It has been a little over a week my position was terminated. It’s been a busy one, and I daresay, other than the financial insecurity, I seem to be finding my way a little more with each passing day.
Ethel Merman said, “I work as often as I want and yet I’m as free as a bird.” How true for me as well! I have been working hard, but enjoying it so much more than the office routine I had been in at my “day job”.
The book ” Crush It! “ by Gary Vaynerchuk was recommended to me a couple of months ago by Michael Stearns, co-owner and CEO of Mighty Merchant, the company who did such a great job of designing and implementing my website. The book shows how anyone can build a career around what they’re passionate about. It is based on the premise that making a living by building content around your passion isn’t simple and it doesn’t happen overnight. What it is, however, is fulfilling and in most cases just as profitable, if not more so, than your previous job. At the time I purchased the book, my “day job” was secure, and I used the book as a means and motivation to achieve a future goal. Funny the way life is some times! I now have the time to take my passion and run with it – how divine!
What I have observed/learned in the past week has been somewhat of an eye opener for me. I’ve enjoyed the silence of the morning after the rush hour traffic has passed. I’ve had time to think, rather than to act/react because I didn’t have time to think! I can take time with some of the ” little things”, unlike before – like tightening cabinet knobs, reorganizing a pantry shelf, putting a few plants under the shower to rinse off winter’s dust.
I continue to be amazed at how quickly the day goes. Several times this past week I have glanced over at the clock and noticed it’s one or two o’clock and I haven’t had lunch nor yet showered! Marcia Petrie Sue wrote an article about time management that is a good read, and will be helpful to me as I begin to better PLAN the days ahead. It is still an odd feeling for me that I actually have a block of time in which to do what I need and want to do – so refreshing! I need now to better define my goals and work toward them in some organized fashion.
I’ve always been intriqued with people’s work spaces. As for my work space – well, in itself, a work in progress … but becoming more workable each day. It is a glorious space, full of sunlight, cozy, with great views of the Long Island Sound. I’ve been spending much time organizing and sorting to store like things together and near where I will use them. (remnants of past learnings from my Home Economics Ed undergrad courses!) Here’s a few shots of where it’s at …
Ideas ready for creation! Clipped from magazines, sketched on slips of paper, from here, there, anywhere……………..
Various papers, pieces of cardstock….
Labels, shipping and packaging – ready to utilize.
Did I mention there’s still much left to do?
But soon! and I look forward to the day. So very much I want to do. Yes, indeed, I do believe losing my job could actually have been a blessing in disguise…time will tell. The onus is on me…and I’m up to the task.
Now, I must get working on those piles…
If you have an interesting work space you’d like to share, please send it along for a future post…love to see it!
