The Year of the Challenge

Last night I got back at about six from walking Mollie to find Himself, lit up like a Christmas tree, hovering in the kitchen with a glass of wine.

“Bob and Ruth have just been round,” he said, quivering.

“And?” I know the signs.

“And –” he took a fortifying gulp of wine. “And Zena has a really big gig coming up in August and she wants us to form a band and take over her gig at Finn McCoul’s.”

I flung my arms around him and squeaked congratulations. I can see exactly what he’s going through – joy, terror, confidence crisis, panic, elation, you name it. And he was pissed off because he’d had a long rehearsal that afternoon and wasn’t able to go down and play last night with them as they wanted. Confidence on the wobble I think.

So there you have it – as I had to bow out of Pajama Game due to too much work and things, at least we’ve still got one musician in the family. Now they have to get the band together, start rehearsing properly together and start sitting in with more gigs.

All really exciting stuff. Terrifying, yes, but exciting. A real challenge.

By chance yesterday I also heard that another friend of mine is also tipping herself in for a new challenge this year (one that is also scary but exciting), and as my work is becoming a lot more exhilarating, it looks like 2008 is the Year of the Challenge.

Let's hope we all keep fit and healthy to enjoy it all. After all, without health we can't do much.

Cheers!