Finding the Balance

After all, that is what this blog is all about right? Honestly, I've been doing "okay" since my post about 3 weeks ago. I've had some very good days, and some days where I thought "Ah, heck with it! I want a burger!" Overall, I've felt good about myself. I'd like to workout more, but my work that will come when I make it a priority. I'm not sure that I'll reach my goal, but to be honest, I'm more concerned with the journey. So that's my update for now, because I've got a lot of other items on the brain.

I think a large part of my apparent "lack of prioritization" lately is that I feel like I've lost my soul. Don't get me wrong, my job is decent, and I'm very thankful for it...but I have yet to do work that I feel even somewhat passionate about. I feel like I'm making no impact, and impact is very important to me. I'm also not a "sit in the background" type person - I like to be where the action is. For a majority of my professional career, I've felt bad about that, but I won't allow it anymore...that's who I am. I'm a take action, get it done, go for it type of person. I am NOT a "sit back and do the logistics type of person. Anyone who knows me well should pick up on that pretty quick. So why can't I?

I'm planning on having some REAL conversations with some co-workers outside my realm soon. I'm done with my degree in December and I'm ready to move into some work where I'm really utilized. I want to go home (or to the gym) at the end of the day feeling like I've really earned my paycheck every day. There are numerous areas I'm looking into, and I want to consider them all very seriously; I'm not sad to say that administrative support is not one of them...although I do like having a fair deal of customer service in my role. I'm looking forward to these talks and where they may lead. I'm also seriously considering looking into the "creative" side of things - I love to write, I love to read, I love to take pictures, I love to scrapbook...why the heck not; let's see if some of those things can be put to use!

So in essence, I might be on here more while I consider all these varied options, and I might not. I hope to be, since I sort things out best when I write, but I haven't been making it a priority as of late (which is obvious). Once my priorities are a bit more in check, you'll see more of me. So if you haven't seen much activity on here, feel free to send me an electronic kick-in-the butt. Or if you have any ideas of what you think I might be good at, feel free to let me know...I feel as though I have numerous blind spots right now. Thanks for reading!