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Read this if you're new (or bored...).
2004-07-27 - 9:56 a.m.
The power of positive... planning?
You know, I was pissed off. I had plans for this weekend, and I took off work for said plans, and the plans have been cancelled. So now, not only do I have no plans, I'm not going to be working and making money, either. But this week's weekly challenge says that I need to attract what I want, or something like that, so I'm going to *try* to dwell on the good of the situation. Now, about a week and a half ago, I got sick at work. Not only did I feel miserable, I got paid for less than an our of work. As I'm lying in bed sleeping the day away, I realize -- all I ever do is work and/or worry. And if you know me, you know that these mini-vacations with my friends are just setting me up to worry. So. I don't have to work (look at that, not the fact that I'm not getting paid), and I don't have to worry (God willing). Ok, now, what to do with my free weekend? I have some ideas... Sleep. Seriously. Last time I had the chance to sleep in, I woke up at 6 AM and could not return to a sound sleep. Go to the Library. It's been a while. There are books I want to get my hands on. Go to Target. Yeah, I know, it's my weekend off and I'm going anyway? Well, Friday is payday, and I need my check. Plus, my next set of hours might be up, and I can figure out what my options are for the *following* weekend. Go to the bank. You know, so I can deposit said check and get some cash. Shop. I want to go to H&M. Also, transportation permitting, maybe the thrift store. Walk. I haven't taken a nice long walk around the neighborhood in a while. Hey, if I have cash on hand, I may go to Main Street and stop at Ben & Jerry's. Study. If I'm industrious, I might be able to get through the study portion of my GRE test book. Maybe I'll even have a chance to take one of the practice tests. Research. Hunt down some more Journalism programs, and look at what they have to offer. I don't think I'll have a chance to do much more visiting before I need to start applying, which means I need to get the program information and applications *now*. Type. I forced myself to finish that duck story by the end of June. Now July is running down and I haven't typed it. That is the logical next step, after all, and I'd like to have it done before August... which means this weekend. Write. I need to update my serial fiction. I need to get some more chipped away on my other short story. I'd like to work on my collaborative work that I'm doing for fun. Go through my poetry. Someone asked me for samples. I should really comply. Some of these I can start now (hey, Jeopardy! is in reruns, so I dont have to watch the Ken Jennings show every night... that's a half hour right there!). But let's see how many of these I can get sone by Sunday night. In fact, in the spirit of positive thinking and traditional blogging, I may even keep you posted. Feel free to contact me and offere a swift kick in the pants for my big plan!
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