First little bit of info about me (or nugget of info as I am going to refer to them because I think that word is adorable and I am slightly obsessed with Chelsea Handler and it is what she calls Chuey) - so NUGGET #1 - I tend to let myself off the hook for things...a lot!...as in, " I can't really start a new routine on a Tuesday - I'll just wait until next Monday!" or "You know Michele, you really aren't that out of shape/fat, you deserve to eat that 3rd cupcake!" - that sort of thing. Not exactly pushing myself to make the hard choices! Truth be told, my life is pretty amazing. Overwhelmingly stressful occasions requiring me to push myself aren't very frequent. I think that in itself is pretty incredible. But we all need to have challenges, whether self inflicted or imposed on us, to really find out what we are made of and truly get the most of our lives. I think we all walk around with a little bit of discontentment about ourselves and our lives. I am trying to reduce that tiny morsel in my brain that is unsettled and discontent by putting myself out there and trying to push myself to improve.
So how does having a blog help that you ask? Excellent question. Answer is - I'm not really sure. But in some recent self evaluations I have tried to figure out what parts of my life would I like to explore more and bring more to the forefront in the hopes of dislocating some of that discontent. And since I don't usually hold myself to things - I thought, OK start a blog. Put these things out into the world - to be praised, criticized and nursed along - so that I can't back out and let myself off the hook.
My plan is as follows:
1. Blog every day for the first 30 days. And what will I be blogging about? Drum roll please...the first element of my life that I am looking to explore more fully is my love of photography...yep another totally unique idea I know...everyone on the planet it seems is in some state of developing their amazing abilities as photog. Thank you digital cameras! But how I differ (slightly) is that I have been told for years (and yes mostly by family!) that I take really good pictures. I have never done anything to put them out into the world - I HATE the idea of my pictures "not being good enough"...whatever that standard may be. So I am going to take a new picture every day for 30 days and post it in the blog and then chat about it. This is not a self created idea...I found it on Pinterest (oh how Pinterest makes me feel like a sensational person with all their clever ideas, recipes and humor that I get to post to my very own board!). Here is the link - 30 day photographer challenge.
2. After the first 30 day challenge is up, I will probably blog a bit less often - just trying to be upfront and honest. As I start to feel more comfortable with my little hatchling photographs out in the world, I hope to move on to other elements that I want to explore -cooking, traveling, reading/writing, music, my overwhelming fear of water - you know the usual.
So look for my first official post tomorrow...and what do you know - I will be starting something on a Tuesday! =) That's definitely a first!