March 7, 2010
It's another beautiful day here in Oakland. I woke up around 8:30 and had the dog out on his walk around 9. We went to the local dog park and it never ceases to amaze me the amount of characters we meet at the dog park. I swear, I feel like someone should write a book about dog park people. You have your typical "worried mother" who doesn't like her dog to play with other dogs, so gets mad at everyone elses dog for trying. Then you have the "aloof owner" that sits apart from the rest of the group texting on her iphone, annoyed when a dog comes to sniff her. Then you have the "park matriarch" who regulates the play between dogs and who's dogs are old, and demand respect. I could go on and on. But it's a beautiful day and we had a lovely walk.
Yesterday was filled with the baby shower. The drive was about an hour and a half, up to Sonoma in wine country. The house was beautiful and open and in a vineyard setting. Vaughn's whole crew was there. The food was amazing, plenty to drink, and lots of catching up to do. My challenge was to set up a coaching session and although I didn't confirm one, I did offer it and I did talk about coaching to anyone who was interested. I consider that a success.
Today is the Oscars and it Vaughn and my last day off together before he leaves on tour for a few weeks. We have some fun stuff planned. But before that I have to go to work for a few hours.
I feel some changes brewing. I don't know exactly what, but they're coming, I can tell.
Today needs to be about relaxing. I've been feeling really busy lately and and kind of stressed and I really just want to enjoy today. So my challenge, when I get back from work, is going to be to only do what I want to do. :-)
Challenge 54: Only do what I want to do.
54 down. 311 to go.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Challenge 53: Set up a sample session
March 6, 2010
Saturday morning. Sleeping in (sort of). Fun day ahead of us. We are going to a baby shower of one of our really good friends and Vaughn's whole crew is going to be there. This baby shower probably won't look like a lot of showers, with baby games and whatnot, but I do know that they borrowed my croquet set, so at the very least, we'll have a very proper time. I feel so lucky to have such a great group of friends up here. Both my own and Vaughn's. Our groups compliment each other, and it's like gaining a whole new family. Today should be great.
Last night was a lot of fun. After I handled some crises at the household and with the animals, I finally made it out to the city around 9:30 ish. Things kept on preventing me from getting out of the house and instead of letting it take over, I just sort of rolled with it. I even surprised myself a little when I didn't even bat an eyelash when an entire large plant (that I had just watered) fell on the floor, covering my entire kitchen with wet soil. Growing up...one spilled plant at a time.
We went over to Jamie's house before the show, and of course, being the hostess that she is, she had meatballs, wine, cookies, cocktails and all the hookah one could want. We chatted, ate, laughed, and then headed out to the venue. This was the big debut of Vaughn's new show outfits, as well as three new songs I hadn't heard before, so I was particularly excited to see everything. We got there and they were already on stage. Outfits KILLED!! Songs KILLED! The show was sold out, packed, tons of energy, the crowd singing to all the lyrics. I am so proud and had an absolute blast. I brought my rubber band along, but I only had to use it a couple times.
It was a late night for me. Bed by 3am. But so worth it. We're now up, Vaughn made breakfast, finishing up my tea, and I'm getting ready to embark on today. I think today is going to be a great opportunity to not only hang out with good friends, but also talk about coaching to people who may not know much about it. I certainly do not want to push a coaching agenda on anyone, but I want to be open to talking about it to whoever is interested and try to set up at least one sample session. There it is. My challenge.
Challenge 53: Set up a sample session
53 down. 312 to go.
Saturday morning. Sleeping in (sort of). Fun day ahead of us. We are going to a baby shower of one of our really good friends and Vaughn's whole crew is going to be there. This baby shower probably won't look like a lot of showers, with baby games and whatnot, but I do know that they borrowed my croquet set, so at the very least, we'll have a very proper time. I feel so lucky to have such a great group of friends up here. Both my own and Vaughn's. Our groups compliment each other, and it's like gaining a whole new family. Today should be great.
