or at least that is my new mantra. you see all of my life i have had a serious case of the "one day"s. as in one day i will finally be fluent in french. one day i will be able to sew. one day i will teach myself flash. one day i will be able to afford all of the pretty hair pieces i could want. one day i will have a regular gig in the volunteer world. one day i will process the 45 rolls of 120 film hiding in my underwear drawer.
well all of the above are not getting done, and you know why? because i fall back on that nasty little statement - one day. well f* that. starting about a week or so ago i am no longer thinking one day. in fact i am just thinking today, or tomorrow, or maybe even this weekend. but not one day. for now i am taking an hour or so out of my day and picking up french, and then i have promised myself one pretty handmade hair thing a week (this has so far proven v. interesting).
teaching myself flash is going to be my next big project after i get the three weddings i am working on off to print. other than that i will see how it goes. i tend to get overly excited for projects like this which inevitably ends with me being burned out, lying on the couch and rubbing my temples. but not this time, because i realize there is no sense in rushing through this kind of stuff. i am going to simmer and enjoy .. and damn it i am going to be making interactive websites in french one day ... well maybe not, but you know what i mean.
oh and i am also cutting down on the purchasable things posts ... purses and dresses and shoes are nice, but i am thinking that i need to tone that part of me down a bit ... for the sake of sanity.
you are so cool:)
ReplyDeleteis this your photo?
good luck with the flash! I bought 2 books one day, Dreamweaver and flash. I got the Dreamweaver (kind of) down, but I have been to scared to even open the flash book!
ReplyDeletechelsea ... yes it is my photo
ReplyDeleteheather ... why is flash so scary?? i feel exactly the same way. i know i am going to try it and find out it is a cake walk. (or um, i hope?)
I have totally felt like you so many times before. So I try to take one thing at a time and make it happen. Good luck, I'm right there with you!
ReplyDeletePS. Your posts are always inspiring, even when they aren't featuring pretty things to buy. :)
Good for you for evaluating your life and making a positive change. You can do it!
ReplyDeleteyay! i love the photo. it's beautiful + this post really does inspire me. i am always hemming and hawing over decisions.. but really, i need to just make a decision and do something.
ReplyDeleteawesome, you go girl! Create, be inpried, invite a friend to share with you (this always got me out and about)! Instead of posting "purchasables" you can do "french word of the day" and new photos! Very inspiring! Merci beaucoup!
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea. I'm with you on that one. :)
ReplyDeleteMy fiance decided to learn not only flash, but how to write our wedding website. He's a visual learner, and lynda.com had a bunch of great tutorial videos that he used. I can get more specifics from him, but he did it and our website is on its way to greatness.
ReplyDeleteYES!
ReplyDeleteThis is how we make it happen.
awesome!!!!!! I feel this way a lot, but I can't really act on much till I graduate. But after that, I am re reading this for motivational inspiration.
ReplyDeleteHurray! I have a "next month" issue I have to deal with, myself.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm with you on the less buying and more doing. I think we're all in that frame of mind :)