So, I am not sure if anyone will read this or not, but I decided I'd give it a shot anyway. I usually blog at my home base of Chunky-to-Cha-Cha (chunkytochacha.blogspot.com), but I am working on what we will call a side project that I felt warranted a separate page.
While I will still be an avid Cha-Cha blogger, I am embarking on a special project this year that I want to share with you. For those of you who know nothing about me, I am a 35 year old single gal living in beautiful San Diego, CA. I am unmarried (divorced) and childless, which therefore means I must have an awesome career because I've devoted my life to climbing the corporate latter, right? That would be great, and the company I work for is awesome, but the truth is that sometimes life happens. While I have enjoyed the awesome ride of my life, unfortunately being a great wife and supporting my ex-husband's career doesn't net any points for my own professional endeavors.
While this may sound like a bummer, and you are probably wondering why you would ever read a depressing blog like this, I want to assure you that my motivation in writing this blog is to share that while yes, it would be great to be in a happy marriage with children at this stage in my life, the reality is that instead, I have been provided an opportunity. The opportunity is this... I am single, I live in a great city, and I have the opportunity to accomplish some great things. While I have completed my formal education in human resources, over the last year I have been considering the opportunity for more in my life: more hope, more sharing, more giving back, and less sitting in a cubicle. While I have not nailed it down yet, I do know that it will involve coaching and will include improving health and body image for women.
As I embark on this fact-finding journey this year, I figured that not only will I take deliberate action to discover my business and formulate it into something wonderful, but that I will enjoy this time in my life. Instead of sitting around waiting for life to happen, I am going to go out and create opportunities for fun, reward, growth, and goodness. It is with this concept on my heart that I present to you THRIVE at 35 list.
THRIVE AT 35:
- Catch up with friends who I haven’t seen in more than a year.
- Call my grandma and get her recipe for Spanish Pork chops.
- Donate anything I haven’t used in a year that does not hold legacy or historical value.
- Go horseback riding
- Make a meal for someone I care about
- Shake my booty
- Go to yoga class
- Passionately kiss someone
- Send 10 hand-written thank you notes
- Help someone find a job (not for work)
- Start every day with gratitude, inspiration and motivation.
- No negative self-talk: foster a positive environment.
- Buy and finish The War of Art
- Buy a bikini I really like- not from Target.
- Throw away or donate anything with a negative association (old clothes, love letters)
- Buy something for a stranger
- Take care of my sleep needs
- Forgive someone
- Visit Apple Farm
- Create a new tradition
- Drink a really great glass of red wine and buy fancy make-up (also not from Target)
- Create a multi-media presentation
- Do something en francais
- Be honest about my feelings
- Get a massage
- Leave any date immediately once I’ve said “that’s interesting after the 15th time.
- Do a pull up (parallel bars ok)
- Move business forward. Get website up.
- Read my coaching manual
- Go ice skating
- Find a niche market
- Go see fireworks at Sunset Cliffs
- Give someone a thoughtful gift- just because
- Ask for feedback, even when its hard
- Don’t apologize for not liking something or for being assertive.
- And one to grow on... Try something new, even if its uncomfortable.
I will write a couple initial blogs to catch up on the ones I've already completed and will then work on a plan for accomplishing the remainder on the list over the next 12 months.
I'm so excited to share this journey with you.
Wendy
you rock Wendy!
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