Last night was a lot of fun. After I handled some crises at the household and with the animals, I finally made it out to the city around 9:30 ish. Things kept on preventing me from getting out of the house and instead of letting it take over, I just sort of rolled with it. I even surprised myself a little when I didn't even bat an eyelash when an entire large plant (that I had just watered) fell on the floor, covering my entire kitchen with wet soil. Growing up...one spilled plant at a time.
We went over to Jamie's house before the show, and of course, being the hostess that she is, she had meatballs, wine, cookies, cocktails and all the hookah one could want. We chatted, ate, laughed, and then headed out to the venue. This was the big debut of Vaughn's new show outfits, as well as three new songs I hadn't heard before, so I was particularly excited to see everything. We got there and they were already on stage. Outfits KILLED!! Songs KILLED! The show was sold out, packed, tons of energy, the crowd singing to all the lyrics. I am so proud and had an absolute blast. I brought my rubber band along, but I only had to use it a couple times.
It was a late night for me. Bed by 3am. But so worth it. We're now up, Vaughn made breakfast, finishing up my tea, and I'm getting ready to embark on today. I think today is going to be a great opportunity to not only hang out with good friends, but also talk about coaching to people who may not know much about it. I certainly do not want to push a coaching agenda on anyone, but I want to be open to talking about it to whoever is interested and try to set up at least one sample session. There it is. My challenge.
Challenge 53: Set up a sample session
53 down. 312 to go.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Challenge 52: No stressing tonight
MArch 5, 2010
This day has been non-stop since I woke up. My day off has turned into a full day of doing things. But, most of those things involved helping Lily get moved in and settled in here, so that is great. I'm only home for a quick minute before I head back into the city for Vaughn's show tonight, but I thought I'd pop in and make sure I'm staying on the hook for today.
I have to admit, yesterday's challenge didn't get done. My day was so full and so packed with coaching, with Lily, with helping Vaughn with costumes. I sat down at 10pm to start reading and I could only get a couple pages in before falling asleep. Lame, I know. Asleep by 10:30. But I feel ok that I didn't finish the book. I had such a full day and I tried.
Today is halfway over and I still have some stuff to do. But I've been feeling kind of stressed out lately, so today I want my challenge to focus on fun stuff. Tonight, I want to hang out with my friends and laugh and have fun and not think about or worry about anything stressful. Maybe I should bring my rubber band trick back into play. Hmmmmmmm....
Challenge 52: No stressing tonight
52 down. 313 to go.
This day has been non-stop since I woke up. My day off has turned into a full day of doing things. But, most of those things involved helping Lily get moved in and settled in here, so that is great. I'm only home for a quick minute before I head back into the city for Vaughn's show tonight, but I thought I'd pop in and make sure I'm staying on the hook for today.
I have to admit, yesterday's challenge didn't get done. My day was so full and so packed with coaching, with Lily, with helping Vaughn with costumes. I sat down at 10pm to start reading and I could only get a couple pages in before falling asleep. Lame, I know. Asleep by 10:30. But I feel ok that I didn't finish the book. I had such a full day and I tried.
Today is halfway over and I still have some stuff to do. But I've been feeling kind of stressed out lately, so today I want my challenge to focus on fun stuff. Tonight, I want to hang out with my friends and laugh and have fun and not think about or worry about anything stressful. Maybe I should bring my rubber band trick back into play. Hmmmmmmm....
Challenge 52: No stressing tonight
52 down. 313 to go.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Challenge 51: Finish the book I'm reading
March 4, 2010
I had an absolute blast last night at Jamie's show. It was her, me, Tyson on guitar, and Ben on drums. The two latter are from Vaughn's band. We practiced a few times, and played last night. It's been so fun for me to play music in a new way...music for fun's sake, not for career's sake. It's a completely different ballgame. All the fun I used to have with the performance and the outfits and hair and makeup came right back to me, and the music was just so much fun. A bunch of covers and a couple originals. Good friends came out. It was an all around blast. I'm so glad I did it and so glad Jamie put the show together. What a brave girl!
