For some reason (2016) it was difficult to sit down and focus on what three words I want to use as my guides in 2017. For those of you who didn’t catch my post last year, this is my fourth year of choosing three words instead of resolutions. Stealing the concept from Chris Brogan, I […]
Category: Planning
June’s Challenge: Managing Your Unemployment Part 2
I’ve actually started using my home office instead of sitting on my couch. This means that there is a puppy who can’t stop exploring the room he’s only been in once before. In those short 20 minutes, he chewed through a computer cable so he hasn’t been invited back until now. We’re giving it another try […]
Getting Started: Unemployed Life
As I sit on my big red couch writing, me at one end and Westley curled up sleeping at the other, I am thankful for his company. Being unemployed, my weekdays are spent mostly alone. Having my puppy to talk to makes me feel less crazy. It also is fun as I started going on mini-San Diego adventures throughout […]
Life: The Latest Challenge (June’s Challenge)
When I designated 2016 the year of challenges, I specifically said I didn’t want huge, uncontrolled challenges. Instead, I wanted cute, little challenges that I gave myself. Challenges that might push me just enough out of my comfort zone, help me heal, and look at exciting ways to move forward as a “better” person. That was […]
January AIP Challenge – Traveling for Fun
Eating on an extremely restricted diet is challenging enough during a regular week. The food preparation required, as well as the additional planning is enough to drive me crazy. Add the travel on top of it and I mainly just feel like I need to run away (on one hand it’s exercise), have a drink […]
Getting Started in 2016: The Plan
2016 is all about challenges. Last year I ended up signing up for: a year-long reading challenge, a whole-life health challenge, and a writing challenge. In thinking about the different challenges and the impact each had on me, I started to think about what else I want to do, how I want to feel, […]