Forging Onward

We’re looking at the first weekend after this website launched, friends! I’m working hard to get the weekend household responsibilities completed today so that my mind isn’t cluttered with “need-to-do’s” like laundry, vacuuming, extra dishes, etc. (Friday when I started writing this… but yea… it took a while to get that silly quote done… finally gave in to the crooked angles… I’ll do better next time! Still working on the brush pen… :P)

Are you expecting big things from me this weekend? Me, too! Cheer me on & let’s make things happen!

As I was searching for a quote about weekends, I noticed three schools of thought (more like two… but you’ll see what I mean):

1. The “yay, it’s the weekend” people. Whether in the spirit of “hooray!”, “whew!”, “ahhh”, “you made it!”, or “the weekend is almost here!” these quotes are all relieved that they’ve made it to the weekend. Lot’s of people must really need to re-think their careers.
2. The “do this on the weekend” people. These quotes all look at the weekend as an oasis at the end of the week to do with as you please, but definitely not to work. They are different, yet related to the first group I mentioned because, rather than just being relieved to reach the weekend, they have also assigned the weekends the the responsibility to make up for the lack of joy or rest during the rest of the week: “shine on the weekend”, “they don’t count unless you do something pointless”, “weekend therapy”, “weekends are too short”, “take the joy of the weekend into your week.” They describe, mourn the passing of, and celebrate the ways to use weekends differently.
3. The “don’t live waiting for the weekend” people. This group seems to be very small still, but maybe a growing trend? With visions of a better future now just peeking over the horizon, I’m falling into this category more than ever. I still look forward to the weekends, but mainly because I can focus on more work. What?! More work? I am feeling the thrill of waking up everyday, trying to figure out what God is pointing me to do today… to make today, and tomorrow, and the next day one step closer to the vision I’ve been given of a future where I can do even more, and be even more useful to everyone around me. So… I’m adding this corny quote to the list of quotes out there for the weekend:

I have Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday almost all day to do all that I can to push this thing to forward. I still want to pace myself, so that I don’t burn out, but I really am excited… and I’m getting impatient about looking like a complete noob online. I know I have to accept this feeling for at least 6-12 more months, but you’ve got to believe that I’m going to do everything in my power to aim for the 6 month mark! These are my goals for this weekend, so call me out on it if I look like I’m not even putting in the effort!

1. draft, format, complete, and digitize kick-off freebie
   1. I’m probably going to need to try 100 times before I get a completed piece that I actually accept, so… this may take a while… would you all like to see the “in-progress” pics?!
2. Figure out how to create email that will distribute this freebie for you to print and have as a reference for fonts that I will teach you!
3. Currently the WordPress logo is all over my site… and it looks silly… I really need to create my site logo…

I think…. that I will overload… if I pile more than this on my plate for this weekend. I can always visit for seconds, right? If I can do more than this, woo hoo! Give me a high five and a pat on the back. But… I have kids… and something called responsibilities… like feeding them… so, yea… Don’t judge me. Adulting hahaha