28 - 32. Act your age, not your waist size

[Jay Ey]

Act your age, not your shoe size. That used to be a snide insult when I was a kid. And for some reason I think if it as I write that it is Day 32 of my challenge. In any case, I've lost some rhythm in my challenge & gained some others.

What I gave
* I'm needing to get back into the rhythm of my intention to explore what I want to do with my life. I've postponed this somewhat over the past couple months as I've had some steady project work. but it's time to recommit. I'm thankful that I put a group together to help each other do this & be supportive, as it is getting as cold as the weather in Chicago out there in the workforce.
* One thing I've struggled to do is to network, and I have two meetings set up in the next week to have lunch with others who have started their own businesses. My goal is more to get out there & feel the waters--I don't expect either of these people to have specific work ideas, but I certainly wouldn't turn any away! In either case, I feel good that I set these up.
* I've been exercising a little more, which makes me feel good despite never believing this until after I do it.
* I asked a couple women out by e-mail this past week. One said yes & I will see her hopefully next week. The other I haven't heard from, but I'm also not 100% sure that I got her e-mail address correct.
* I picked up my bass guitar again. I've had fun getting back into that and feeling better about my playing. A couple songs that I'm enjoying learning are Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" and Sly and the Family Stone's "If You Want Me to Stay" (also covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers). Love those funkay bass lines.
* I went to a book club on Sunday which was good. I hadn't read much for years (bordering on decades) and this is getting me to read classics & really enjoy discussing them.

What I got
* My work pretty much evaporated last week. I had expected that it might slow, but not so quickly. But I haven't lost confidence in my abilities, which would have been more of my habit in the past.
* I looked at my finances--I've never been great at keeping track of them. But I learned that I have a decent-enough cushion that I don't have to panic about getting a job tomorrow, which is great.

What else?
* I wasted a good part of today, fascinated by our Governor of Illinois' amazing antics and downfall. I can't even feel bad about wasting time on this, since it was such a perfect storm of craziness that will likely never be executed so entertainingly in my lifetime, even with all the corruption in this city and state!
* I've lost the rhythm of writing in my journal, and a lot of it is, I think, because I don't want to spend the energy on thinking about my life. I'm recognizing this, and if I take some small steps (just like writing in this blog again), I'm confident that it will be helpful again.

[Jay Ey]

Thank you, my cheerleader. I can always use the rahs!

[shelagh]

Hiho, it's your cheerleader here:) Good to see progress:)
Yeppers, Illinois politics are never boring.