Thought you all might like to see this video because it features John Bear. (Swoon). And some awesome shots of our new office (and our fridge full of beer).
If you live in Columbus and know anyone who is interested – please forward the internship info on. Full details here.
What else?
I completed Day 1 of 7 of my 30 Day Shred. It was awesome, but I am sore already. How are you all doing on your 7 Day Quit missions? I expect a full report from each of you if you really want to receive your free copy of Ms. Single Mama Uncensored.
Just look at this kid and try to tell me he isn’t going to be a fearless athlete.
Here he is yesterday, on our second trip out trouncing and sledding around the neighborhood.
Clearly ready to beat the snot out of any snow man that tries to ruin his day. Give Benjamin an accessory – like a sled – and he gets into position, as if he’s been doing it for years
Breaking his concentration only to shout at his Mommy slave, “run faster Mommy! FASTER!”
After a few hours of sled-walking-pulling (too scared to take him on a big hill because we are in a two-week health insurance lapse) we packed up into the car and headed to a bowling tournament for the MJB Foundation. And after one too many of Benjamin’s balls landed (and stopped) in the gutter
I took this picture of myself in my office the other day.
It felt weird.
To take my own picture, but I had to for our Sway website (currently in the works). So I set the camera on top of three books and an end table then hit the auto-timer. Somewhere in the span of 10 seconds it caught this picture.
I like it. Not only because it’s a cute shot (it is pretty cute – it’s okay that I think that, right?) but because it captures exactly how I feel right now.
When I am an old lady (hopefully I get there) lying in my bed, daydreaming about some of the best days and times in my life – this will be one of them, one of those shining years. And when I am grasping for the memory, the feeling of what it feels like to be living my life in this moment – I’ll look at this picture (assuming I can still see).
It started one year ago, last February when I went to Joshua Tree. The oasis where the past and the future meet. Remember? That place is magical. Seriously.
So, what are you going to do to set the wheels of change in motion for your life today, this week or this year? Last February (before Joshua Tree) I quit smoking. Cold turkey.
On my one year anniversary of quitting (February 16th) I am going to challenge each of you to quit something for seven days. Just seven days. You can pick it back up after. But I am hoping all of you (under the scrutiny of myself and my readers) can stick to your commitment. You can quit anything – maybe it’s quitting thinking negative thoughts about your hair or using plastic cups. I don’t care what it is. But we all need to quit something. And if you can do it for seven days – well, that’s a start.
Little victories like that are huge in the game of life.
I hope you don’t all throw eggs at me now and boo me away for being all preachy. I don’t mean to be. What do you think? What will you quit?
I hope that’s not incredibly disappointing. The last time I had big news, a few of you thought it was – so, so – not really worthy of such “teasing.” So here’s a snippet regarding the above — be patient because John Bear and I are definitely, absolutely and positively moving in that direction. We’re just taking our sweet time for a few reasons – the biggest being that there is no need to rush something that is meant to last a lifetime. Anti-climatic, I know. (But see #3 on the list down below for another teaser on that subject.)
Now… the news this time around.
Last spring, I left my very secure and stable day job as an ad agency’s senior interactive copywriter to break out on my own as a full-time blogger and a part-time freelancer. But it wasn’t easy – at all. I was working from home, with Benjamin in it and I had a lack of direction. When an appealing job offer landed in my lap, I bailed on the solo blogger plan and jumped at the chance for stability and certainty.
Less than one month into my new job I started feeling pangs of regret for a number of reasons. The one most disturbing was a heavy, undeniable gut feeling that I had given up too soon. The job was fine but the hours were grueling, the skill set (medical writing) was out of my realm and I was only partially focused on doing what I love – social and search marketing. [click to continue…]
I have been keeping it a secret from all of you for over three weeks now and I am about to explode – so excited to just get it out there. But we have to wait.
Until Monday.
A few thoughts running through my head:
Why do I do this to myself? But, then again, why not?
What if you’re all disappointed in me teasing you like this. It’s not that exciting. It is to me, to John Bear and to Benjamin – but to all of you? Humph. I’m not sure.
Those are my thoughts. Totally boring and uneventful.
While we’re waiting for Monday to get here and while I’m being boring and working my ass off - tell me who you are.
I figure for every lurker that comes out and leaves a comment, another lurker will be entertained in reading said comment. So come out of hiding and tell me about yourself and one quick question:
Do you believe in fate? karma? both? why? why not?
Thanks and I love you. All of you. Even the psycho jerky ones of you.