Yesterday I sought out to be prepared for my certification call and I was! SCORE. Today is all about coaching too. In 8 minutes I have a supervision call (basically a supervisor listens to a recording of a session with one of my clients and we discuss good points and points of improvement), then I have 6 other clients today. It's a pretty busy day but I want to make sure I still make time for the puppy and I want to finish this book I've been reading. So those are my challenges.
Challenge 51: Finish the book I'm reading
51 down. 314 to go.
P.s. It's sunny and beautiful outside and I woke up in a wonderful mood. Puppy joined me in bed for a few minutes and I'm already fueled up. Let's go.
I had an absolute blast last night at Jamie's show. It was her, me, Tyson on guitar, and Ben on drums. The two latter are from Vaughn's band. We practiced a few times, and played last night. It's been so fun for me to play music in a new way...music for fun's sake, not for career's sake. It's a completely different ballgame. All the fun I used to have with the performance and the outfits and hair and makeup came right back to me, and the music was just so much fun. A bunch of covers and a couple originals. Good friends came out. It was an all around blast. I'm so glad I did it and so glad Jamie put the show together. What a brave girl!
Yesterday I sought out to be prepared for my certification call and I was! SCORE. Today is all about coaching too. In 8 minutes I have a supervision call (basically a supervisor listens to a recording of a session with one of my clients and we discuss good points and points of improvement), then I have 6 other clients today. It's a pretty busy day but I want to make sure I still make time for the puppy and I want to finish this book I've been reading. So those are my challenges.
Challenge 51: Finish the book I'm reading
51 down. 314 to go.
P.s. It's sunny and beautiful outside and I woke up in a wonderful mood. Puppy joined me in bed for a few minutes and I'm already fueled up. Let's go.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Challenge 50: Get focused on certification call
March 3, 2010
The gloomy, rainy sky has burned off and the sun is now peaking through the clouds. I've been up for almost two hours now. The dog got his long walk, and I got fed and tea'd. I'm about the embark on my to-do list filled day, which at the end, has a fun show in the city. Most importantly...have to figure out what to wear!! AHHHHHHH. I'm feeling really lucky today. So grateful for my loving and supportive family, my friends, and the nice life I've been able to live because of them. I realize that I'm very fortunate, and I can't wait for the day when I can buy them all houses!!
Last night my challenge was to make three pieces for Vaughn's show outfits. I was so sleepy I almost fell asleep on the sewing machine, but I decided to power through it. I only finished two, but that's only because I ran out of fabric. And then a funny thing happened. I found some more energy. So I cleaned the kitchen and made Vaughn a snack for when he got home from work. I read a little, then fell asleep...hard.
Today I have a "triad call" for certification. That basically just means that three of us "pod mates" get on a call and coach each other. One person the client, one the coach, and one an observer. Since I've been so busy I haven't had time to do any of the reading for the call today, so I'm going to focus on that before my call at 1pm. I also want to go through the songs for tonight's show, and work on my outfit. I feel like my office is too chaotic (I REALLY need a better system in here) so if I have time, I'm going to try to clean it up. But mostly, today, I really want to focus on my certification call. I feel like since I've been busy lately, my focus on coaching has been pushed to the side a little, so I really want to come to the call today focused and prepared. So that'll be my challenge.
Challenge 50: Get focused on certification call
50 down. 315 to go.
The gloomy, rainy sky has burned off and the sun is now peaking through the clouds. I've been up for almost two hours now. The dog got his long walk, and I got fed and tea'd. I'm about the embark on my to-do list filled day, which at the end, has a fun show in the city. Most importantly...have to figure out what to wear!! AHHHHHHH. I'm feeling really lucky today. So grateful for my loving and supportive family, my friends, and the nice life I've been able to live because of them. I realize that I'm very fortunate, and I can't wait for the day when I can buy them all houses!!
