It has almost been a whole month since my last blog post and everything between then and now seems like it is a bad dream that we all want to end. If you do not recall, my last blog post was a brief introduction to what was going to be the first ‘Spoiled Walk Open’ located at Sweetens Cove. The inaugural tournament was originally going to be me and five of my closest friends. We were all excited to travel down to Chattanooga, TN to take in the city, the hiking, the food and the golfing. But obviously what has transpired since then prevented this trip from actually happening. With the exception of one Chicagoan, we are all based out of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) metro area and since my last blog post, we have seen our home state institute public gathering limitations as well as a shelter in place as of last week. What this means for us, is to stay home because all non essential businesses have been shut down. In our Sweetens Cove group, we are all fortunate that we have the ability to work from home or have kept our jobs. But our hearts obviously go out to all of the people that lost their jobs or are being impacted by the loss of loved ones due to this crippling virus.
For me personally, this has been a tough stretch of time for a multitude of reasons. Upfront one reason that it has been tough is because of the cancellation of the trip. I know that sounds extremely selfish and self centered with everything else going on in the world, that people would be battling for their lives and health and I am complaining about the cancellation of a golf trip. It is just disappointing because it was going to be a special time with ones that I loved, escaping the Minnesota winter for warmer weather and it had been planned since last July. All of these things made cancelling the trip extremely difficult. In addition to that, it has been tough adjusting to working from home and adjusting to one income. My wife unfortunately is out of work in the foreseeable future so we are living currently off of just my income.
Despite all of this craziness and what appears to be dark times, there is still a lot to be thankful about. I have a house with a yard that I can still escape too, I still have my job, I have the ability to work from home, I have a beautiful wife and dog to be quarantined with, and I have my health. These are just a few of the things that I have to be thankful for and I think focusing on the good in these times is important. I would encourage everyone reading this to try this exercise, to write down things that you are thankful for right now.
To end this brief update I want to update you guys on what I expect for this blog going forward. This week (April 5th-April 11th) I am challenging myself to post everyday. Some posts might be shorter than others but I am going to post daily this week about a variety of golf topics. After that, I will stick to the weekly post schedule and trip to sprinkle in some weeks where I may post twice. In addition to that, I want to be more active on social media. This means more instagram posts and maybe this week introducing some new platforms to the mix. For now, it would mean a lot if you followed me on instagram (@aspoiledwalk). I thank you all who read and support me and stay tuned for new blogs this week.
A Good Walk Spoiled 