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Reborn & Forgiven ... 2011: My Dream Year! |
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** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** image © InfinityLoop Rising from the ashes - continuing to make my dreams a reality. This blog was originally mean to be an account of my journey to achieving my writing & life goals, however as I got ill many of those dreams got put on hold. During this time I have refined many of my goals, updating bits and pieces ... with this new direction I've decided to move to a new blog, make a fresh start and leave the illness of this past year behind |
| G'day Peeps! Been awhile hasn't it? Feels like I've been stuck in a repeat cycle, going over and over never actually getting anywhere. The day after I wrote the last entry in here (  ) I woke up to having a rash form on my torso and got worse; ended up a full body rash by the second day. Turns out I'm allergic to penicillin - a key ingredient to the meds I got the week before. Had a nice break from everything... no writing, no housework, no day job – would have been nicer if others in the house picked up the slack instead of waiting for me to get better (I am sick of washing up now  ) Haven’t felt as good as I did those couple of days beforehand. Starting to feel more energetic but nothing to the extent of those couple of days... soon hopefully. At the moment I’m working on keeping the schedule/time-frame for my major project; think I can salvage it, just need to get writing!! It’s not that it’s hard, just finding the energy to do it – the fact that nobody else bothered to wash up and just complained about it kind of bothers me... I’ve been in a “blah” mood since, actually makes me want to move out now. If I had the extra money I would. I’m sick of being forced to clean up after others who obviously don’t appreciate it. Study has been put on hold as well; I’m hoping to start it up in the next couple of days. Trying to take it easy, don't want to push myself too soon and get sick again. Cold/Flu is essentially gone - every couple of days my nose will be running or I'll feel run down. Decided to take it a day at a time - did do a light cardio session earlier, felt great after it but feeling tired now. Did plan to get more writing done today but I don't know how I'll go from here. Did get a couple of major posts done for the project - just need to finish sorting my ideas and these drafts competed!! Thinking I might give myself a deadline of Sunday [17/04] to get them done... haven't really given much thought on what to do after these drafts - moving forward... a bit slower than I expected   Don't dream it. Be it!  Ravyn |
| G'day Peeps! Another short entry today, just finished breakfast and am about to bake some cookies... plan to do some writing after while I wait for Raw to start. Still working on drafts and outlines, had hoped to be finished by now but it is all good as long as I tick something off the to-do list each day it will be finished soon enough. I'm teaching myself to focus on what I do each day instead of the mile long list of things waiting to be completed... takes the pressure off  Want to know the shiny-est of shiny news?!  I'm going to be an Aunty!!! My youngest brother Ian and his girlfriend Bella are expecting... around September/October so I'll have a little niece or nephew as a extra special birthday gift  Really appreciating how well I'm feeling - even my back feels better! Since Saturday my back, neck and shoulder have been realigning themselves while I do my daily stretches. Not painfully, just like they are discretely falling back into place - if it keeps up at this pace I will be back to 110% by the end of the week  My flu is virtually no more, just have the repeat of the antibiotics to go and it will be a distant memory. It feels strange to have this much energy... it's been over two years since I was last healthy so when I say it's' been awhile, it really, truly is Able to concentrate more now too, so I'm thinking it is time to start adjusting my schedule and start studying for these qualifications I want. I even entered the Body Blitz Challenge  to help keep me motivated and focused to reach my goal. I was going to start off with the first four weeks on light exercise as my back was still giving me pain now, I think I can do a little more. Still going to do light cardio but I can step it up a little, after week two I will see how I'm doing and adjust accordingly - I feel like I can achieve real success in the competition.I'm really starting to see changes manifesting in my life, what seemed so hard two months ago is effortless now. One or two more weeks and I should be caught up with everything - can't wait to see how things go with my writing then - at an important stage in research for my book, early stages indicate great things... can't wait to see how it unfolds Wow, it's 10:30 already! Need to get a move on if I'm going to get everything done today. Sorry these blogs are so short - just focusing on making the habit of writing in here daily... Don't dream it. Be it! Ravyn |
