Challenge: Respond Differently

It's funny how such a simple thing as a tweaked knee can drop a person's productivity down near zero. I injured my knee while training for a race and suddenly along with it I'm sleeping in later, my house is dirtier, and I'm having to eat less (oh the depravity!) since my daily caloric expenditure has slowed to a crawl.

My children and husband have been extremely cooperative fetching things to spare me the stairs, thank goodness. However, I'm frustrated that I can't seem to get anything done, I don't feel productive, and I can't apply for disability payments because I wasn't "working" in the first place. This leaves me all sorts of time on my hands to think of the areas where I feel inadequate, conjure up creative projects to do when I feel better, and to generally feel frustrated and thwarted at what I can't accomplish with an injured knee.

The good news is that you get to reap the benefits of my malaise because while I have been sitting here thinking of things that I can do to entertain myself until I feel better I've decided to host another blog carnival, a Respond Differently Challenge.

There will be a fabulous prize given to the winner. Here's what you have to do: choose an area of your life in which you can respond differently. Maybe a relationship, parenting, interacting with friends, or maybe like me you need an attitude adjustment. Set a daily goal for yourself and keep track of how you respond differently in this situation, with this person, or with yourself and work on your goal for 4 weeks. Then on August 1 post a description of your goal, how you implemented it, and your results on your blog. I will have a post going up that day where you will leave your link in the comment thread and will announce the winner(s) shortly thereafter and mail you your fabulous prize(s).