I ponder the last week. Exhausted. Tired. I wonder how long I can keep up this pace. I wonder if I even want to. Why am I even doing this? I’m dripping in sweat, bowed over a freaking, poop splattered toilet, trying to get it clean, wondering if I’m doing a good enough job. Hoping…
Making Estimates And Bids- Small Business
Creating Estimates and proposing bids is a lot like fishing. You prep, put the bait out, wait for a bite…..And you catch some, then some slip away. When I give a walk through and estimate, ( for Cleaning and Janitorial work). I take time to listen to the customers wants and needs. I assure them…
Five Things I Didn’t Realize About Small Business-
When I first launched my business, there were a few things I didn’t realize about small business. I had a dreamy idea of a worry free, drama free, work life. After all, I was my own boss…. I know, I know, you can stop laughing now. These are just a few of the things I…
Viewing Goals Realistically …
I’m sure everyone agrees. Growing up is just hard sometimes. Responsibility, work, decisions, mistakes…It’s all a part of the process. During this process, I’ve made some very unrealistic goals, expectations, and priorities. I set myself up for failure. I wanted to achieve my goals as quickly and flawlessly as possible. In reality, mistakes are…
Sometimes Progress Looks Like Failure-
I thought I was getting things figured out. I was just getting some new clients in an ideal location, a couple regular office cleaning jobs, some contract work at a school. All in the same area. Maybe things were going to work out after all. Lining up steady contract work in a rural area can…
Unconditional Love
As a Christian, aspiring to uphold and standby my beliefs, I have always felt it was my duty to love unconditionally. I thought that I was not following after Christ if I was not practicing and trying to achieve unconditional love. I was a failure if I could not love unconditionally. I heard a pastor…
Resolute, But No Resolve- The Pursuit Of Happiness
ED Recovery was my main focus for awhile. I quit focusing on that when I came to the realization that ED was simply a by product of some deeper struggles. I new something had to change. Something was off. My work was stressing me. I didn’t realize how much it bothered me. How much I…
The Pursuit Of Happiness- Permission To Make Mistakes-
I found myself wandering down the road, wondering if I had made a poor decision. I thought of all the poor choices I had made this week. I deserve to be miserable. I thought about relapse. The temptation to destroy this miserable vessel. After all, I destroy everything I touch anyways. The sun was shining,…
The Pursuit Of Happiness- Eating Disorder Or Emotional Recovery?
If you’ve noticed. My blog has kind of shifted it’s focus to emotional needs, more than just meeting physical needs. Maybe this is just part of the process. If I think about it. At first in eating disorder recovery, my emotions were repressed. I didn’t feel anything most of the time, except extreme hunger. I…
The Pursuit Of Happiness- L-O-V-E
My brother and I went to a coffee shop Friday night. It was dark. The lights were glowing inside. Music made it’s way through the front doors. My brother worked on a project ,while a sketched twenty horse heads, because I can’t draw anything else. They tested the sound system which seemed like forever. I…
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