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What to Do, What to Do...
- 8/06/2008
I am going to re-visit a theme I know well. You may have been here with me as well in previous posts.
I feel like I am being pulled in many directions all the time. Unfortunately, I can't blame anyone for this except myself. I'm the one that constantly comes up with more things I could be doing. I'm the one that mans the to-do lists in my head.
It's like I want to accomplish something, in some tiny way be some sort of celebrity. I think I've come to the realization that I need to give that up completely. I just don't have the charisma or the verve to be well-known. Or the energy, frankly. I'm just such a homebody. I isolate myself & that's the way I prefer it. I have spurts of online presence but I can't manage to keep them up.
I decided to make a list of all the things I do (or want to) and decide what I can let go. I feel like much of what I do is spinning my wheels.
OK, here goes:
Web Design (My Job) - obviously necessary & (lucky for me) enjoyable as well. I keep wanting to increase my skillset but contantly get distracted with other things. Maybe I will finally seize the day.
Ebay Store - I'm not sure if I make enough money for this to be worth my time to be honest. I think I will let the store go but keep my eye out for big money-makers when I shop & simply put up a listing once in a while. That gets rid of the store fee & all the time I put into the store - shopping, photographing, listing, sending. It really takes it out of me & I probably only make a few cents per hour. However, it does give me enough money to shop a little more frequently than I would otherwise be able. But, maybe I'll just stick to the thrifts & go less often.
Online presence (blog, flickr, squidoo, social networks) - I'll keep the blog but write in it less & only when I feel an actual need to do so. I love flickr but need to pay in order to have more photos shown - so if I'm not using it to promote anything there's probably no real need to do that. Same with Squidoo - no sense putting out the effort if I'm not promoting anything. Most social networks I can let go. MySpace & Facebook will always be there for me though. They can be good tools to keep up w/ friends & family.
Hobbies (gardening, sewing) - I'll keep up with these. They are relatively inexpensive & if I can manage to grow some of my own veggies it would save me some money. One thing though - if I'm not posting tutorials on crafts & sewing, should I really bother? I'm pretty sure the answer is "yes". It's a great skill to have & just because I'm not promoting myself as a big fashionista doesn't mean I should abandon fashion altogether, am I right?
Health (diet, excercise) - This is the one I need to focus on most right now & seems to be the hardest to focus on. I've been so distracted & stressed by other things. But I need to put my health first & do this for me.
Networking for work - I need to start doing this. I feel it's very important at this point in my career & want to try to do it more.
Fashionista group - I've considered starting a meetup in Naples/Ft. Myers for fashionistas but I'm not sure about it. It sounds like it could be fun - hanging out with other girls who are into fashion - shopping, dining out, seeing movies. But I don't know. It seems like a lot of effort to make new friends with people I don't even know yet. I'll be thinking about this one. It could be fun or it could be a total waste of my time & energy.
This is just me unloading what is in my mind. I tried to make a list last night & decide if I was doing all the things I do for money or for fun & most of them ended in both columns.
I just keep finding myself on this treadmill in my head. I need to get off & realize that I just need to do things that I want to do, not to show everyone else I've done them but because they will enrich my life, even if no one is looking.Labels: Life
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