Energy

       Ever since the Writer’s Post blog hop challenge was posted Thursday I have been trying to figure out what to write about energy.  What do I know about it??  All I have been able to come up with is that I need more of it!!  I could have written a long drawn out post about the benefits of solar power or some other equally scientific rambling that in the long run I didn’t truly give a rat’s a$$ about.  I racked my brain for ways to get energized from eating, sleeping, to the wild idea of sticking energizer batteries up my butt.  It works for that little pink bunny after all!!  Honestly, I am being silly.  Don't anyone try that one at home!!

        When I searched the internet I discovered that one of the best things to elevate the old energy level was to exercise. Yes, you read that right!  Another biggie is to drink plenty of water.  Sure you can guzzle pop loaded with caffeine, but I have found that really wasn’t giving me a boost.  Aside from the increased need to pee, I still felt lackluster and depleted.  Even after sleeping in this morning, I still felt exhausted.  Since Santa Claus decided to leave a pedometer in my Christmas sock, the idea of walking had been planted in my brains for quite a while.  I decided even though it was a bit chilly out today I wanted to test out this theory.  Would a little exercise put lead in my pencil and give me the kick in the a$$ I needed to get on with life with a smile on my face?

         Armed with my pedometer, my kids and I took off for a walk that took us to my son’s school and back.  While we were there the kids enjoyed time on the playground while I played Angry Birds on my cell phone while swinging.  We took an old ball with us from home and eventually yours truly participated in a rousing game of kick ball.  It was fun!  I got a little winded, but hey!  No one can say I didn’t exercise.  My kids were shocked to see me run.  Yes, I CAN run.  I was on the cross country team in high school.  This was no marathon though.  It was a little sprinting to a base.  Still it was more running than I had done in years.  As the minutes on the clock ticked past 6:00 pm, we started back.  Amazingly enough when I reached home I no longer felt exhausted.  I felt energized!  The cold air had cleared my head of cobwebs.  I arrived home ready to take on the world. I could kick start a 747.  Well maybe not, but you get the idea.  I feel like I am on the top of the world and can just about take on anything.

        Before I left I had looked up just how many steps equaled a mile.  I knew from that search that about 2000 steps equaled approximately a  mile and was thrilled to realize upon arriving home that I had traveled over 2 ½ miles on my own power.  Not only did I not die from the added extra exertion, I actually felt really good!


        
      Who would have believed that getting out and exercising would really truly help me feel  more alive than I had felt in days?  I had felt so tired and depleted before the walk.  Amazing that walking 2 ½ miles and playing kick ball with my kids would give me the jump start of energy I desperately needed, but it did.  A little exercise made all the difference in the world until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker’s wife.