Sometimes I ACT Eight - Does That Count?

Last week as I was finishing up a "boot camp" style training session with Eric, I noticed a sign for Extreme Boot Camp at my gym. Eric said it was a great workout and since all my Spartanburg friends have been participating in boot camp there, I figured I'd give one here a whirl. Later, Amber texted me and asked me about boot camp and then said she might want to give it a try. I was pumped, because as much "fun" as boot camp is, it's so much better when you have friends there to support you and hold you accountable! We combined our powers of coercion and got Laura to join, too.

Tuesday was the first day and it was INTENSE. We did not stop high intensity moving for the entire hour. Literally. I was beat afterwards, and I knew Laura and Amber were too but they were champs. No one can ever say these law school ladies don't have grit! Today was much easier because we were doing fitness testing, so it mainly consisted of running and upper body work. I'm really looking forward to the next 5 weeks to see what all we do, and to see if I experience a noticeable difference in my fitness. Right now what I'm experiencing is my legs being much bigger than they were last week, but I did some Googling on this earlier and supposedly they are just retaining water from the strenuous use. So, let's hope that changes, because I'm not putting my body through this much exercise only to be BIGGER when it's all over.

Anyhoo, today is Day 6 of the photo challenge: a picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day. This one was hard because there are lots of people that I think have amazing lives, for various reasons, but I,too, have an amazing life. So, I dug a little deeper and decided I want to trade places with:

Dash Jones.

I don't know how many times I have said, "oh, to be a kid again" since I've started law school, but it's a lot. Dash is 8 and to me, 8 was a pretty perfect age. You're old enough to have friends and know what you like and what you don't, but you're still young enough for life to be surprising and fun and full of hope. Not to say that my life isn't full of joy and laughter and fun now, but adulthood does have a sneaky way of putting a damper on some of that sometimes. At 8 your biggest gripe is that you have to get up and go to school. But, when school's done you play outside and you eat candy without abandon (if your parents aren't looking) and you laugh innocently. Your world is innocent and simple. And sometimes that is what I miss the most.

I have a beautiful life now. I truly have NOTHING to complain about - I am healthy, happy, well taken care of; I have indescribably amazing friends and family, and I am working hard so that I can spend the rest of my life doing what I love, so when I say I want to trade places with Dash, it is only to go back and give myself a reminder of how weightless life can be if you keep the mindset of an 8 year old and stay positive. Enjoy it, Dash! You have lots to look forward to!