Hello! Hello! Hello! I hope all of you are doing amazingly well! I can't believe I've been away for FIVE days! Wow!!! Last week my parents were in town and my kids went back to school, so I had a very challenging time keeping it all together. By the time I got to the end of the week, I was pretty wiped! I literally felt as though I was on the verge of collapse! It was then I decided I had to pick my battles and try to enjoy the rest of my parents visit, get myself and the kids on a schedule that we could all handle, and try to get some mental and physical rest.
Blogging was not one of the chosen battles and I somewhat struggled with that, thinking you guys would lose interest and not come back. But you did and my pageviews didn't decrease in the least. In fact, there were a couple of days where the numbers were incredibly high! Thank you so much for hanging in there with me! Truly, thank you! It's funny to me when I hear people in the design industry say "I don't have time to blog" or "I just don't have the time that you have to sit and do that"! First of all it's insulting! Like all I have to do, being a wife, mom of two, a design professional with ongoing projects, not to mention the daily grind of keeping my life together; is sit at my computer and type! Really? Anyhoo...! You make time to do the things that you want to do and excuses for those things that you do not! I enjoy blogging and so I don't see it as work, and maybe that's the difference. I don't know many of you, but I love that there is something about me and my blog that keeps you coming back!
Blogging was not one of the chosen battles and I somewhat struggled with that, thinking you guys would lose interest and not come back. But you did and my pageviews didn't decrease in the least. In fact, there were a couple of days where the numbers were incredibly high! Thank you so much for hanging in there with me! Truly, thank you! It's funny to me when I hear people in the design industry say "I don't have time to blog" or "I just don't have the time that you have to sit and do that"! First of all it's insulting! Like all I have to do, being a wife, mom of two, a design professional with ongoing projects, not to mention the daily grind of keeping my life together; is sit at my computer and type! Really? Anyhoo...! You make time to do the things that you want to do and excuses for those things that you do not! I enjoy blogging and so I don't see it as work, and maybe that's the difference. I don't know many of you, but I love that there is something about me and my blog that keeps you coming back!
I never really thought of myself as a very disciplined person until I started my own business. It has been tough. I don't always see the fruits of my labor, and more times than not, I wonder why am I doing this. But then, God in all of His infinite wisdom, imparts a Word into my Spirit that keeps me forging ahead. For you see "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven..." (Ecclesiastes 3:1). With that being said, I don't have to see the promised land to know that it is there! Enough said! The most challenging part is being my own boss. When I say that, I mean as it relates to cutting myself some slack. I've been in a management or supervisor position where I've had to train, develop, delegate, motivate, and be understanding and sensitive to others; but it's quite a bit different when you're having to do all of these things to yourself! Giving myself permission to take a day off. Understanding that it can't all be done when I think it should be done, how I think it should be done, and in the timeline I've set for it to be done. It's hard for me to step away. It's difficult for me to be understanding. It's hard for me to give myself credit and to see my attributes clearly. Oh don't get me wrong, I know that I have much to offer and that for where I am, I am good (enough), but it's not enough...
When I'm not working, I am thinking about what I can do to achieve a greater result or have a bigger impact. I totally feel like a human sponge, taking in all of the information that I come across and processing it to see how I can use it to better myself. A lot of that thinking turns into imagining what it will be like, feel like, look like to have everything just as I want and need, to do all that I want and need to do. I do believe that if you can see it and believe it, you can achieve it. I do think that the imagination is a preview to coming attractions and events. I see myself walking in all that I want, and therefore I behave as if it has already happened. My biggest challenge is overcoming ME! It's a difficult task to keep yourself motivated and that's why I have cheerleaders that I can count on to get me going. But at the end of the day, I am responsible for motivating myself! It is the path that I've chosen and it is one that I am more than capable of doing.
One of the things that I do love about me (no, not in that narcissistic way, but the way that is healthy) is that when I do become focused on a task, project, etc. it's as good as done! I don't stop until I get the desired results. I am driven in that way. I do have to learn to temper this part of who I am, because it is aggressive. And yes, I have been told that I have an aggressive personality! I will admit that sometimes it is not all that pretty, but it is what it is! I know that I am a work in progress, that seeks everyday to find that balance that will help me to be better. But, one thing I know to be true, through all of my experiences is...
Make it AMAZING!
Rhonda
*Quotes via my Pinterest boards
