Reid My Mind

Coincidentally this year Day 1 of PennyPushUps falls on Labor Day. This family fundraiser and awareness campaign is extremely labor intensive. I’m not only talking about doing the push-ups, in fact that may actually be the easiest part. There’s so much more that goes into the process including producing the videos, coming up with interesting ideas and the most difficult, spreading the word.

Last year when I had the idea, I was really more concerned with the push-ups because of a former injury. Then I began making the videos and audio voice overs on a daily basis. This year I considered not even doing the fundraiser, but I was reminded of not only the purpose, but also that it doesn’t have to be perfect. So what if we are a little late getting the videos out. Maybe there will be some mistakes and not everything will go according to plan. In fact, I am experiencing what appears to be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in my left hand. When I was younger, I may have taken that as a sign that I shouldn’t go forward with the push-ups. As I am older now, I think I just know something is going to try and mess up my plans, but “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop!”

This year my wife Marlett decided she would take on more of the video production. I think she is really trying to earn the nickname Super Producer Marley Marl, AKA Marlett Scorsese and if she gets in front of the camera, Marlett Brando!

Even more of the family has been showing more enthusiasm for PennyPushUps. We had some fun this past weekend getting my mother and sister involved with some of the videos. You’ll see more on that in the coming days. And now I am proud to present…PennyPushUps Day 1 featuring the Reid girls.