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Hey there gang! We've almost made it towards Christmas Break! I'm so excited to visit home and not go into the office for the holidays. I'm sure you are too, so here are some things I've found around the web this week that I think you'll enjoy. Have a happy weekend my friend!
- Tis the season to job hunt: How to stay sane in your day job. This is for every entrepreneurial spirit out there who are hustling to make their dreams happen but still working a day job to pay the bills (I'm right there with yah)
- A new approach to finding a career you actually like!
- Repeat after me “ my job does not define me” a cool piece about finding happiness and fulfillment outside of work
- Truth - Read these 10 tips because we all need to be reminded of this every now and then.
- I really want to check out an illusionists show!!
- or this one!
- And a murder mystery dinner party! I know it's dorky but I don’t care.
- Must go to Chanel pop up * twitches while whispering under my breath
- Might check out this dance cardio studio I found out about via Carly A Hill's IG stories.
- Places to check out - Sel Rrose - via Grace Atwood
- How to generate more energy
- Game of thrones advent sock calendar!! Target really does know exactly what I need!
- I need this today!! Staying focused before the holidays!
- Cute!!! Here's to creating holiday traditions with friends.
- Gotta try em all - I need all the face masks.
- Culture fix - going to see this asap
- To Heal a broken heart - this was an amazing piece about real ass adult separations. Plus, her outlook on breakups was severely refreshing
- Nerd out - idk, I thought this was interesting
- This excellent quote, beautiful photo and a nice reminder to be thankful to be in such a magical city, no matter the weather … snow is kind of magical.
- Belted waists are kind of growing on me again…
- Cute!! Checking these stores out ASAP since I'm a 10-minute drive from Hoboken!!
Weekly High
So the part of the week that stands out the most was having the honor of going to the private Christian Louboutin Sample Sale. Guys... it was AMAZING! Since I'm a 9.5, I can wear their 9.5 - 10.5 shoes and there were so many amazing options! The shoes were still an investment, but an investment that I've wanted for 10+ years. I only bought what I could pay in cash for, so I only got one pair of shoes... even though there are 2 more pairs I left behind that I keep thinking about. One of the pairs I keep thinking about are the ones I found for a friend... I feel like Gollum/Smeagol from the Lord of the Rings because I want the precious shoes!!! I know, I have a lot of issues, but I am who I am. Maybe next year I can manage to get invited again. According to the research I did before the sample sale (because I'm crazy and need to research everything/have a plan for everything, the a lot of retailers also feature sales for the glorious red sole heels for about 65% off during a summer sale. I'll link to some sales if I can find them on sale right now. It's the holidays so sales are bound to be popping up. Until then, here are some great places to find discounted luxury goods (because paying full price for anything is stupid lol)
- Etsy
- The Real Real
- The Outnet
- Poshmark
- Bag Borrow Steal
Weekly Lows
Oh goodness, this was honestly a pretty low week for me. I was really upset about my career status, finances, weight, physical appearance and so much more this week... but I was mainly upset about my career and how far behind I allowed myself to get in my online class. I felt defeated and that led to a pity party, which led to skipping the gym 3 out of 4 days this week (but I did go on Friday night, so yay me!) Although I was mad at myself, I wasn't shaken to my core with thoughts of being an utter failure or launched into a manic depressive episode like I experienced for the first 3 quarters of the year... and that alone gives me SO MUCH FREAKING HOPE! The fact that I've put myself back in therapy and I'm developing the coping skills to push through these hard emotions and psychological and physiological reactions is an amazing confidence boost. Also, writing to you, for you, here on my own website is a major lifeline for me.
I feel happy, free and fulfilled when I write, dance, create, curate and solve problems. And I'm doing all of those things. I'm not doing them as frequently or consistently as I want to, but baby steps are just as important as big leaps. Life is a marathon after all, not a sprint. If you take anything from this message today, I hope it's this: you don't need to have it figured all out right now! You just need to do 3 things a day that moves you closer to your goal! Whether that's meal prepping to eat healthier and save money, budget, apply for 3 new jobs you'll actually enjoy, set aside 30 minutes today to figure out what you want to do with your life, sign up for an online course to master new skills, paint in order to nurture your soul, put on a face mask, clean your room or even just get out of bed (trust that the latter feels nearly impossible for me when I'm having really bad days), you're still making progress.
So I'm challenging you right fucking now, grab a pen and paper and write down 3 productive things you should do today that will move you towards your goals and feed your soul. I don't care how big or small they are. as long as you do those 3, your day has been successful. I did this exercise this morning (while using my amazing happiness planner - this is the only planner I've used for the past 2 years because it's the best planner I've ever had). My 3 were the following:
- start an application for a report part-time job (because I want to make a lot more money in 2019... like $15K more and it's gonna happen!)
- write this blog post
- finish Module 3 & 4 for my online course
Please share the three things you're going to commit to today below! That way we can cheer each other on while we move one step closer to creating our dream lives. No one else is going to give it to us. We have to make it on our own. Thank you for spending time with my thoughts today. I appreciate your support so much and I hope we can help each other on our journeys while we try to "make it' in the world. Lots of love my friend.
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