Deb Smouse

My clothes are basically laid out but they aren’t seeming to hop into my suitcase on their own. I guess I should be packing.

I think I may have actually worked too much this weekend. Though the dog has loved me being home and pretty much in one place, I’ve spent the majority of time since Friday morning in my office. Greta has been on watch….either laying behind me or right outside the door. But in looking at my house, why would I want to spend time anywhere else but my office? I mean, hey…. The kitchen is nearby, there is a couch to recline on when I read, there’s a TV for when I want to catch the news..and it’s not cluttered up…. (Granted, it’s not cluttered because I spent part of Saturday morning while I was on the phone putting away book and papers and such…)The few times I left the house, I was amazed at how sunny….and almost warm…it seemed outside. When I let the dog out in the mornings, it’s still dark and very cold.

Good Lord, I am rambling this morning.

While this weekend was a tad on the extreme side of working, one of the facts I’ve come to understand about myself is that I am a borderline work-a-holic. I like to be busy. Since I’ve reminded myself more and more that my goal is to do what I love to do, I wouldn’t be honest if I didn’t say I didn’t enjoy the majority of what I worked on this weekend.

There is always a mundane part of work no matter what you do….that paperwork side of things. And yes, I did some catch up on a big portion of that stuff this weekend, but the completion of it was incredibly satisfying.

See this piece of my vision board?

I cut out those hearts because I was attracted to the image. Now, when I grabbed it, I didn’t know why, but the reflection has told me this: I want to be able to make money doing what I love. So, while this seems like a random ramble of stuff, it’s really a bit of a ramble about passion. And understanding that in order to pursue passion, you have to also pursue the task oriented pieces that, by their byproduct, allow you to continue to pursuing what you are passionate about.

I like pieces of things coming together to create something. I do it in my consulting business, I do it at ATG, and I’m beginning to do it for Pink Nighties. It’s what I like about writing….how words form sentences…which form paragraphs…which form chapters.

Have a fabulous day…..