SIMPLE INSPIRATION: Priorities



My busiest time of year is just around the corner.  It's filled with concerts, family time, hiking, blogging and of course work, work, and more work. I run a home business plus my hours will increase at my office job. I love this time of year, but it is easy to wear myself too thin. For the next 4.5 months, I have to be intentional about where I spend my time and what takes priority.

How do you manage your time? What takes priority in your life?

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SIMPLE INSPIRATION: Dreaming



Not everyone is made from the same mold.  Don't try to fit yourself to someone else's mold.  Instead make your life fit to you.  If you are a dreamer then be a dreamer.  Pair a dreamer with a doer and it can change the world.

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32 before 33 - A Goal List

Hey, Hey! It's my birthday!

Many bloggers do birthday lists of things that want to do before their next birthday.  My first reaction to this was "No way! 32 is too many."  Apparently this is just the challenge I need.  So here we go:

  1. Take a trip to Detroit. Completed
  2. Hit 1000 followers on Simply In Bold. (Started at 300. Currently at 500+)
  3. Become debt free except for my massive student loans.
  4. Build a solid set of stock photography.
  5. Camp under the stars with my husband. 
  6. See a firework show. Completed 7/4/14
  7. Learn to make risotto. 
  8. Have 3-6 months worth of expenses in my savings.
  9. Catch a show at TPAC.
  10. Develop a wardrobe that helps me feel confident.
  11. Go on a day trip.
  12. Be a supportive wife by attending a comic convention with my husband.
  13. Develop healthy eating habits. (Ahem, limit my sugar intake.)
  14. Go bike riding.
  15. Archive my favorite photos from my childhood.
  16. Have a yard sale. Completed 5/17/14
  17. Learn to screen print.
  18. Run a 5K, literally. (No walking!)
  19. Finally go to the Frist Center for the Visual Arts.
  20. Back up my best/favorite photos to Flickr. (Get them off my old computers! Eek!)
  21. Read six non-fiction books. 
  22. Be able to hold a conversation in Italian.
  23. Post daily to Instagram.
  24. Sell something I made. Completed 8/29/14
  25. Learn to make Gordan Ramsey's signature Beef Wellington.
  26. Get a pedicure (I am 32 and have never had one. What?!?) Completed 6/28/14
  27. Wear more dresses (so more than twice a year). (Currently at five)
  28. Pick fruit from an orchard.
  29. Go to a Nashville Sounds game. 
  30. Buy a new camera lens. Completed 9/23/14
  31. Go a full day without watching television.
  32. Live life boldly!!!

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SIMPLE INSPIRATION: Do!



Life can get away from us so easily.  Get up, go to work, come home, make dinner, do chores, go to bed, and repeat. We must be deliberate in how we spend our time.  Every day make time to do something you love even if it is only for 10 minutes.  It will keep you happy and in touch with who you are.

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