#whatilearnedthisweek

[marinamcfly]

What I Learned This Week

This week has been so busy thus far. For starters, I have been getting a lot more hours at my job (since I am part time) & I have been asking for more. I have been asking for my hours because I will be moving soon and need to save up as much as possible, also, when I transfer to another state I want to be on board as full time. So my prayers have been answered I am excited about more hours & moving. Next, as some know I have a love-hate relationship with working out. I love the next day soreness & results of working out but I don't like actually working out lol sometimes I dread it. But I will say this has been a great month for me working out because I am starting to see & feel results. I have been going concisely as well, which for a lot of people is very had because of (I'll just say) "life." I believe everyone should have a goal when it comes to working out, whether it's losing weight, gaining muscle, or having better stamina with cardio. My goal is to tone/gain muscle. Lastly, I have been donating a lot of my clothes and shoes because as I mentioned before I am moving out of the state. I first always go to Plato's Closet but they can be picky about a lot of the clothes you try to sell. I tried PoshMark & as soon as I uploaded a lot of pictures of my clothes I got sooo many followers but wasn't getting any offers from those followers or shares. Deleted it! When I get to my destination (California) I want to start fresh with a wardrobe I can flaunt every day (right now I have clothes I strictly go to work in). It feels good to get rid of a lot of clothes I haven't worn in months or years. I learned that H&M gives out 15% coupons for donating clothes. I LOVE H&M they are one of my favorites! So now that I am aware of H&M giving coupons I am going to be donating my clothes to them.

So what did I learn this week? - Hard work pays off - Never give up on a goal even if it takes time to see results - Giving back to receive something great

[akrwhathappened]

What I Learned This Week

Some weeks you will be too busy "doing" to be "learning."

Usually, when you look back at what you did, the week after or when more time has passed, you will learn a lot about how mistakes can happen. 

Mistakes, however, should never stop you from the doing part. The doing part is all you have.

Time is important. Time for the words to take hold and feel real or not real. Time to step away and come back with fresh eyes. Letting enough time pass before you ask for outside feedback so it won't sting as much, nor feel as crucial.

Owning and valuing what you're doing is essential. Don't compare  yourself to others, because it will only waste time. And you've already spent a lot of time doing things you didn't value.

You can only do what you can do in this very moment. Don't waste time wishing you were a better writer. You'll never get there if you don't write.

[akrwhathappened]

What I Learned This Week

You can waste a lot of time if you really put your heart into it.

Wedding planning is a long, tedious, detail-oriented process that's not unlike the long, tedious, detail-oriented process of writing, deleting, writing some more, re-writing, then deleting all of it and going out to happy hour.

Peanut butter sandwiches are tasty. 

Wisdom comes in bulleted lists. 

[akrwhathappened]

What I Learned This Week

I produce better under a deadline. 

Obviously, this isn't really a "new" revelation, but it's always been applied more to the sterile, removed process of "work" life versus "creative" life. But being creative is work--even more so because you have this personal pride wrapped into everything you do, so there's even more on the line. So there you go. 

Next week, I'll probably learn that eating a sandwich while writing on your laptop means you'll have sticky mayo keys. The insight never ends.