Bert's Twin Sister

Bert's Sister.

As long as you're moving in A direction...

As COO of Job Searchers Leander...I have lost my regularity with my blog. I have tried to maintain a schedule with my yoga-ing and balance that out with my job searching, applications and yard work. Its amazing how sucky daytime television is. After the first week of funemployment I am no longer intrigued with sitting down and having a lazy afternoon with the tube. It sucks. I'd rather be weeding. THAT is definitely something I never thought I'd say. Me a gardener....HAH! But since my job loss I have mowed the front lawn twice...raked copious amounts of leaves...planted in my newest garden bed and mulched all beds in front of the house. Balanced out with yoga every other day or so and I've been putting some sweat equity into my home. Big props go out to anyone that does manual labor day in - day out to pay the bills. I'm a week and a half out from raking leaves and I still have blisters healing. As with most, being unemployed has its ups and downs. Some mornings I wake up and its a fantastic day to get "that" call back or email and other days I just don't give a damn. I was in Afton's class on Tuesday afternoon and she said something in the middle of the floor series that has stuck with me this week, "as long as you are moving in A direction." It was meant in regards to yoga and postures, bending forward and backward but in the moment she said it, I reflected on my current life status. Most days I feel like I'm moving forward and that my next adventure in work life will be fantastic and I will grow exponentially and other days I feel like 'life sucks, how did I get here?' but in that moment in Yoga I realized that regardless of how I felt from day to day, I am moving in A direction. As long as I am moving in A direction and not just standing still, I'm growing as a person. I might apply for my "dream job" and get a rejection letter automated to me in 11 minutes flat but I didn't do nothing and I'm better for that. Regardless of your current plight or success in life as long as you're moving in A direction you're living. Two steps forward or two steps back, dance your way in A direction and LIVE!

Eyes Open
Breathing Normal
Dancing my way in My direction.

Two weeks notice...

Well...

Life is definitely different now. Two weeks post job-loss I have come to terms with my current situation and am ready to proudly state in an online forum that I am in fact unemployed. Its pretty much a shock to anyone's system to change your routine so drastically after 4 plus years at the same company. I understand the reason's behind my layoff and I know that its not due to my own competence as an employee. It probably took the past two weeks to get over that fact. Layoffs happen and life goes on. So to all my friends and family. More importantly in the Austin, TX area I have a new job title now...job hunter. Actively looking for a marketing position and hopefully I will find the perfect job for me. I'm looking forward to new beginnings and moving on. Luckily my blog, my yoga practice and my new motto in life to always move forward with my eyes open and breathing normal is what has gotten me through this major life event unfazed and with a positive attitude and purpose. I love my family and with their support I can be successful and find my dream job and what I'm meant to do. One of my last posts before "job-loss" was about being introverted. I refuse to be anything but myself and find the exact right position for me to do next. I will continue my current venture of finding my dream job by following a new guideline (see Ted talk below): My happiness will lead to my success, not vice versa as is engrained in our society mindset.




Eyes Open. Breathing Normal.  Happiness brings Success.

I don't care about your politics...

Invisible Children has started a movement to bring to light a situation in the world that many people didn't know about or care about a week ago. Within my generation and the younger set we are "considered the ADD generation, [and we are] enamored with a half-hour-long video." To make us sit and watch and learn about a cause we never had any intention of feeling something about is inspiring. I'm not sure where it will go or what will actually happen with making Joseph Kony famous in 2012 but we are powerful. There's something to be said with strength in numbers. Put your politics aside. Watch the video and FEEL something...

KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.

Introvert, Extrovert - Seek Your Solitude

So my husband knows me. Better than I know my own self. He hit the nail on the head with this one. I'm just like Susan Cain.




If you know me, you'll understand how I operate and how I function the best. I am the introvert much like she describes herself and after watching the video I am proud to function the way I do. Dustin is an extrovert and together in our crazy imbalanced personalities and hobbies we balance each other out perfectly. Neither of us are perfect and neither of us are on the edge of the spectrum of introvert vs extrovert. Neither of us is a true ambivert but together we balance. We communicate, we laugh, we cry, we work hard, we comfort, we plan...we find solitude. We also...thanks to Dustin's hobby...collect suitcases. Suitcases to repurpose, suitcases to use for their intended purpose and suitcases to decorate our house...my perfect place for seeking introspection and solitude, my comfort zone for deep and passionate thought. Other than the hot room where I can be introverted in a room full of people, my cuddler end of the couch and my 4 legged company is my place to be me, my happy and proudly introverted self. So , whats in your suitcase?

Leap Day, Celebrating Number 1

Happy 1st Anniversary Dustin!

Milestone Monday

Lots of happenings.
Monday marked class 50 out of 60 in the 60 day challenge.
Monday I took the 6am class with Jackie.
Monday was my niece Scout's fourth birthday.
Monday was the day after Sunday when I took my mom and Kendall to yoga with me.
Monday was the beginning of the week that my parents are in Austin visiting.
Monday was the day before my birthday, TODAY.
TODAY I took the 6am yoga class with Jackie and the class sang Happy Birthday to me during tree pose.
Just found this article: Belly Flop, Amazing Underwater Dog Photography
Which led me to this Photographer: Seth Casteel
Which in turn led me to this new cause: Second Chance Photos
Which makes me smile...THIS BIG.