Appointments/meetings/schedules #blogjune #30 #final

Today's mantra and the final one for June: Your workouts are important meetings you've scheduled with yourself.  Don't cancel them.

This is one thing I have no problem with - being consistent and motivated to workout!  Even when there is ice on my windscreen and on the ground - I will still get out there and run around the oval or run in the very very fresh air.  While this motivation for me maybe a bit left of center and based around transforming myself - there is nothing wrong with it!!

Blogging on the other hand is probably something that requires a bit more scheduling as does meditation, reflection and evaluation.

With exercise I have clearly defined statistics/facts that I can record and monitor.  But how does one do this in a work situation of your own work - the work that can't be quantified?  How do you reflect?  What questions do you ask yourself when going through the reflection process or the evaluation process?  Do you meditate, and if you do, how do you do it?

I think these are areas I need to work on.  My manager advised me to start the day positive.  Ask the universe for a good day.  And when I run on the beach or the sun rises up, I do try to stop for a moment and look towards the rising sun and thank the universe for the beauty that I am witnessing and ask that it be a good day!  It's a start!

This brings #blogjune to an end.  Thanks to those that have been readers for the month. Thanks to those that have made comments and encouraged me to keep coming up with things to write each day.  Thanks for the positive and encouraging words.

I believe the next "official" blogging activity is #blog12daysxmas but I have a conference coming up in November that I'm sure to Tweet and do some reflective blogging.  I also have a Reference and Readers Services meeting happening in August which I really should spend some time reflecting on and really should dedicate some time after reading professional journals etc to do a reflective post. You regular readers, remind me to do this!!  Give me a kick up the bum!!

And I really should blog after my fun runs/races.  Coming up:

• 27 July - Ipswich Park2Park Half Marathon (21.1km)
• 31 August - Misty Mountain Trail Run (20km)
• 7 September - Coffs Harbour Running Festival Half Marathon (21.1km)
• 12 October - Washpool Trail Run (not sure on distance yet)
• 2 November - Grafton or Armidale Fun Run 10km
• 23 November - Dorrigo Show Fun Run (not sure on distance

And any others that come up!!

Double Post Sunday or I was too busy drinking last night #blogjune #28 and #29

Ok, ok, yes I had a few drinks last night and I was too busy listening to tunes to write a blog post - but I'm here now!!

A cold start to the morning - thank goodness for the sleep in.

Yesterday was a brilliant day - well the morning and afternoon were - forget the grocery shopping in the middle as that is never brilliant!

Yes it was a cold start to the day (but not as cold as Friday morning) as we headed down to Nambucca Heads to a place called Jacks Ridge to do a 10km trail run.  I decided it would be good to try out the Camelback hydration pack that mum and dad had kindly given to me back in April.

The track is actually a mountain bike track.  Well maintained and a lot of fun.  Each part of the trail has a name - we started in the Rollercoaster (you can guess that it was basically up and down hills), then the squashed banana (not sure on that one), others were Lost Luggage, Found Your Suitcase, Boris (big log that you ride/run over), Mechanical Advantage etc.  These names made the run a bit more fun because you could discuss what you thought the name was alluding to or how the track would be laid out.

It is a good run for a group that has different paced runners, because the trail goes back on itself numerous times and you can pull of at any time and follow the main road back to the car park.

I had a great time and got warmed up after a while but cooled down quickly once I stopped running.  Basically it was a coolish morning but it warmed up to a lovely day.

Yesterday's mantra: Don't be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams.

At the moment I'm feeling very pushed. I have things that I "have" to do in order to keep doing something (can't go into great detail here) but it isn't really something I "dream" of doing.  I've lost my passion for it and feel cheated that I am now having to do something in order to prove I know what I'm doing and keep doing what I do.  This thing has a deadline and it feels very unachievable at the moment and really is stressing me out.  I'm trying really hard to focus on positives and tell myself that I will get it done - but am just not feeling it.

I'm also sick of my mindset of self loathing.  Which leads into today's mantra: Turn "I wish" into "I will."  Instead of wishing I was happy with myself and the hard work I've done so far to get here, turn it into I will be happy or I am happy!!

Also my "I wish I was doing a full marathon" is going to be a "I will do a full marathon" and I am doing a full marathon - as soon as I know which one!!

Tomorrow sees the last post of #blogjune.  I will sort of miss it but not enough to continue it as consistently (or inconsistently) as I have been.  I think the process of evaluation and reflection are good practices and perhaps it is something I need to do more often especially on my professional life.  I'm still struggling to find my mojo in library world but perhaps more reflection is the way to go.  We will see how I feel once #blogjune is finished - you may see me pop on here a bit more often.