Last night my challenge was to make three pieces for Vaughn's show outfits. I was so sleepy I almost fell asleep on the sewing machine, but I decided to power through it. I only finished two, but that's only because I ran out of fabric. And then a funny thing happened. I found some more energy. So I cleaned the kitchen and made Vaughn a snack for when he got home from work. I read a little, then fell asleep...hard.
Today I have a "triad call" for certification. That basically just means that three of us "pod mates" get on a call and coach each other. One person the client, one the coach, and one an observer. Since I've been so busy I haven't had time to do any of the reading for the call today, so I'm going to focus on that before my call at 1pm. I also want to go through the songs for tonight's show, and work on my outfit. I feel like my office is too chaotic (I REALLY need a better system in here) so if I have time, I'm going to try to clean it up. But mostly, today, I really want to focus on my certification call. I feel like since I've been busy lately, my focus on coaching has been pushed to the side a little, so I really want to come to the call today focused and prepared. So that'll be my challenge.
Challenge 50: Get focused on certification call
50 down. 315 to go.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Challenge 49: Sew three pieces of the costumes
March 2, 2010
Today was so full. Hence, it being 9pm and me just finally getting around to writing. I just got home from work and have so much to do (it feels like).
Today started rainy and early. Vaughn and I had an errand we needed to run in Redwood City (about an hour away) and it took much more time than I expected. Our errand involved some decision making and it's so interesting how different we are about making decisions. I'm much more of the mull it over forever, check out all my options kind of decision maker, but that leads to decisions either never getting made, or taking forever. Vaughn, on the other hand, is a much more shoot from the hip kind of guy. Decisions happen quicker, and there doesn't seem to be as much attached to them. BOOM! I like that we do it differently. I like being pushed in new directions. Hence...our purple kitchen which turned out great! (eek...pictures still to come).
After we got back, I made some lunch and headed out to pick up the kiddos from school. Today was a particularly fun day with them. Lot os laughing and playing and being silly. It felt relaxed and good.
So tomorrow is Jamie's show and I'm really looking forward to it. I think it's so brave of her to just put a show together, especially since she's never done anything like it before. Now she has 8-10 songs, a band of friends, and a great night planned for tomorrow. It'll be fun to get up on stage again too. In a new point in time.
Today is almost over, but I still have some challenges to do. I'm helping Vaughn with his costumes so tonight...that shall be my challenge.
Challenge 49: Sew three pieces of the costumes
49 down. 316 to go.
Today was so full. Hence, it being 9pm and me just finally getting around to writing. I just got home from work and have so much to do (it feels like).
Today started rainy and early. Vaughn and I had an errand we needed to run in Redwood City (about an hour away) and it took much more time than I expected. Our errand involved some decision making and it's so interesting how different we are about making decisions. I'm much more of the mull it over forever, check out all my options kind of decision maker, but that leads to decisions either never getting made, or taking forever. Vaughn, on the other hand, is a much more shoot from the hip kind of guy. Decisions happen quicker, and there doesn't seem to be as much attached to them. BOOM! I like that we do it differently. I like being pushed in new directions. Hence...our purple kitchen which turned out great! (eek...pictures still to come).
After we got back, I made some lunch and headed out to pick up the kiddos from school. Today was a particularly fun day with them. Lot os laughing and playing and being silly. It felt relaxed and good.
So tomorrow is Jamie's show and I'm really looking forward to it. I think it's so brave of her to just put a show together, especially since she's never done anything like it before. Now she has 8-10 songs, a band of friends, and a great night planned for tomorrow. It'll be fun to get up on stage again too. In a new point in time.
Today is almost over, but I still have some challenges to do. I'm helping Vaughn with his costumes so tonight...that shall be my challenge.
