Last year took me to 52 churches and to two half marathons. This year, I'm trying to do 52 church related things and, well, keep going to church. I've been every week since finishing up the first year of this project back in October. Now I'm scared to stop going. Sure there have been weeks where I have stuffed church into over scheduled weekends, but I still went.
I've gotten a lot of advice over the past year, much of which was that you just have to pick a place and go. So I have. Is it perfect? No. Is anything?
On the other front, I am done with half marathons. (I say that, but we all know I'm a liar. A bunch of people have their runDisney pictures up on Facebook, and I want the Mickey medal.) The thing about training for a half marathon is, and I'm about to sound really stupid, is that it takes a lot of time.
So in the spirit of exploration and checking out the great big world, I'm planning on 52 activities. What's the Catholic Equivalent of Zen and the art of Archery? I'm going to find out. (Maybe I should read that book again.) Bowling, mini golf, roller skating. I might even break out the Jane Fond and Richard Simmons VHSs.
Did you know Athleta has free classes? I tried kicking things off with Barre Class in December, but it was sadly canceled. This past weekend, they had kettlebell class. It was me, Lauren, and a bunch of personal trainers, one of whom wanted to eat hemp for the protein. It was fun and exhausting.
Turns out church is an excellent marker of how good your work out was. You sit and stand and kneel and walk around, and suddenly you realize how far away your butt really is from the pew.
I'm open to ideas. Keep in mind that I am the most wonderfully clumsy yet coordinated person you will ever meet. Any activity requiring any amount grace (ie not a ball sport) will result in a funnier post.
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