Make-It Monday – A Delicate Time

[image error]First, an announcement.

I’m excited! I woke up this morning with an epiphany. Last night, I realized that when I’m employed again, I won’t have as much time for this blog.

I also thought that it was silly to wait until my life is more chaotic when I could use the time now for my writing projects.

I’ve been struggling with this for awhile now and wondering what to do about it. I hope you won’t be sad, but Thursday’s posts are being retired. Why Thursday? Because going forward, instead of one day a week where I talk about thoughtfulness and gratitude, I want to infuse it in every post I do. I want this blog to be a place of positivity. Not so much positivity that it is unbalanced and hiding from reality, but a place where that underlying vibe is throughout every post. An atmosphere of gratitude.

There may be another change later on when I figure some other things out that are rolling about in my brain.

On to today’s post.

In order to weather storms, one must know when to push hard, but also when to be soft on themselves.

This weekend was a long weekend in Canada. Today is Victoria Day, which is also known as the May 2-4 weekend because it always happens on a Monday near May 24th and it’s the first major party weekend leading into summer.

Given my current employment status, I spent part of it applying to jobs.

A good chunk was a break though. I needed to have some time to sit and think about what I really want. What I want and need now and what I want my future to be like.

What I came up with is that I want a job that lets me earn enough money for my expenses and to both pay down my debt and put money aside for things like getting my play Crisis out into the world. I’d love to be living off my writing full time, but it’s not necessary to be happy and healthy. As long as I have some time on the side for my writing and martial arts, I’ll be heading in the direction I want to be in. I want this job to use my background well. I’ve a number of skills and I can really help make a difference in an organization if they’re on board.

Here is my current goal list:

Find employment: Continue applying to jobs to achieve this. Note – I took a brief breather this weekend because I was feeling burned out.
Get The Page & The Magician published: Finish editing and resubmit. Note – I spent time on this this weekend. I’ve noticed such an improvement in my writing and editing skills since before school