My 12 week body challenge, which really turned into a Single me challenge, is over. I’ve become more comfortable as a singlutionary, I’ve learned how to apply make-up, and I’ve learned not be so scared to stand out. For the past five months, I’ve been working on building up my confident self; but now it’s time to focus on my ultimate goals, which are 1) Finishing my science fiction novel so I can get my master’s degree and 2) pass the Professional engineering exam so I can get a pay raise. I’ve been on a short productive hiatus and I am ready to get knock those two things out of the way and focus on bigger and better goals. So sorry guys, the topic for the rest of the year will focus on finishing my degree and passing my exam.
I’m a firm believer that all things happen in its right time (I’ve been at this for a while). I believe the right time is approaching and it’s approaching fast.
How am I going to do this you ask. Well I gotta have a plan.
First of all, I need to get rid of the nonessential things that eat up my time. I spend way too much time reading blogs. I am an unashamed blogaholic. I’ve learned how to embrace being single from The Singlutionary, how to take care of my natural hair from Black Girl With Long Hair and Curly Nikki, and how to apply make up from Jen’s Make up blog; but I gotta stop reading some of the others. I have over 100 blogs on my google reader. It’s going to be hard, but I gotta do it. I’ll still try to post comments on my regular reads (I can’t go completely cold turkey).
Second, I need to make a schedule and stick to it. As well as create deadlines and milestones and take them seriously.
Totally off subject. I’m thinking once I get my master’s I want to try to teach some sci fi/fantasy classes. How is that for a new goal? But I can’t do that until I get the other two knocked out!
So, I’m finsta stop blogging about it and be about it. I’ll keep you updated.
4 comments:
Hi! Thanks for commenting over at Singletude! I totally understand the difficulty of balancing work and education with what I'll call online recreation. It is soooo easy to waste away a whole evening reading blogs! Not that it's ever a waste to read thoughtful, informative writing. But when it distracts you from priorities that must come first, well, then it's just too much of a good thing.
I hope your novel is progressing quickly and that you're many steps closer to your master's!
Here's to accomplishing your goals!
I find myself spending so much time reading blogs that I don't have time to write anymore! Now that my time has become more limited, I am going to be less religious about reading my blogroll. But I do find it a fun Sunday activity. If only I could read faster!
thanks for commenting! i love your 12 week challenge. go you. and i'm with you on reading blogs. i'm at WORK right this minute and what am i doing...?!?! there's the proof! but hey, it beats watching tv, right??
I'm gonna check out those other blogs you mention. i love this whole idea about learning how to be single. i've been at it awhile now (22 years!) but i don't think i've got the hang of it yet!
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