CHANGE

Before I start this post I just want to retract a statement I made yesterday. I said "I don't necessarily have a specific reason to blog other than just because." but I lied. I do have a reason... ACCOUNTABILITY. I need accountability for the things I SAY I'm gonna DO. I don't think I'm a bad person, but I do have bad habits. One being I just go through life doing bare minimum because it's takes the least amount of effort. Basically I'm saying I'm LAZY (yeah I admitted it...GASP!) I KNOW I can do GREAT things and make a difference, but I have to take the first step. So I'm going to.................……………………………….....................
VOLUNTEER


"Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer." ~Author Unknown


Many times I've told myself I was going to volunteer with this or that organization but never followed through, because I thought I didn't have enough TIME. Well the truth is I have PLENTY of time. I work a pretty awesome schedule of 8 on 6 off, the only downfall is it's currently a night shift so on my days off I'm a bump on a log with "shift-lag" (kinda like jet lag but without changing time zones). I don't usually have much self motivation to get out and about other than for my own selfish reasons. I feel crummy about not doing anything more with my "free" time and I'm pretty sure doing something selfLESS will help me feel less crummy, so here I am vowing to make a change! I am giving myself until October 1st to find an organization to volunteer with. I was thinking the Texas Zoo or Dorothy O'Connor pet adoption center would be good ones because I LOVE animals, but I haven't decided yet.
If anyone knows of other organizations in or around Victoria that NEEDS volunteers and can be fairly flexible with my schedule please leave a comment. I love animals and children so anything with them would be perfect!


SERIOUSLY someone PLEASE call me out on October 1st if I haven't said anything about who I'm volunteering with.


-TIERRA-

I decided to start a blog!

This is my first blog. EVER! I don't necessarily have a specific reason to blog other than just because. I'm new to the whole process of it so if there is blog etiquette I'm not following please let me know, I'm not ignoring it on purpose, I just don't know about it!
Most of my blog posts (is that what they're called?) will be a quote that expresses how I feel that day and probably some unorganized thought about it. Be warned this blog will be FULL of randomness because my life is overflowing with it!

Now on to my first post...


"Today, fill your cup of life with sunshine and laughter." ~Dodinsky

I found this quote a couple of years ago and wrote it in a little notebook, AKA my quote-book, and never looked at it again. This quote keeps popping up recently and I finally realized it's because I'm just not DOING it! I REALLY need to work on not being a sourpuss just because it's easier. I don't want to look back and regret being down about something ALL THE TIME. I also don't want others to know me as the grumpy person who brings everyone down. It's so much easier to be blah than to live with "sunshine and laughter", but I refuse to take that route from now on! I understand everyone will have down days, but I am going to make a conscious effort to find the good in anything seemingly bad. I have no doubt doing this will have a completely positive influence on my mental health, and I need that!



Ok the curiosity in me wants to know who reads this so leave a comment please and thank you!

-Tierra-