Things will be gotten done in August!

Just saw this article online, entitleed "Why Nothing Get's Done in August and Why That's OK". Not me, dammit! Things will be gotten done. My 22nd anniversary of being a diarist/journalist/obsessive private writer is approaching, and it must be heralded accordingly. My main objectives for August is to find some alternate or permanent way to earn money. I have already gotten a contact from a tenant (!) who saw that I was not happy where I was.

More after the break...

An Anniversary

I never thought that I would reach such momentous occasion. The 22nd anniversary of my venture into the world or journalling, journalism, list-making and poetry. Truth be told I still have my very first "published work", a pristinely preserved dot-matrix-bordered four-line printout of a once-upon-a-time I created in my 1st grade computer class. I actually can lean beack in a chair and recreate the bluescreen and the largeness of the computer and desk....

Some thing can never be taken away from you.

I also received my FutureMe letter from the 31 Day Reset Challenge, and I am happy to not be a disappointment to my past self. I have connected with my dearly beloved Accountbility Partner, cousin DADS, and she will impart her wisdom and tough love on me on Saturday.

In spite of the lethargy-inducing heat, I have worked my ass up and gone running more mornings than I thought possible (and will do again when the humidity stays down more often), and I even activated my monthly gym membership to put some quality time into a swimming pool. So far so good, although my aim is at least three days a week. My singing group is developing our repertoire for our October debut at a Pratt radio show, and I just ran into another music producer/DJ who is making me really consider my position as a musicmaker... a title that I never actually owned before.

And I will find my way out of this job, dammit! I will realize my dream of travel and exploration.

In general, I am at a place that is not so uncomfortable any more, and promises to generate even more sooner than I may think. I really believe a lot of the funk I was in was fear of the hardest first steps towards whatevergoal I may have. Facing my demons, being told something I don't want to hear from someone when I aleeady know it to be true, being told "no" one more time....

I will continue to be inspired by others, and take the baby steps towards these leaps of faith as they come.

Hoisting the Bucket (List)

I have put a lot of thought into this over the years. A decade ago I travelled to Australia to study for three months. I walked in a Tasmanian Heritage Site and imagined myself in the world of Middle Earth. I said I would make it to New Zealand before the next ten years. Hasn't happened yet, but it's up there. I definitely see a lot more travel on my bucket list, for the main fact that my blood was meant to go far. I may never have any biological children, but there is something in me that yearns to know all the places I came from. I want to see China, and maybe trace down my ancestral line there.

Other places to go...
Bali
St. Petersburg via Trans-Siberian Rail
Goa
Hindu Kush
Tibet
South Korea
Singapore
Scotland
Ireland
All the countries of Central and South America
Alaska
Vermont
Quebec City
Vancouver
A desert in a foreign land
South Africa
Morocco
Namibia
Madagascar
Kenya


Things to Do...
Read the Bible
Read the Q'uran
Visit a Buddhist temple
Visit a Hindu temple
Visit a Jewish holy site
Go to a Jewish wedding
Go to a Hindu wedding

Write and record a song
Photography project(s)
Ride a Horse
Build a house
Have a garden or greenhouse (or farm!)
Scuba diving
Publish a memoir, novel, nonfiction, children's books
Revisit my Master's Thesis
Have a positive understanding/relationship with my father
Design clothing
Create and maintain libraries and conservatories
Participate as a board member for a successful mission/organization
Have a charitable fund for young women

This list will expand, I'm sure!