
It’s Polar Plunge time! Every year we make a big party of our getting outside of our comfort zone. It started with just a few friends in our pool in Arizona. Everyone came over and we just jumped in the pool. Of course it wasn’t ice but the water was extremely cold. If you remember you’re geography lessons, the dessert gets frigid at night. The low temperatures dramatically drop the temperature of pool water.
Now we live in Augusta GA and whenever I mention Polar Plunge we get an eye roll and a “is the water really that cold?”. Yes!! We had frost on the grass and windows starting in November. It does indeed get cold enough to freeze the water at the edges of ponds and lakes in the early morning hours.

A few years ago we decided to start including our friends and clients in this event, and add a part that we’ve always just kept to our selves. The goal
setting/vision board aspect. You see what started this whole thing was goal setting. Our family always has a big goals setting party, and the Polar Plunge was a way that we could encourage the kids to commit to their goals, and to doing uncomfortable and even hard things. I’ve never been comfortable with the little ones swimming across the pool, or from the dock to the shore, so we always dip the little ones in the water and pull them right out. We never force the kids to participate in the swim, but we do encourage them. One daughter was upset at the end of one party and as we were getting in the car she got pretty emotional. She knew the window of oppurtunity was closing and wanted us to dip her into the water. So we did! She was so proud of herself. Often they get excited and energized and ask to be dipped a few more times.
SO! We’re inviting the community to join us. If you want to try something like this, I think it’s a great low risk opportunity to challenge yourself and doing something outside of your normal routine. The event is free, and we always provide soup and hot chocolate. We need a head count though so registration is required if you want to eat soup.
Now we live in Augusta GA and whenever I mention Polar Plunge we get an eye roll and a “is the water really that cold?”. Yes!! We had frost on the grass and windows starting in November. It does indeed get cold enough to freeze the water at the edges of ponds and lakes in the early morning hours.
You can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/polar-plunge-2023-tickets-432154143677