So this will be my second blog post, and if anyone saw my first one you'll notice it was a cheat as it consisted of just pictures and no words apart from the captions (I tried the "pic is worth a thousand words" excuse but I didn't really get away with that).
The truth is I have been procrastinating to write anything in this blog as in my mind the concept of creative writing seems to be more of a challenge than the Kili climb itself! After much chasing from the team mates and also a couple of threats (namely from Nic) I finally found the courage to give it a real attempt.
Preparing for this trip has made me.. well.. grow up! When we first started off a couple of months back, I literally thought Nasir's message suggesting a training session at 7am on a Friday was a joke. I replied with "lol" but noone acknowledged, and that's when I began to realise it wasn't a joke. Giving into the peer pressure I agreed to it but still wasn't 100% convinced that everyone would be committed to that. I mean really? 7am? Weekend? So as usual I went out that Thursday night with the "let's see how it goes" attitude. Coming back home from that late night, I had convinced myself that others would drop out for sure, so I didn't turn up!
I woke up with messages from the team that they had a great session. They stayed true to their word and cracked on! I felt disappointed in myself. I let them down and let myself down. From then on things were different. If I say yes to a training session, I will do it no matter what it takes, and being awake at 5am on a Friday has become a norm. A late night out would never be an excuse even if it meant I didn't sleep at all, and I have drastically reduced late nights out on weekends because I don't need them. I feel great about it!
I'm still not perfect. Yes I will turn up to the session but I will probably be 20 mins late :) We are 5 days away and everyone is packed and ready to go, yet I didn't buy my kit until today.. and I still don't have a camelback! I am so unorganised that I lost my prescription for the malaria tablets.. I don't even have my passport because I didn't hand it in for the Kenyan visa until last Wednesday.. this is #lastminute.com, #storyofmylife.
But I promise you, I will have all my kit items down to the spare shoe laces, I will have everything packed into my bags and ready, I will have my passport, I will have my tablets, I will respond to Tazmin's email about my choice of lunch, and I will climb Kilimanjaro.. and most of all, I will finally post this blog!!
The truth is I have been procrastinating to write anything in this blog as in my mind the concept of creative writing seems to be more of a challenge than the Kili climb itself! After much chasing from the team mates and also a couple of threats (namely from Nic) I finally found the courage to give it a real attempt.
Preparing for this trip has made me.. well.. grow up! When we first started off a couple of months back, I literally thought Nasir's message suggesting a training session at 7am on a Friday was a joke. I replied with "lol" but noone acknowledged, and that's when I began to realise it wasn't a joke. Giving into the peer pressure I agreed to it but still wasn't 100% convinced that everyone would be committed to that. I mean really? 7am? Weekend? So as usual I went out that Thursday night with the "let's see how it goes" attitude. Coming back home from that late night, I had convinced myself that others would drop out for sure, so I didn't turn up!
I woke up with messages from the team that they had a great session. They stayed true to their word and cracked on! I felt disappointed in myself. I let them down and let myself down. From then on things were different. If I say yes to a training session, I will do it no matter what it takes, and being awake at 5am on a Friday has become a norm. A late night out would never be an excuse even if it meant I didn't sleep at all, and I have drastically reduced late nights out on weekends because I don't need them. I feel great about it!
I'm still not perfect. Yes I will turn up to the session but I will probably be 20 mins late :) We are 5 days away and everyone is packed and ready to go, yet I didn't buy my kit until today.. and I still don't have a camelback! I am so unorganised that I lost my prescription for the malaria tablets.. I don't even have my passport because I didn't hand it in for the Kenyan visa until last Wednesday.. this is #lastminute.com, #storyofmylife.
But I promise you, I will have all my kit items down to the spare shoe laces, I will have everything packed into my bags and ready, I will have my passport, I will have my tablets, I will respond to Tazmin's email about my choice of lunch, and I will climb Kilimanjaro.. and most of all, I will finally post this blog!!
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