(The above is a representation of the future, not an actual photo of me on a snowmobile.)

In 2009, I plan to be more active (!). I have already written a list of things that would make me more active (!) and have taken the first steps toward more activity. I just booked a snowmobiling trip in Tahoe for next month, I’m going dancing tonight, and I’m planning to take a trip to Puerto Rico in mid-April, whereupon I will do active (!) things like hike in a rain forest, dance salsa, and wear a bikini. Okay, so wearing a bikini is not active (!), but it is daring for me, which seems important right now.

I have been really burying myself in my work lately, which seems to be bringing this on. Therefore being active (!) does NOT include the following:

reading
writing
staring at screens, TV, computer, or otherwise
eating things
drinking things
working on the house
walking around downtown Petaluma

That is what being active (!) does not include. It DOES include the following:

Snowmobiling, as mentioned above
Ice skating for the first time
Tennis
Walking in places that are not downtown Petaluma
Seeing plays and musicals
Seeing live music
Hiking
Going to literary events and readings
Going on a boat!
Whale watching?
Museums
Day trips to other parts of California
A trip to Portland or Southern California
Art shows
Riding more roller coasters?
Painting pictures
Tidepools

And so on…

(To be clear, being active (!) is not the same as being sporty. Active (!) = fun and no pressure. Sporty = pressure and not fun at all.)

Hurrah to an active (!) 2009.