Starting Challenges

With less than 30-days until my trip to Alaska, I find myself needing to finish things. At work, I've taken on pretty much a new job, so time is short and I come back quite exhausted.

I began a 30-day writing challenge to really start moving my book forward. It was going well until yesterday, when my mom got sick and I was too tired to write. I made it five days. I'm still going to write something everyday that is not work-related. I can envision seeing my name at the top of the New York Times Best Sellers list. I also see myself at book signing and writing professionally for a living. These are all within my reach, I can feel it in my heart.

I also feel the need to read more, which is a huge challenge because of lack of time. I've always felt that you cannot write effectively unless you read avidly. If you ever feel the need to see what I'm reading you can follow me on GoodReads. I will strive to make time for myself. Today, I had a technology free and nag free hour, so rather than meditating, I did the thing that makes me most happy. I ate, a lot. For an entire hour, I ate everything I could get my hands on. This sort of concerns me because it's definitely a sign of emotional eating, but it felt so good.

Also in my various pursuits, I'm trying to think of ways to make my work environment a more positive place. I've been reading a lot about The Secret, The Power, and The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin.  All these books have the main message of changing the way you think to be more positive. There is nothing to gain from having a negative attitude, so why do it.

I'm going (rather ambitiously) change the way I think and hopefully bring that positive atmosphere and positive way of thinking to my office. I admit it is going to be a challenge, I'm dealing with 20-something underemployed people, who have to deal with getting yelled at all day. I'm also totally going to write about it. Stay tuned.