| G'day Peeps! Hold the phone ... in here two days in a row?!? What is this - my blog might die of shock  Got a few things to do today, including the last of my room clean up and getting stuck into my writing projects. Get my camera back today (meant to get it yesterday, but I forgot) need it to enter a competition.Again, I feel great today... though I'm determined to finish this script of antibiotics (and it's repeat) the doctor gave me. Want to make sure I get rid of this bug for good! Going to start working out this week - not pushing myself, just light cardio workouts until I'm back to 100% Got so many updates I want to work on right now, I'm determined to get the O.G.D ones first - once the project is off the ground I'll start on the others. I'm hoping by focusing on just one thing I'll start getting things finished instead of a million half started projects... it's all about discipline. Might blog again after I finish tonight; got a few things to write about, not sure how I'm going to do this - have a couple of ideas, I guess we'll see how it goes. Have an inspiring day!! Don't dream it. Be it! Ravyn |
| G'day Peeps! I apologize for the past few weeks (err... months), I know I probably seemed completely out of it. In a way I have ... I've been pushing myself despite illness and it seems as if I've been going round and round in circles (well it seemed so to me). I've been pretty tough on myself too (internally) about my apparent "non-existent" writing efforts. The past few weeks I learnt something important, I've done more than I give myself credit for.... In fact, I finished O.G.D Phase 3.1 Four Weeks Early!! ...And... I'm ready to start Phase 3.2 straight away!!  I didn't think I'd be ready / have it sorted and ready to start until May. How cool is that!? I am totally psyched! Shiny-ness!! Magic Happened Friday - I called in sick at work and went to the doctor instead (he just prescribed antibiotics & told me to stay away from air-conditioning for a couple days); while at Kieran's birthday party (familia friend) that night, a couple of hours after I arrived I felt totally relaxed. I'm talking total body relaxation, didn't feel guarded or the constant 'pressured' feeling I've had since I first got sick. I actually felt like my REAL self again... something I haven't felt in a couple of years due to this re-occurring illness. Saturday I stayed in bed and played movies on the computer (doc gave me the day off the day job) and just had a rest day - something I haven't done in ages. While going over notes and working on the O.G.D outline (yeah, couldn't help myself), I had a  moment and realised I'd finished Phase 3.1 (4 weeks early!!) and outlined Phase 3.2. was to tweak a couple of things and look at the project from a different perspective/angle *hint,hint* for anybody feeling stuck with something From that moment of relaxation I felt Friday night my energy levels have sky-rocketed! And the breakthroughs I've had in Sunday's writing session and today's brain-wave (is Monday here) means that I've successfully turned the initial idea for O.G.D into a reality! an idea I had in 2008!  How awesome is that?? Now, of course this means massive re-writes and such to O.G.D - the sweetest part, I've been able to work it so that it looks like what I've done since starting the project in 2009 has been part of the plan all along  I know this probably doesn't make much sense to most people (haven't really shared what the O.G.D project is about with many peeps). I am currently working on finishing the edits and uploading things to my Portfolio - plan to open O.G.D 'publicly' on or before April 3 ... Don't fear - I will announce in this blog when that happens Have much more I want to write about, but I'm on a schedule today... hope to update this blog a bit over the coming days... Don't dream it. Be it! Ravyn |
| G'day Peeps! ... I'm back! ... I think... I hope... Yes? No? Whenever things get hectic in my life, it seems writing is the first thing in my life that goes. Last time, I'm making writing a ligit habit. I want to show everyone around me that I am serious about my writing, I'm serious about making my dream a reality. I have been working offline a bit lately, trying to fit everything together... just when I think I've done it, I discover a new flaw in the plan and I'm back at square one. Good news is I think it's almost ready, I just have to finalize the drafts - I'm starting work on a couple of new public projects, which I hope to have up and running within the next couple of weeks (perhaps sooner...) even had a couple ideas for a secret project I've been working on - creativity has been flowing through my veins the past few weeks! Not sure what else to write about at this point, got a few things I want to write about but I need to organise my thoughts first. Actually, I'm just on break at the moment, woking on a draft for my Major Project of the year - should be getting back to it. Hope you are all having an inspired day!! Don't dream it. Be it! Ravyn |
