Kayak Count Confessions

The sky this morning as I paddle around the island.  This is only 19 times around.  My record is 37.  This is August now.  Things are not looking so good for any kind of bragging rights.  Especially since I've been here since the beginning of June.  And especially since doing the 5 km trip around the island in the morning is basically my only form of exercise while I'm here.  

I'll admit, it's disappointing.  And I could list some excuses, and you might even sympathize if I did.  But I'll refrain from doing so, because the point of this post is that I'm trying to keep it real.

We live our lives in real time, not in the fragmented splinters of what we post online, or in the space between our true selves and the masks we are tempted to wear.  Of course I want you to think well of me - remembering the bit about bragging rights? - but the truth is, not all of me is well.

Also, 'over-sharing' is a good conversation on the other side of things.  And while I'm confessing to a degree of laziness and lack of discipline this summer, there are matters in my life that don't get posted, of course.  They fall into that category of the appropriate information with the appropriate people at the appropriate time.  Again, keeping it real.

Now, the other thing is that I was actually happy to get to 19 today.  Makes 20 doable which, after the kind of summer it's been, I'm just going to just decide for myself is not bad at all.  And now I'm setting another goal of 25.  And when I reach that I'll bump it up to 30.  Who knows?  We hope to be here, at least during the week, a fair bit into September.  So I still have a chance.  I'm hopeful.  

Despite the cloudy skies earlier, it's turning out to be another glorious day here.

The humming bird has been by a few times already.  No blue jays quite yet, but the chipmunks know where to come for breakfast.  See him there on the box by the birdhouse?  I'm washing all the comforters this week, so it's time to go put the next one up on the line.  Looking like a great Friday.

Stay real friends.  And have a wonderful weekend!