I woke up this morning realizing that sometimes I leave some things unsettled. I tout myself as this great communicator but sometimes I fall short…..I also recognize that I am not alone in this and that I should not be so hard on myself.
That being said, I wanted to kind of explain what this particular blog is all about….because I get the feeling that many of my friends who read this (read: non-blog friends), don’t necessarily understand why I write this blog.
I preface all of this with: I USED to have a personal blog. In fact, you could probably still find all of them (yes, I all of them – I had more than one). On that blog I would write about the things that bothered me, why I was happy/sad/etc. I was an open book….or whatever you want to call it.
It was all out there for the world to read….or all 5 of my readers to read 🙂
ANYWAY….A few years ago I decided I was going to shift my focus for a few reasons: 1. No one needs to know THAT much about my personal life. 2. Most people don’t really care all that much unless they are my close friends or family and 3. I wanted to write about more interesting things….
I decided to write a blog about my fitness/healthy lifestyle. (Note: a follow up post is coming as to how I actually got IN to this lifestyle). The thing is,…..some times I do share personal information about my life but I truly don’t believe it’s as bad as I’ve been informed of in the past.
To clarify….
This blog IS NOT:
-A blog about my close friends and family (although I do mention them from time to time).
-A blog about who I am or if I am dating anyone. I share this blog with all of my friends on facebook. I don’t even share if I am “in a relationship” on facebook. People who know me know what my sitch is…if I have one.
-A blog about being sad or mopey. Let’s face it – we all have bad days. DON’T DENY IT. If I have a bad day, I workout. THEN, you’ll know about it.
-A blog about how you can change the world. I am working on changing my own personal world every day – one step at a time. I don’t have all the answers and neither does anyone else. I am not always correct and I know that. I make mistakes and I know that too.
Conversely….
This blog IS:
-A blog about my fitness journey and the experiences I have while on it.
-A blog about running, swimming, spinning, biking, yoga, and whatever other activity I get myself involved with.
-A blog that includes tidbits of my career – teaching or coaching or otherwise. Those are healthy things that make me a happy person. I don’t feel as though those things are too personal to share.
-A blog about my ability to stay healthy and happy POST Eating Disorder. Many of you, who have not read my ‘about me’ section, may not even know I am a recovering Anorexic. If you don’t – that’s an EXCELLENT thing. It means I am living a balanced life. If you just read that and can’t believe it – also a good thing. I have worked hard on getting to where I am at in my life and it has been no easy task but all of it has been worth it.
-I blog about my experiences with health, fitness, and my ED because I hope to help someone by showing them IT IS POSSIBLE to recover. IT IS POSSIBLE to be healthy and live a normal life. IT IS POSSIBLE to maintain some sort of normalcy.
I make no apologies for the sharing of my information as far as health, fitness, and my ED. Even if it only helps ONE person….that’s fine with me. (note: I don’t believe myself to be a martyr, nor will I ever….don’t mistake that statement as a self declaration to being one).
I enjoy writing. I enjoy working out. I enjoy helping others. I enjoy life.
So…..What’s It All About?!?!
Health. Running. Swimming. Biking. Spinning. Music. Reading. Writing. Teaching. Coaching. Experiences. Challenges. Opportunities. Interactions. Fears. Failures. Wants. Desires. Happiness. Frustrations.
Sounds like a good list to me…..
My questions for you:
What’s it all about for you?
What’s on your life list?
Why do you blog?