So much...Too much?

I am finding myself stuck in a rut.  The only way out is to change things up.  I am going to begin an experiment.  I don't know how long it will last.  My wife says that I watch too much tv.  She is right.  I would never say this to her face, but she is.  I am at a place where I think my brain has gotten lazy.  This worries me because my son is growing so fast, that before long he'll be in school.  I don't even know if a comma was supposed to between fast and then in that last sentence.  I don't want the school that Caleb goes to be the only place that he receives an education.  I want to be able to help Caleb with his school work.  I need to read more.  I am not going to cancel direct tv. I am just going to crack open a book more often than I have in recent years.  I have always loved to read.  I enjoy it when I do it.  I just have gotten into the rut of turning on the tv.  I guess it's easier too no that college football is over, but that's neither here nor there.  My brain needs an adventure.  My work is mindless sometimes.  I can do what I do in my sleep.  I'm going to read more.

On another note,  I need to start moving around.  I hate to say this, but last year I lost close to 80 pounds.  I haven't had the guts to get on a scale in a while, but I know I have gained a lot of it back.  The easy excuse is that we had Caleb, and life got busy.  I think I just used him as a reason to be lazy.  I don't want Caleb  to have a Dad that can't keep up with him.  I'm already at a little bit of a disadvantage because I will already be older than the rest of his classmates parents.  I don't want to be a bad example to him either.  I want my boy to be active and well rounded.  I want to be able to take him on a hike if he wants to go, or go for a long bike ride without it giving me a heart attack.  I love that little guy, and I don't want him to be embarrassed of his Dad.

The reason for this blog post today is, accountability.  I want to put it out there publicly that I am trying to do this stuff so that I have to do what I am saying I want to do.  I have long hated the idea of saying things and not following through.  I have a history of doing that, and I am tired of it.  Life is short.  It's time to keep the main thing, the main thing.  So, if you're reading this, I give you permission to ask me how I'm really doing.  I want to make these changes and a few others, but this is where I start.