BosGuy

Back on October 8, 2007 when I started this blog I had no expectations and thought that my desire to capture my thoughts on this blog might fade after a few weeks or months. I’ve never been one to maintain a diary and my lack of focus when it comes to working out or learning Portuguese would indicate I have limited discipline, but here I am with my 100th post nearly 9 months later. Who would have ever guessed – certainly not me.

Looking through my past posts, I’ve noticed that I generally comment on local happenings here in Boston, MA, pop culture, humorous videos that catch my eye, travels (as infrequent as they’ve become), sports, politics and the occassional rant. I’m still quite the novice when it comes to blogging, but I’ve enjoyed maintaining this and hope that the next 100 entries are as entertaining / gratifying for me as the first.

Cell phones for soldiers is a charity that recently caught my attention and I thought it was a great idea that I would make note of on my blog. Started in April 2004 by then 13 year old Brittany and her 12 year old brother Robbie in Norwell, MA, the program sends old or unused cell phones to members of the military serving in Iraq and around the world so they can talk to family members and loved ones.

This program is ingenious. It helps people who are far from family stay connected and it gives people an opportunity to recycle and reuse technology that would otherwise be discarded or unused. If you would like to learn more about the program or Brittany and her brother Robbie, link here ~ www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.

I’ve mailed in my old cell phone and would encourage you to do the same.

I am a fairly organized individual and at work I have always been able to manage my time very effectively, but when it comes to applying that same level of discipline in my personal life I feel like I fail miserably.

I am pretty good about making sure that my house is tidy and errands are done, but anything beyond clearing clutter, doing the wash and filling my refrigerator seems to be beyond me; despite having loads of spare time and virtually no responsibilities (as compared to my parents at my age).

Lately I’ve been frustrated by my on-again / off-again commitment with the gym and my complete failure to set aside time to study Portuguese. Both activities are important goals that I have repeatedly set for myself. I know if these were activities that were core to my job I would have a six pack and be bilingual but applying that same discipline in my personal life is a real challenge for me. I also realize that these struggles are not unique to me but it does not make me feel better or help motivate me to know that there is a country of underachievers and excuse makers. I would love to have someone invent a motivational pill that would help me “be all that I can be” to borrow a slogan from the U.S. military.