Working On it Wednesdays

Hmm, well, I've been a bad girl and skipped a week. Oh well, things were overwhelming.

This week I'm going to stay positive. I'm going to clean my room because I think that'll put me in a better mood. I'm going to embrace the compliments that come my way. I'm going to take some more photos and write a bit so I feel more productive too. That's definitely positive!

I'm going to stay as positive as possible ... which should definitely be a challenge with more snow on its way (cabin fever setting in), friends coming to visit (my mom being more laid back with my dad because there's company) and my sister coming home as well for a bit ... that's a lot to try to stay positive through. Oh well, at least the other half of the week will be in FL where it should be easy enough to stay positive.

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An update from the last Working On it Wednesday? I've got it! Here are some photos I've taken since the February 10th post...

Working On it Wednesdays

I've been encouraged recently to take photos and try selling them - yay Jersey stuff, you know? :) It's been really nice getting compliments about my photos so far and my new amazing camera is a big help. It feels good!

This week, I'm going to continue to work on my photography (taking photos, getting rid of the bad ones and editing the ones I like to perfection lol) and maybe even frame some of my photos this week.

Here's a taste of the things I've been snapping with my camera...





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Found my gratitude journal and added things to it like...
- Yummy smoothies with Ali
- My patience to keep shoveling
- The fact I got bird seed before all the snow started
- My sister getting her presents on time - and the fact she liked them.
- My luck finally finding and catching the paraplegic cat on the pig farm ... and the kind words I got about catching her

Working On it Wednesdays

Oh my goodness! I just realized how absolutely awful I've been with my gratitude journal. I've missed placed it and it seems it's been "out of sight, out of mind" until just now. We're actually into a new month and I can't believe how far behind I am in what is supposed to be a daily journal.

Along those lines, here is a thought for Working on it Wednesday and to keep in mind for week: Joy is found with simple awareness. What does your joy look like today?

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Update On Last Week's Working On it Wednesday:

Mop
Clean the kitty litter
Write another scene
Straighten my hair
Buy bird seed

All done - and almost all done on Thursday. I'll be honest, it took me a bit longer to get the bird food which I got yesterday, so technically this was all done within a week. I even went out and bought a straightener when I couldn't find mine anywhere. I haven't used it in months. Chances are my sister might have taken it back to school or my mom misplaced it.

I need to start doing this every day though. It was really, really nice to accomplish these things I set out to do and to recognize the accomplishment. 5 small tasks like drink 2 glasses of water, write in my journal or remove the trash from my car. Simple tasks that can be accomplished quickly to give me a little high and a lot of motivation.

Working On it Wednesdays

I need to work on my procrastination this week. I have letters I've been meaning to write, books to be read and most importantly - my resume to edit and send out. I have a lot of time house sitting, so I need to start taking better advantage of it.

There's so much to do though that I get overwhelmed. This week I'm going to pick 5 small tasks and try to accomplish them.

I'll post them and how far into them I got next week for you to see.

Anything you've been putting off you can accomplish this week with me? Whatever you're doing, enjoy it!

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Update On Last Week's Working On it Wednesday:
I showed up to the mediation meeting with my friend, Monique, who is also a witness for the actions that went on that night. I had a little notebook for notes and the photos I had taken of my bruises and wounds over the days they needed to recover. I dressed very nicely, walked into the room for mediation and sat down. I was nervous, sooo nervous. I had been snippy all day with people and put off getting ready to the point I rushed, but I made it there about the same time I wanted to (about 10 minutes early).

As it turned out, all my nerves were for nothing - the girl never showed and I found myself disappointed. True, I didn't want to see her and there is absolutely no excuse for what she did, but I still wanted to hear her nutty explanation. Oh well, to court it goes now for sure since she never showed...

Working On it Wednesdays

For awhile now, with my friends concerned for me and everything that's been going on in my life, I've said that I'm "working on it" ... and I am. I'm trying to be more social, trying to be more grateful for things than I do dwell on the bad, writing more for my own well being, continuing to see a therapist even though I have no job, etc. I'm working on it.

To encourage this, I'm making a day of the week in this blog that I dedicate to bettering myself as a person from the inside out and from the outside in.

For this first post, I'm going to state that today is a day to focus on my strength and my dedication for doing what is right. Tonight, I have my mediation with the girl that assaulted me on New Year's Eve. I'm terrified, but she should not get to just walk away after randomly attacking me, someone she doesn't even know, for absolutely no reason while I was just lying on the ground watching a movie.

On that note, I also wanted to finally post my resolutions which I'd put off for some time due to the way New Year's Eve went. Sure, it's a rarity people keep all of their resolutions, but here they are all the same:
- Say one sweet thing to 5 people each week
- Secure a full-time job and start career building!
- Keep writing in my gratitude journal
- Read more
- Write hand-written letters to the people in my life
- Learn to be able to be happy by myself, and be a stronger person
- Drink 3 glasses of water a day
- Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants
- Live with the 3 E's - Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
- Try my hardest not to compare my life to others. I have no idea what their journey is all about
- Don't have negative thoughts or things I cannot control. Instead invest my energy in the positive present moment
- Work out at least 3 times a week
- Don't waste my precious energy on gossip.
- Remember that no one is in charge of my own happiness except me
- Keep in mind that 1hat other people think of me is none of my business and doesn't matter anyway.
- Embrace the goodness and be grateful when I realize I'm in a good moment.
- Do the right thing!
- Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful
- No matter how I'm feeling, I will get up, dress up and show up for planned events and adventures
- Learn to work my new camera and use it often
- Post at least one photo a week

So what are some of your resolutions?? Areas you need to work on your strength? Share away, friends