Anyone who knows me ~ knows that I am always up for a challenge... They also know that I refer to myself as being *29* when asked my age. I believe this so much so, as when thinking of my *true* birth certificate age I seem to forget what that age might be. I don't feel like the *true age* on my birth certificate and refuse to acknowledge it -and I sure as hell hope I don't look it. I have chosen to take on a *challenge* that in some people's eyes might seem ridiculous, might seem impossible. In others' eyes it might seem that everything is possible and there is a first for everything. I have chosen to do this challenge to support my friend, who is going to do it as well. It actually didn't start out like that as she just wanted someone to *suffer* along side with her and coerced me into agreeing to do it along side of her.
I have chosen not to tell my kids yet of my impending *challenge* that will start, *balls to the wall* on Sept 1, 2012, nor have I chosen to tell my friends or family as of yet. There are a select few that know of my upcoming endeavour; my husband who at this time is being rather supportive, my mother in law, who may forget what we were originally talking about, when my husband mentioned it to her, a good friend of mine, whom was supportive right away and guessed it before I even knew I would do it, and my friend who coerced me into doing this; her husband.
Back to the original argument - Am I too old for such an endeavour? I have researched on the internet and women way into their 70's have done this and still do. Some haven't even started until they were in their 50's. So what do I have to lose? I am one of these people that once the *challenge* is in front of me, I go hard and have blinders on - no matter what the challenge is I forge ahead. Yes I know in my mind that it is a constant battle of over thinking, analysing, etc. That's just how I *roll*.
In hindsight, as much as I would like to say, * my friend coerced me*; it has always been something that I have wanted to do - but have just never had the time (time is still hard to find), or the support. Is it a "bucket list" item? Maybe - I have yet to answer that question. As for the journey of the challenge - Stay tuned to find out what my coming *challenge* will be. Am I too old? HELL NO!!