| G'day Peeps! I did plan to start writing earlier but I decided to sneak in a workout before I started writing today Been so long since my last workout and I just got these new 'Fit Walker' shoes - those ones that creates an uneven ground to walk on. Had to give 'em a go; so glad I did, the workout was amazing The shoes feel a little weird, I think it may take a few workouts to get used to them. I can notice the difference in the intensity of the workout - I think I'm going to love my cardio workouts over the coming weeks. Just about to have a bite to eat than I'm going to get stuck into the rest of my day. Been working a bit offline lately, hope to finish up tonight and post it in the morning. Got some reviewing to catch up with over the weekend as well. More than enough time to get it all done Okay, I'm famished - off to find some lunch! Don't dream it. Be it! Ravyn |
| G'day Peeps! Sorry for the disappearance for the last few days; haven't done as much writing as I'd like though I have cleared the clutter from my room and I've gotten clear on what I want to achieve this year - will share that soon, still got a couple of ends to tie up. I'm finally starting the course I enrolled in this time last year. Not sure how long it will take me, just going to take it one day at a time Once I get started I'll probably have a better idea how long it will take - it has been some time since I studied last.I don't have much time to blog today but I expect that withing the next couple of days I'll be more active - have a couple of high priority writing tasks that have a January 31 deadline that I am going to make. Woke up this morning feeling totally awesome - just on jumped out of bed and into action. My back is feeling great, the daily stretching is helping heaps. I have so much extra energy - like a weight has been lifted, the fog has cleared ... it's kind of hard to explain ... I feel more like me for the first time in years. Got the flu again - reason why I was so exhausted last week. I think it is on it's last legs now considering how good I've been feeling the last two days. Did plan to start my new exercise program this week, flu put a hold on that, so I'm going to start Monday (flu should be gone by then). Well, if I'm going to get anything done before my shift at the day job, I should get going. Hope y'all have an awesome day, wherever you are Don't dream it. Be it! Ravyn |
| S'up Shiny Peeps! I know I said I was going to write, feel kind of exhausted - the air-con at work is broken so I just spent a little over five hours in a building with no windows (it's summer in Aus); me + heat = no energy. My brain just doesn't want to function as a result. Got a few things I want to work on, it's just a matter of getting a decent chunk of time to get it all out. Got the best news - my back and shoulder are back to 100%!!! Need to stretch a lot throughout the day but it feels awesome - I'm even starting a new exercise program next week. So this is it for now Don't dream it. Be it! Ravyn |
| G'day Peeps! I have to apologize, I didn't get the writing I planned done yesterday - did do some writing, but not any I can publicly share right now. Didn't get the bookshelves finished either, but it is starting to look good Need to buy some storage boxes today so I can organise what I want to keep and what I'm going to donate. I don't have much space so I need to stick to just the basics and store the rest.I have done a bit of work to my main project the past couple of weeks - just haven't had time to type it all out. Don't have a complete free day to write until Sunday, but I do plan to do as much as I can each day until then... I'm off to get ready for my shift at the day job, will be back some time tonight Don't dream it. Be it! Ravyn |
| G'day Shiny Peeps!! Hello 2011!!! Almost through with the first month of the year and I'm only now making my first blog of the year... Yeah, I'm a tad behind myself - or so it seems  I'm halfway through setting up my room/office, I got stuff everywhere, furniture not quite in place - it looks like a bomb went off in here. Not a nice picture at all. I just finished re-organising the filing system on my computer; still lots to sort into the new system but it's there, so no more excuses about not being able to start new projects (or continue older projects) due to not liking the system (or not being able to find things).As you may have noticed - I have started a shiny new blog, and gone a little differently with the name. My past couple of blogs have had titles to help motivate me in achieving my goals; they did their purpose, though not in the way I envisioned (more on that later). I've had a rough couple of years (don't feel sorry, I'm not); and now I'm rising from the ashes, like a phoenix, to a bigger and brighter life. The Phoenix has been popping up over and over the past couple of months, I find it inspiring so I'm using it. Besides, I think the past couple of titles were too closely related to a project I'm working on and I want a clear separation between it and my personal blog. Sorry Peeps, my break is over I'll continue on tonight when I have more time to write - not much of a blog I know, I just wanted to let you all know I'm healthy and safe - the Queensland floods didn't affect me where I am, but more on that later. I got bookshelves to organise and things to unpack... Don't dream it. Be it. Ravyn |
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