The (tired) part of my brain that follows little Internet rabbit holes has taken over, so I haven’t finished any of the totally fabulous posts I have in draft. I know. You’re disappointed. Instead I thought I’d share some random and not-profound lessons from my week. Except it did sort of get a little bit profound towards the end. (Can something even be a little bit profound?)
1. Working, even half time, is tiring. Why is that? How come I was fine at the end of my leave even when I was busy-busy, but now having to go in to work makes me want to be asleep by 8:30?
2. I’m feeling old.
3. Or maybe I’m just trying to do too much. I’m going to be back at work full time soon so I’m not going to be able to keep doing all this.
4. (I’m not really happy about that.)
5. In an effort to acknowledge that I can’t do as much, I have had to say no to some stuff. Lesson learned.
6. The upside to this is that I’ve also learned I need to focus on the stuff that really matters to me and that I’m really excited about. There’s no point trying to write something I really couldn’t care less about. Life’s too short.
7. On a related note, I’ve got a new opportunity coming up that I’m really excited about. Stay tuned!
8. Speaking of excited, my TEDx talk is a week from tomorrow. So excited. Also? So freaking nervous.
9. I hope the audience doesn’t mind if I show up with blue hair. (If you want to help out with that Cristi’s still fundraising. Getting closer to goal! And if you want something fun for your dough, how about a tarot reading or a totally awesome necklace? Check it out! But don’t bid on the Mosaic Turquoise Agogo necklace – that’s mine.)
10. It’s been a good week, and the biggest thing I’ve learned is…
11. If you’re passionate about something and you put yourself out there, even when the odds would appear to be against you, the universe will deliver. This I know for sure.
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We had 36 people link up with us this week for Be Enough Me 4 Cancer! I can’t tell you how jazzed I am about that. This is an awesome thing to be part of and I’m so glad people are participating, not just because it’s for a good cause but also because with every post one more person tackles her insecurities. The campaign runs for two more weeks, so if you have a post on the theme of being enough (in whatever way) please come and link up with us. If you don’t have a blog, you can share your story in the comments on Monday’s post on Just.Be.Enough. or on our Facebook page.
