Is it Friday Yet???

So if you know me, you know that I have held many jobs in my years since the tender age of 14. In some ways I am not proud of that, because I am not sure it shows stability but in other ways I am proud to be well rounded in my experience. I have worked at McDonald’s, I did a brief stint at Marshalls (LOL that’s a story I may never tell!) a few retail establishments as sales associate and Manager, a supermarket, an Insurance company, a Pharmaceutical company, and a few government contract jobs. Yes I think that’s it, a few years ago I did an assessment on what about those jobs I liked and disliked. My goal was to find what really gets me going at a job and what makes me want to get out of bed every morning ready to take on the day. It also helped me decide on a true major for finishing my Bachelor’s degree, (so I thought) *insert another blog here*. I would love to say that it took on a life of its own and I am now in this rewarding career that I truly love. But such is not the case, I told myself once I got this new job after being unemployed for 10 months, that I would relax and not get all anxious about doing something else. But as I sit here every day making my next move based on the needs of someone else I find myself asking, “Is it Friday yet?” and its only Monday, maybe Tuesday! The Sagittarius in me, just can’t sit still, mentally or physically! Now it’s just not the job itself I have come to look at other deciding factors such as benefits, location and travel time. It all becomes important especially when you live and work in the DC/MD area. The more I sit here, the more I think, why wait? Why do I need to relax and just let it be for a while, if there is something burning in me that I want to do then I should do it. To this day I had two jobs out of that list above, that I truly was excited to be a part of, because I had bosses who saw my drive and offered me opportunities to stretch that as best they could. I also liked the responsibility I had and the respect I received as a result of meeting someone’s needs.

So I am now on a mission to fuse those two jobs along with my interests into a rewarding career for me that makes everyday a joy for me to be included in. Now don’t get me wrong I am already blessed with my life and the way God is truly moving in it, but I also know he has a purpose for me and to be honest this aint it! Yes I said “Aint”! I don’t want my career to define me, I am hoping the person I am and my beliefs represent me to the best of my ability and define me for God’s intentions. However, having a rewarding career at this point would be at the top of my “Bucket List” for life, along with being a mommy and a wife. I know some people have bucket lists that include sky diving and bungee jumping and that is fine, I am an adventurous person and when the opportunity presents itself for me to do something fun that I may not have done before then I will pursue so as for right now that is good enough. Now let me caveat that with I will never be enticed to sky dive or bungee jump! Right now I am about improving my overall quality of life and enjoying every aspect. Now, typically the idea when making a move in jobs has been to let the salary be one of the leading factors and for that reason every move I have made has been an increase in pay. Of course it was easier when I lived at home, but now that I am on my own I have to be mindful and this is what stumps me in a way because I have a few things I would love to blink my eyes and be engrossed in but the financial aspect scares me because it means a cut in pay until the money starts flowing in, but I can’t help but be enticed by the even more rewarding aspect of it: LOVING WHAT I DO. So I am off to explore ways to tap into this and really find a reason to smile at work other than because I’m just a “smiley” person!

If you are reading this and have the opportunity to do what you love to do every day, I hate you! LOL no I kid, seriously I admire you and commend you as I am sure taking that step do it came with reserve and hesitation but at the end of the day you probably wouldn’t trade it for the world. Or would you?? I’m pretty sure I have something on my desk or in my pocketbook I’d be willing to part with!! J

But in all seriousness, I will join the likes of you soon, so wish me luck as the venture begins. Operation “Life is too short, and parking is too much, to not do what you love” is in full swing!

K.I.S.S.

Jae

Happy...to be back!

Well...Hello again!

             So, I searched via google, for the perfect definition to use here for the purpose of getting you to understand (if you were wondering) why I chose my "new" blog name and Wikipedia’s definition just spoke to me. Wikipedia says "Simplicity is the property of being simple. It usually relates to the burden which a thing puts on someone trying to explain or understand it. Something which is easy to understand or explain is simple, in contrast to something complicated. Alternatively, as Herbert Simon suggested, something is simple or complex depending on the way we choose to describe it."  When I read this I said to myself “YESSSSS, that’s exactly what I want!"

          Over the last few years of my life, I have been complicated and confused and unsure and over the last year I learned it was more so my fault than not. Without divulging names or specifics I will share parts of my last year at times in an effort to show the growth or lesson I learned from it. The one major lesson or thought I had was I just want to keep it simple. It is so important for me now to make sure I live in the present moment and keep it happy and simple. You are what you speak and think you are! I repeat YOU are what YOU speak and think YOU are! (I am speaking to myself here as well)

          Now don’t get me wrong because by true definition Simple means easy to understand, deal with, but it also means...PLAIN. That does not mean I want to be plain or boring, because I’m a fun girl(woman) lol, I just mean the day to day living of my life I want to be free of drama, complications and anything that does not scream out simple and happy. 

When I decided to shut down my previous blog and regroup and rebuild me I knew coming back into this I had to be honest with myself so I can be honest with my followers…all 5 of you! :) It was important that I remain true to myself but stand out enough to be recognized, if that makes sense, the blogs of the world are in the masses of 100s, so I didn’t want anyone to see this as just another blog. I shut down my previous blog “littlemissjaechatterbox” because it wasn’t who I really was, or correction it was who I used to be and as true as it was, because I was a chatterbox that name did not represent me the way I intended it to. In fact it set the tone for my life, leading to huge lessons learned and a mental growth spurt!

               I have the gift of gab, it is who I am, but it is a gift from God which means that the purpose of it is intended for good. So I needed to re-evaluate the ways in which I was using my gift and if it was doing more harm than good. While I realize 80% of the time it is used for good, that other 20% yeah, not so much. The difference was I thought before I spoke 80% of the time, while the other 20% I didn’t! Plain and simple, and as we move along I will revisit these times I didn’t use that 20%. But for now as I embark on this new journey of "Me" I decided to start writing and sharing again, hoping that maybe I can let someone else know (1) Life can be easy although it comes with TESTS  (2) You are not alone and (3) You can change & Be a Better You. I put "tests" in caps because it’s important we recognize that we are not free of “issues” in this world but how we view them and ourselves in it can help keep them “simple”. There will be times I will have something funny to share and lots of times it will be me reflecting and having an Aha Moment(s), sprinkled in with some randomness. I hope that my attempts to live a Simple, Happy life will jump off the pages of this blog and keep you coming back and in turn we can live Happily, Simplistic together! 

*disclaimer* I don’t have it all figured out and some days I need to check myself or get checked(the "checkers" know who they are), this is simply(pun intended) my journey to grow happier and more simplistic with each passing day.

Thanks for reading and remember “Keep it Simple”,

Jae