A few things are on my mind this morning and as I was driving around this AM,  I found myself deep in thought about a bunch of random things.

Before I became active, I would never have described myself as particularly competitive. I have never cared who wins a board game or sports game. To me, it has always been the fun of the experience. This attitude of mine has pissed many a people off that have to play on my team.  So this morning when everyone in my group training managed to figure out how to do a double under with a jump rope – but ME, I got pissed.  Because I am challenged with poor coordination, it takes me longer to get things. When I started camp, I was doing the double jump jump rope style and I really had to work at the speed jump rope. So while I know it’s just a matter of time, practice and patience – I am pissed off. I hate that everyone else can do it and I can’t.  It’s this newly found competitive streak that has been unleashed. I will be finding my jump rope tonite and practicing every day until I figure it out…

Another thing I thought about this morning while driving home from camp and then again to work this morning – I saw so many people smoking in their cars. Now, it is true I am a former smoker year’s back ,  but I could never see myself smoking again. None of the people in my community circle smoke – so it always amazes me how many people still do. How much is it now to buy cigarettes? I can’t even begin to describe how happy it makes me that it is common place now that bars and restaurants do not allow smoking. I went to a bar for my birthday celebration with the Plumbline ladies, and it was so nice to get home and not wreak of that horrendous cigarette smell.  The people I saw this morning – they just really stood out to me and how when they are ready to quit,  how much better they will look and feel.