7 More Classes
I have seven more classes until I finally finally have that fancy piece of paper that says I know something about how business works. This summer I am taking two classes (a lame required English class and Principles of Management), instead of one as I have been for the past several semesters. I like being in school, but the progress is just so slooooow when you take one at a time. If I push myself, I could be nearly done and almost ready to graduate by this time next year. Jon will be done in less than a month, and I’m so happy for him and proud of his accomplishment. Go hubby go!
Day Eleven
I’m already on the last day of my vacation. *sigh* I didn’t accomplish very much, but I can blame at least some of it on the cold I got on day seven. The last five days mainly consisted of trying to sleep and failing, eventually sleeping really late into the day, and watching a whole lot of television. Fortunately, I have plenty of The West Wing on hand, so I was never bored.
I’m only one photo behind on my project, but I might try to make it up today. We’ll see. I obviously didn’t make it to the gym as often as I’d hoped to, since I was sick for roughly half of my vacation. I also succumbed to comfort food a bit more than I should have, so it’ll be a couple of weeks before my number moves in the right direction. I just have to get back to following my healthy motto: “It’s all about the long trend…” I didn’t get much cleaning done either, which is unfortunate. Hopefully I’ll be well soon and get a big burst of energy so I’ll want to get some of that stuff done. Better late than never.
I’m not quite ready to go back to work tomorrow, but life keeps on moving, ready or not.
365 Photos
The ladies over at DayDreamz have influenced me to try a 365 project this year. These projects usually involve taking one photo per day for a year, or in some cases, one self-portrait per day for a year. I’m not quite that ambitious, so I’m just going to attempt to take and post 365 photos total during 2011. That way I can work ahead if I want, or catch up if I fall behind. Besides, sometimes it’s nice to do a series of shots that go together. It’ll still be a challenge though, considering I posted fewer than 200 shots last year.
Here’s my second photo for the year, of a handmade ornament from 1983. In the photo I’m roughly the same age as my niece is right now, 3 & 1/2. I was pretty cute, right? *grin*
If you’d like to keep an eye on my progress, I made a 365 in 2011 Set over at Flickr! Are you more of an RSS person? Grab the Set’s feed here!
Inspiration for the New Year
For the start of the new year, here are a few good reminders from the founder of the company I work for…
“Happiness is not reaching your goal. Happiness is being on the way. It is our wonderful fate to be just at the beginning.”
This makes so much sense to me now. It didn’t when I was younger.
When you’re young it’s so easy to think “When I’m married things will be perfect.” or “If only I had the right job, then life would be perfect.” But you know what? Goals never really end, there is always a next step. There is always a possibility or choice waiting just around the corner.
“Only those who are asleep make no mistakes. Making mistakes is the privilege of the active.”
It can be so hard to accept this at times, but it’s spot-on accurate.
That quote should be my personal motto. Seriously.
Failure sucks, but so does stagnation. There are chances to be taken and boundaries to be stretched, and mistakes are often the best teachers we have.
“Most things still remain to be done. A glorious future!”
Yes!
Happy New Year!!
Where Am I Headed?
Let’s start off by establishing that I don’t have a great track record when it comes to determining a goal and following through on that goal. Actually, that’s not true, it’s just that many of the goals I have been determined enough to achieve were not terribly important. Making the college dance team, while fun, did not improve the quality of my life in a lasting way.
One of the things I feel I got right was being hired for my current job. It took a couple of tries, but eventually they caved in and let me have a go at it. *grin* We’ll see on Friday at my annual review if they think I’m doing a good job, heh. Anyway, that accomplishment WILL impact my future job prospects, hopefully for the better.
So, what’s next? You can probably tell from a few of my more recent posts that my self concept is not wrapped up with a tidy bow. I need growth and change. The main part that has me stuck right now is, what do I have the power to change on my own, and what requires a joint effort with my husband? For me, this question shows the most difficult part of being married – I’ve agreed to go on a life journey WITH another person, which is an absolute joy, but it also means I can’t be the sole decision maker or pace driver for action. It means I need to ask ‘Where are WE headed?’ instead, and waiting for the answer is terribly frustrating for a girl like me.
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