Baby Steps

You've heard them. Those people—those friends, even—who do nothing but rag on how lame, boring, and stale their live are. I admit it. I too, have had those thoughts. But when I start to feel bad about whatever situation I find myself in I think, you know what, I am in charge of all of this!

And you may think, well, not all of it...and you're correct. I still need to pay my car loan and I really do enjoy having hot water and electricity, so I pay those, too. But I have more control over my own life than I realize. We all do.

I recently discovered, quite by accident, Chris Guillebeau's website The Art of Nonconformity, which advocates doing what you want to do, living life on your own terms. While I enjoy my day job (I get to bring my dogs to work, we have a dart board, I listen to awesome music while working, my hours are flexible), I still have my off-days. I still sometimes struggle with feeling like I should be doing more.

So what I have decided to do is make a list of all of the things I have wanted to do, but have either thought that I will get to them later, or that they're not worth focusing on. In the links to the right you can find my lists of goals, and I will update them and list my progress.

That's it for now...baby steps. More to come soon. Until then, enjoy this random image I will choose from my photos.