Everyone has a hobby or two, or three, or six. I think it’s important to have hobbies, and I think that finding hobbies that you love should also challenge you to better yourself. Finding a hobby that makes you money could be as simple as making jewelry or ceramics or growing your own veggies, and selling your wares at the local farmer’s market. Finding a hobby to keep you in shape could mean joining a gym or a rowing club, or going hiking with friends on the weekends. Or you could challenge your friends to join you for a fun […]
My Day Job vs My Passion
I have a day job, and I really enjoy it. I work as a Registered Medical Assistant in a thriving surgical practice and I really love what I do and I love the people with whom I work. I am always in a great mood when I arrive at the office, because I believe that your attitude when you walk through the door will set the tone for the day. Like the quote says, “Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.” And I believe that because I like what I do gives me the freedom […]
Lent: A Season of Reflection & Promise
I have written about Lent a couple of times in the past, and every year, I feel encouraged by giving up something that I feel is either bad for me or distracts me from my purpose in life. In the past, I have given up simple things like Diet Coke and chocolate, while last year I gave up Facebook. Photo Source: PoetrySync via Pinterest I know the ashes are to remind us that we are all dust, and to dust we all shall return. It’s also a good reminder that life is precious. I’ve heard and read of people […]
How to Live a Simpler Life
As I look around my house, I realize I’ve got a lot of “stuff” and that this “stuff”, if I let it, could get out of hand and begin to look like a cluttered mess. Photo Source: Creating This Life via Pinterest Like the quote above, I realize that I need to be the Miranda Priestly (from The Devil Wears Prada) of my home and question everything that I want to bring into it. I want to live a simple life, but there is just so much stuff out there that I want. Last year, I wrote a blog post […]
Sunday Inspiration: Open Your Eyes to Today
Sometimes we get so caught up in what happened in the past, or we get carried away with plans for the future, that we often forget about the present. Photo Source: Zoella.tumblr.com via Pinterest Don’t get me wrong… I believe that it’s okay to reminisce about the past or to be excited about the future. For instance, I can wax nostalgic about going to the Tennessee Valley Fair last fall and the great time I had with my friends Katy and Tresa. I could dwell in the “coulda, shoulda, woulda” moments (shoulda done a semester studying abroad, coulda stayed at the […]