Daily Reminders

I subscribe to a lot of stuff that comes into my inbox every single day. Most I read occasionally.... but there is one email I read ALWAYS. That email is titled TUT.... the messages are always uplifting, inspiring and motivational

You simply cannot know, Christy, what will make others happy. But you can always know for yourself. Go for it,     The Universe I discovered TUT, messages from the Universe, after reading a book by Mike Dooley. The book is called Choose Them Wisely. It is a collection of some of the greatest messages from the Universe, emails that went out to people on the TUT newsletter/email list.  It was a book that helped me get more focused and inspired. The TUT messages help me to remember every single day to stay focused, inspired and motivated.

Greatness... it is in YOU!

It is true. 

It is... trust me. 

I know... I sometimes doubt it too! Sometimes I let that little voice inside my head tell me I can't, I won't, I am not great but it is a lie. Don't let that voice of self doubt sway you. 
 
We all have the potential for greatness. You just have to believe that it is in you and let it out! It can be hard to admit, accept and hold onto the idea we ARE great but if you let the idea of it sink in for a little while, silence that little voice of self doubt and embrace YOUR GREATNESS you will see it is TRUE! Show the world (and yourself ) your greatness! 

Searching for Inspiration or maybe Motivation

Do you ever feel like you have a lot to say but just can't find the time or the motivation to get it down on paper ( or blog)?

I have been feeling like that over the past week or so. I have lots of great ideas swirling around my head but just can't seem to find the motivation to actually sit down and get writing. There is so much I want to say. I am always amazed when I read other bloggers and see how much content they churn out on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. It is truly amazing.

I think sometimes I just get a little burnt out. I can sometimes do too much. I work five days a week in the evenings, I am home during the day catching up on housework, looking after kids and taking care of whatever freelance writing that I have on my desk at the time. There is so much that I would like to do ( or rather need to do) around the house, besides the day to day cleaning, like painting, organizing and creating an office space for myself and all the gardening.  There just never seems to be enough time in the day and then I guess that is where if find myself struggling for motivation.


The other thing that I find can be a motivation killer is social networks. It is an easy place to hang out when I want to procrastinate. I can talk with friends on twitter and facebook and before I know it 3 hours have gone by and it is time to pick up the kids from school. It is a love hate relationship with twitter and facebook. It is great to talk and network but it doesn't exactly help me get work done.

Many weeks ago I wrote about getting organized in an effort to work smarter, not harder. This month I am planning to revisit that plan. My main goal is to create a main floor office/work space for myself. Originally I had planned to make an office on the third floor but that is just not practical. It is quiet up there but I would not be able to keep my eye on the kids and work at the same time from upstairs so the logical place is on the main floor. I have a place in mind  but I just need to clean, declutter and organized before I can get it set up. I will update you as I go along.

The messy storage area that is soon to become my office. I hope it will be beautiful and functional soon.