An accountability journal

So , like with many things, this project goes well for a while and then is abandoned. But many things have been happening in my life, good good things, and my life looks a bit different now than it did at my last update, and is also going to look a lot different in the near and far future. I’ll give a quick explanation and also revamp the plan to accommodate these changes.

I got the special ed job. This is great, because I enjoy the job, I see it as a building block to future career plans, and it pays pretty well so it is helping us pay our bills and pay off our debt much more quickly than we could before. I have to get another degree for this job (ohmygod I am so over-educated), but hopefully, I will get reimbursed for it as promised. But regardless of that, I do enjoy the job and look forward to growing into it and building it into my life.

Classes start tomorrow, which will add a few hours a week to my workload but it should be too overwhelming, as I take 1 class at a time, online and the material isn’t really new and it isn’t very challenging.

I have been trying to take up a writing project again. I have many competing for my attention. I spent a few weeks organizing my materials for the novel, and I feel good about that- i definitely CAN finish it. However, I feel like it will be too much work to try to work on it while going to school and teaching (and dieting and remodeling the house). I could work on the school blog- since it is school-related, I feel like it wouldn’t feel like a big mental work addition as I am often already thinking about school- but this also seems like it may just be too much. I was looking at my WordPress account, and saw this blog. Well… i think this might be the perfect tool. I can use this instead of the three pages a day, to stay focused and manage my different projects and goals.

And finally, we are trying to adopt a teenager. We are fixing up the house so he can be comfy and cozy here, and have done a lot of paperwork to hopefully have him move in soon. It’s great spending time with him. He is a big part of the life I am trying to build- and I didn’t even know it till it happened. It’s been a great big blessing.

So this is the update. I see I had a plan before to post on Sunday with reflections and plans and goals for the upcoming week, to update the blog daily with progress, and to aim for specific actions that would make a difference in the life I am trying to build. I am excited to do this. I will post on Sunday. I will update through the week, and I will aim for specific actions to make my life what I want it to be.

I have two widgets on the front page as well. One is a weightlifting challenge. And one is a countdown to my graduation date. By then, I will have completed the adoption, lost 110 pounds and be in the best shape of my life, be debt-free, live in a home where every room is functional, and be ready to start my life as a youtuber.