you might remember that I tried to achieve this same goal back in October.  I failed because I quit at the 25 mile mark.

I thought that would be the end of that goal.  Then in January I got an email about the same 50 mile race being held in May with a 6:00 AM start (the October race was 6:00 PM).

I signed up for the race the day they opened registration!  And, I’ve been focused on training for it ever since.  I took all of the lessons I learned from my last attempt and tried to figure out how I could overcome those mistakes.

I feel like I am ready run and to finish my first true ultra (I’m not counting all of the ones on my treadmill).

So, Saturday morning I will start running bright and early and hopefully by around 4:00 that afternoon I will be able to say, “I am an…

I would say that I will tweet along the way but that probably will never happen.  I’m sure I will share a picture or 2 on Instagram at some point.

So, hopefully by trying again, I will be able to move past my failure and mark this goal off my list (so I can move on to the next one!!!).

What is something that you have failed and tried again successfully?

Happy Wednesday!

Kim

I think we all know people who are ROCKS.  (not dumb as a rock!!!) 

These rocks are the people who others lean on during the rough times or even just during the normal daily events of life.

I have been very fortunate in my life and have never lived through a major tragedy.  That fact combined with my need to be completely independent make it hard for me to let someone else be a rock for me.

However, I do try to be a rock for those around me.

I will do anything I can to help those I know and care about.

But, sometimes, rocks crack.

There are so many forces that combine to cause this and as hard as we try to be strong we can’t always keep the cracks from forming.  

Over time the cracks will grow and eventually the rock will wear down.

Lately, I’ve felt like a rock that had a small crack but the crack has gotten bigger and is starting to let in things that I don’t want – self-doubt, sadness, even a sense of  loneliness. 

I feel like if I’m not strong enough then I let people down when I should be helping them. 

I am on a mission to try and rebuild/reinforce my rock.  I’m not sure what all that will involve or how long it will take but it is something that needs to happen so that I don’t end up like this – 

Do you have a “ROCK” in your life?  
Are you the “ROCK” for everyone around you?  How do you keep from cracking?

Happy Monday!

Kim