Finding My Stride in Life

Happy 18 Year WDC anniversary

Boy! This is strange. I wrote in my blog on the 8th of Dec. I barely jotted anything in but I wanted to write in my blog because I thought I should.

Then, 30 days pass, and I decide to write in my blog but on my 18th WDC anniversary. I had forgotten the exact day, it has been 18 years and many pals are no longer here. This does make me a bit sad, and remind me that I am a bit older, but for some reason, I am still here.

I am still here struggling with my writing. I decided last year, that I should help with the newsletters. This has been a good experience and has turned out less frightening than I thought it would be. I thought that maybe I should USE this space that I've had ever since they've opened up the first blog space; I never did make it consistent until after I had that crossing the Rubicon experience last year that has changed so much of my thinking. It has made things, that I thought were much more challenging, appear not so frightening as I believed.

You see that I use the word (frightening) quite a bit. I've lived afraid of things that shouldn't have scared me for too long, and lost too much time. So, here on my 18th WDC anniversary, I am stating that I am going to do that things that scare me, take on the challenges out there.

Two weeks ago I listed services for a painting contractor. I knew of painting from living with a painter for over 25 years but I knew little of it. I got a hit for a job where I took the job to paint a storage closet wall and ceiling, but when I got to the worksite, the client changed the work, and pointed to his 10 foot tall bedroom space and wanted me to paint that first, cutting in the edges. I was terrified but stepped bravely into the job. Long story short, the wall job was cut short for my showing more experience (from somewhere) in grouting bathroom marble. The man saw I had a "knack" for the grouting work and I took to it immediately and worked into the night. By 9:30, he kindly thanked me, wrote a check for more than I thought, and sent me on my way. Did I think that I would grout someone's expensive bathroom marble in a quarter million dollar home on my first job? NO way! But I did.

This year, I've already started investing in BitCoin and ETH crypto currency and I'm working on a license to be a notary signing agent in Indiana, and January has just gotten started.

I'm so excited for what this year is going to unfold with an early January start like this!

I'm happy to still be here on WDC and glad that they haven't kicked me off the site. It's been a great place to learn and grow...and so much more is in store for 2022!