Don't be discouraged

Don't be discouraged. It's often the last key in the box that opens the lock- author unknown

This quote is important to me because today I feel defeated. Tomorrow Will be better. Tomorrow is Friday.

List of eight

Today is one of those days were all I want to do is sit and cry. Not because my life is bad, it’s actually pretty good. I just feel unfulfilled and aside from finding a job I’m passionate about (easier said than done), I don’t know how to fix it. Over the next four weeks I’m going to attempt to transform my life, and try and find that exciting and creative passion within me that seems to have gotten lost as I progressed through my twenties. In order to achieve this, I’ve come up with a list of eight things which will hopefully reignite that fire instead of floating through life feeling numb.

Read more. When I was younger I used to go through a novel each week. Now as an adult, I’m lucky if I get through two a year. I definitely can’t go back to reading a novel every  week but I can implement a few steps that may help my yearly reading to go up to four books (wouldn’t that be nice!). Over the next four weeks I will aim to read for one hour each day. How I will achieve this? Half hour over lunch and half hour before bed.

      Be healthy and fit. Last week I participated in True Grit (think a baby version of Tough Mudder). After training for 10 weeks, I climbed up ropes and jumped 4 metres into freezing cold water. This challenge put myself completely out of my comfort zone and made me realise the things that I can do if I really put my mind to it. I’m hoping to participate in Tough Mudder next year (need to work on that upper body a bit more) but in the meantime I’m aiming to train six times a week. In order to track my progress I will also take measurements and progress photos each week. I would like to participate in a fun run in the near future so aiming to run 10km would also be an added bonus. 

      Find happiness every day. At the end of the week put these seven things into a blog post. Simple but hopefully effective. 

      Write more. I’m aiming to commit to posting 3 times a week on this blog. I envisage that this blog will be a good use of my time when babies come along and as I hate being stuck at home this will be a necessity.  

      Take more photos. I love photography and used to take great photos. Lately however I feel that I have lost my photo-mojo and most of the stuff I’ve taken recently looks rubbish. If I immerse myself in creating again, hopefully my mojo will come back.

      House renovations. While I love our home it frustrates me. So much work needs to be done and 70% of it requires large amounts of money. While a large amount does require money there is a lot that doesn’t, such as tidying the yard and painting. Even if just do a little bit each week it’ll make me feel better and hopefully feel as though we’re progressing through our renovations.

      Be more organised. While I am highly organised at work, it doesn't always follow me home. We leave for work at 6am in the morning and sometimes don’t get home until 6pm. I do a few things already, such as meal plan and make lunch the night prior however this tends to be quite scattered. I’m aiming to do rigorous meal plans and stick to them each week as well as have lunch and breakfast prepared for the next day. I really do need to add house cleaning to this list also.

Be positive. As shitty as I feel life has been over the past two years, there’s also been a lot of great things. I just have to be positive and believe that this will pass.

By sticking to this list and documenting my progress over the next four weeks, hopefully I will see some changes.