I am still woking on changing my life. I have that sign writing in front of me that eggs me on--you said it now do it! So every day I have been stepping up to the plate, sending out mailings everyday, I updated my website today-not big changes but minor changes that needed to be made. Baby steps, I guess, are better than no steps. I shouted out to my colleagues on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter but still waiting for the blast of "likes" and connections. So far there have been a few. I think that I am like many others in this world needing instant gratification. One more thing that I need to change within myself. Every day, I work with students that want instant gratification. I should expect the same of myself as I do with my students. Beautiful fall day! Go out and play in the leaves!

Okay, so it is not so easy reinventing yourself. I am gaining the power to say NO! It seems that when I do not say no, is when things don't go exactly right. We should all pay attention to that little inner voice that says, "Don't do this! Say NO!" Instead, being the nice person that I am, I always say yes then can't believe I did. So now, I have to practice saying no, no, no, no, no, no, no and then eventually NO! if someone isn't listening.

The New Me

Wow! I thought that I would awaken to glorious sunshine with birds singing and kittens purring. Instead, I woke up to sleeping kitties and darkness. I think that the decision to release the old life caused me to wake up extraordinarily early and in the dark! Bummer! I can't go back to sleep so I decided to blog again. I made myself a challenge, deciding to blog about my life and then proving before the world that I really am the new me. So what I did was make a sign to hang above my desk and so here it is. So again, I challenge myself to grow and expand and move forward. Am I scared? You bet! But the best sense of excitement as well! Wish me luck :-D

I have read Tori Johnson's book Spark and Hustle and checked out her website. She recommends making a calendar for small business using social media with quite a number of topics to blurt about. Well, today is my day for sharing something personal. I have decided to change my life around, work in a new direction, move on and reach out. I will still be working with children and fostering independence, but more than ever, I want to learn about me. I want to read more of the Dali Lama and Deepak and the art of being happy, fulfilling your dreams by reaching inside and exposing it. So today is the last day of the old life. When I wake up tomorrow, I will be a new me. I feel it happening already, like shedding skin. I feel an exciting tingle of joy emanating from within. The more I type about this the stronger it becomes. It is like a weight has been lifted. Keep watching and checking back. There is a new Ms. Eleanor emerging! :-D