Life's A Journey

My Journey Has Been Epic

I'm sure you have read that life is a journey so many times here in my blog that you wonder if I know how to say anything else, LOL.

However, the truth of the matter is that life is a journey. There are times it is painful. There are times when it's full of joy. And there are times of confusion or clarity. I know it's been over a year (almost a year and a half) since I've posted a blog entry, but life has been totally crazy. I have learned a lot, gained a lot, lost a lot and worked a lot.

During the process, though, I lost myself (albeit temporarily) to the ebb and flow of life that was more like a hurricane over the ocean. I lost myself in the pain of losing my best friend at work to suicide. I lost myself in the every day blah blah blah of being human - having to work part time, take care of others, and put myself last. The truth of the matter is that the last year and a half have almost killed me.

But the good news is that I am making a comeback in more than one way. I am making a comeback here on WDC. I am coming back to my faith in God. I am returning to church and volunteering. I am learning how to be a mom to a teenage boy who is on the autism spectrum. And now, I am trying to come back to my writing. It's hard to make a comeback. Many of you know how tough it can be and how many times you feel like quitting and throwing in the towel.

I have decided the best way for me to work on my comeback is to set certain goals for myself. I have never been one to reach all of the goals I set for myself, but right now, I'm in the frame of mind that it's now or never.

One of the ways I know I'll be able to keep my goals is to set up an accountability system. So, in the spirit of holding myself accountable, I am going to post my goals here in my blog. So here they are:

1. I want to start writing poetry again, so I am going to attempt to write 1 poem a day for 100 days. They don't have to be the best poems ever written - they just need to be written.

2. I want to start keeping up with my blog - an entry every year and a half just doesn't cut it. So, rather than try to force myself to write an entry a day or an entry a week, my goal is to write 2 blog entries per month.

3. I am already reaching my goal on WDC to become more active. My auction is up and going full-force. I have done 38 reviews in the month of April 2019. I have updated my signature shop and my personal signature for reviews. So now my goal for becoming more active on WDC is to post my poetry and keep up with my blog.



Some of my goals that I want to reach are real-life, non-WDC, non-writing goals. They are:

1. Take one room at a time at home and completely clean and organize it. I should be able to do one room per week.

2. Clean out my spare bedroom by hauling stuff to the dump and make it an office for myself and my son.

3. Concentrate on taking better care of myself by eating better (or in my case, eating more,) getting outside more often, and finding ways to pamper myself just a bit each week.



I think my goals are realistic, and I know that I can achieve them if I really set my mind to it. So, as I get back to getting to know me, and reaching my goals, I ask that you be patient with me and keep checking in to make sure I'm working on my goals.

Until next time,


Bonnie Ray