If you were to ask for a subtitle to this post, it would be: This is the apologetic rational for not posting to my blog in over a month.
Legend has it that in this picture I am impersonating my mother. With the keys in hand, a bag on each shoulder, a look that could kill and my power sweat suit. That babe knew that her mom was a boss bitch and thought she could be just like her. Ever since I have been on a mission to be as hard working as my mother, she is someone who simply gets shit done & I have always admired that about her.
Sue, my mother, also knows her limits - she can accomplish barely believable amounts of work, but her ability to know WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH is what allows her to do not only a lot of work but GREAT work.
Sue, my mother, also knows her limits - she can accomplish barely believable amounts of work, but her ability to know WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH is what allows her to do not only a lot of work but GREAT work.
To my readers I want to express my deepest, sincerest sorrows. If you found yourself searching for new content I am very, very sorry. I won't go too overboard with remorse though because I know you all have a million ways to spend your time on the internet.
I have spent the last month er so getting my finances in order, to be more specific I have been working my ass off to make some money. I have picked up a new gig pouring beers and waiting tables at a sports bar in the suburbs. I've been putting in more regular hours at The Foundry Home Goods once again, plus the contract freelance work that I do for Sol Inspirations and Project Footsteps. I have been clocking between 40 and 70 hours a week all together between the different commitments. I think that more than explains where I have been since Christmas.
This blog, this website and building my brand is extremely important to me, I believe it will always have a place in my life. The problem with promising a certain amount new content or that I will post x-number of times a week is that does not allow for my life to evolve as I do. I believe in flexibility and going where the winds of life bring me organically. I have a hard time checking things off a list if there aren't a hundred things on it to begin with. Jumping from one passion project, to a part time gig, to working on home in my pj's is the mix that is working for me right now. That brings me to the question, when is too much, too much?
Everyone has a point where 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH' and something has to give, being able to feel the signs your body is giving you and listen to your limits is key to success. If you are constantly doing too much then your overall production is suffering because you aren't at 100%.
Sometime in December I hit a wall and realized that I needed to step back from something in order to see the whole picture clearly again, without the chaos cluttering my view. Being that this project is bringing in the least amount of money it made sense for me to take the cut here. Money is basically nothing to me, besides my ticket to some of the amazing life experiences that I desire, but I do have student loans and I have fallen far enough into the cycle of consumption that I need steady earnings. So I accept that I need to work, a lot, so I do things I love so that work is simply another facet of my life.
And I find systems that help me accomplish as much as I can...
I have spent the last month er so getting my finances in order, to be more specific I have been working my ass off to make some money. I have picked up a new gig pouring beers and waiting tables at a sports bar in the suburbs. I've been putting in more regular hours at The Foundry Home Goods once again, plus the contract freelance work that I do for Sol Inspirations and Project Footsteps. I have been clocking between 40 and 70 hours a week all together between the different commitments. I think that more than explains where I have been since Christmas.
This blog, this website and building my brand is extremely important to me, I believe it will always have a place in my life. The problem with promising a certain amount new content or that I will post x-number of times a week is that does not allow for my life to evolve as I do. I believe in flexibility and going where the winds of life bring me organically. I have a hard time checking things off a list if there aren't a hundred things on it to begin with. Jumping from one passion project, to a part time gig, to working on home in my pj's is the mix that is working for me right now. That brings me to the question, when is too much, too much?
Everyone has a point where 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH' and something has to give, being able to feel the signs your body is giving you and listen to your limits is key to success. If you are constantly doing too much then your overall production is suffering because you aren't at 100%.
Sometime in December I hit a wall and realized that I needed to step back from something in order to see the whole picture clearly again, without the chaos cluttering my view. Being that this project is bringing in the least amount of money it made sense for me to take the cut here. Money is basically nothing to me, besides my ticket to some of the amazing life experiences that I desire, but I do have student loans and I have fallen far enough into the cycle of consumption that I need steady earnings. So I accept that I need to work, a lot, so I do things I love so that work is simply another facet of my life.
And I find systems that help me accomplish as much as I can...
These are the things that I monopolize space with when I TRAVEFREBLOFFICE all over the place, together with these objects I GET SHIT DONE.
TRAVEFREBLOFFICE (promounced, traaa-Ve-fre-BLAH-fis) - is a word I made up that describes the crap that I cart around with him in order to set up my TRAVELING, FREELANCER'S BLOGGING OFFICE.
Anddd I give myself breaks when I want / need them...
Anddd I give myself breaks when I want / need them...
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I LOOK LIKE THIS.
Sometimes my hair is a mess, I am stressed, I stink, I don't always have silky smooth legs, I can't always attend every meeting, every coffee date or best every obstacle. But I try my hardest. My nails aren't always perfectly polished and my outfits aren't always appropriate in the real world.
AND IT'S OKAY.
I still believe in myself and love myself 100%, I'm the shit and I KNOW I can be successful, most excitingly by standards that I define.
So enough was enough and I took my time to recuperate, I got things under control and I AM BACK.
READY TO BLOG MY HEART OUT, LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST, TRAVEL, PLAY, LAUGH, DANCE, SING, LOVE, SPEND THIS HARD EARNED DOUGH.
Remember that you are only as good as you are at your worst, if you need a break from something THEN TAKE IT. I recommend not spreading your self too thinly, you deserve to be at your best & the world will be better off for it.
xoxox,
kp
So enough was enough and I took my time to recuperate, I got things under control and I AM BACK.
READY TO BLOG MY HEART OUT, LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST, TRAVEL, PLAY, LAUGH, DANCE, SING, LOVE, SPEND THIS HARD EARNED DOUGH.
Remember that you are only as good as you are at your worst, if you need a break from something THEN TAKE IT. I recommend not spreading your self too thinly, you deserve to be at your best & the world will be better off for it.
xoxox,
kp
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