Challenge 49: Sew three pieces of the costumes
49 down. 316 to go.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Challenge 48: Learn "Moonshine Lullaby" and dye hair
March 1, 2010
Tis a new month and 31 days more of fun challenges to be had. I've learned a lot since January; mostly how I choose to challenge myself and at times, choose challenges that are in essence, already letting myself off the hook. Sometimes I choose things I KNOW I'll get done, to add to my success rate. But sometimes, I choose things that I really should get done and am not so sure I will. This month, in addition to the 5 lbs I wanna lose, I want to try to push myself a little harder. Go for it more. It's a scary thought and writing it, I'm thinking "oh shoot...if I tell my blog, then that means I'm going to have to actually do it." I guess that's what the blog is for. Whether anyone reads it or not, it's a form of public declaration, if nothing else, to myself.
I had a lesson in pushing myself to get it done last night. I've been trying to work on this coaching one-sheet. It's basically just a "get to know me" sheet that I'll send out to people that I want to get in front of and talk about coaching (schools, career centers, etc). But right now, those presentations are pretty much hypothetical. I have no real plan of doing it. So even though I agreed with my coach to do a presentation outline and do this one sheet, I wasn't exactly sure who my target audience was. But, I feel like getting it done is going to come in handy at some point, and at the very least, pushed me to do it. Because let me tell you...after a long week, all I wanted to do last night was watch movies. BUT, I remembered that I agreed to get this done. So I left the movie, went into my office, and worked on it. Vaughn encouraged me. The other piece is that Vaughn is helping with some graphics. It is now, currently, in the graphics stage.
I awoke today with a phone call from Lily asking me to let the Ikea delivery people in her house. It was 8am and I was still sleeping, but I'm glad she got me up because I've already gotten a lot done since then. I lost my credit card so I had to take care of that and I chatted with an old friend, caught up on emails, downloaded a song I need to learn for practice tonight. Productive morning. I also want to dye my hair. But first things first, practice tonight.
Challenge 48: Learn "Moonshine Lullaby" and dye hair
48 down. 317 to go.
Tis a new month and 31 days more of fun challenges to be had. I've learned a lot since January; mostly how I choose to challenge myself and at times, choose challenges that are in essence, already letting myself off the hook. Sometimes I choose things I KNOW I'll get done, to add to my success rate. But sometimes, I choose things that I really should get done and am not so sure I will. This month, in addition to the 5 lbs I wanna lose, I want to try to push myself a little harder. Go for it more. It's a scary thought and writing it, I'm thinking "oh shoot...if I tell my blog, then that means I'm going to have to actually do it." I guess that's what the blog is for. Whether anyone reads it or not, it's a form of public declaration, if nothing else, to myself.
I had a lesson in pushing myself to get it done last night. I've been trying to work on this coaching one-sheet. It's basically just a "get to know me" sheet that I'll send out to people that I want to get in front of and talk about coaching (schools, career centers, etc). But right now, those presentations are pretty much hypothetical. I have no real plan of doing it. So even though I agreed with my coach to do a presentation outline and do this one sheet, I wasn't exactly sure who my target audience was. But, I feel like getting it done is going to come in handy at some point, and at the very least, pushed me to do it. Because let me tell you...after a long week, all I wanted to do last night was watch movies. BUT, I remembered that I agreed to get this done. So I left the movie, went into my office, and worked on it. Vaughn encouraged me. The other piece is that Vaughn is helping with some graphics. It is now, currently, in the graphics stage.
I awoke today with a phone call from Lily asking me to let the Ikea delivery people in her house. It was 8am and I was still sleeping, but I'm glad she got me up because I've already gotten a lot done since then. I lost my credit card so I had to take care of that and I chatted with an old friend, caught up on emails, downloaded a song I need to learn for practice tonight. Productive morning. I also want to dye my hair. But first things first, practice tonight.
Challenge 48: Learn "Moonshine Lullaby" and dye hair
48 down. 317 to go.
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