Hiiiii from LA! I’m here until next Wednesday visiting my best friend from college. So far on our agenda: a day at Disneyland, seeing the queens from Drag Race on tour… and that’s about it. I’m SO looking forward to spending the week with my BFF while also relaxing and resting my voice.
I legit cannot believe it’s October. Partially because it’s still been pretty warm in New York. And partially because this year is freaking flying by. Isn’t that such an “old person” thing to say?
New month means time to set some new intentions. Here’s what I’m focusing on this month:
October Intentions
California = Vacation
Okay, so many I’m already breaking this intention because I’m typing this blog post up from California BUT I really want this week to feel like vacation. While I always love being in LA, sometimes it can feel like I’m on a “working vacation” because I’m still answering emails and texting back and forth with west coast friends to make plans.
I give myself permission to be on vacation. To not blog if I don’t want to blog. To not post to instagram if I don’t want to. And to not try to cram every little thing into the next week.
Bring the LA vibes back to NYC
I always leave LA feeling creatively charged. I dunno if it’s the cross country plane rides (I get the BEST ideas when I’m on airplanes for some reason) or just being around my friend’s friends who are mostly artists of sort. Whenever I get back to New York that creative buzz disappears. Maybe I won’t suddenly be hit with this creative wave while I’m here, but if I am, I want to bring it back to New York with me.
Celebrate those around you
I was recently listening to a sort of friend’s podcast. After listening to like 10 episodes in a row I realized I should probably tell her that I love her podcast. At first I felt like a creeper, but then I remembered people like knowing that their work is being appreciated. Why am I not telling people more often that I love their podcast / blog / content ? So it’s something I want to do more often this month.
Embrace the changing of the season
I really want to whine about the weather changing and how much I hate fall. I could go on and on about why fall sucks and how I can’t even enjoy a pumpkin spice latte to make up for it. Instead of doing that (okay, I realize I kind of just did bitch for a second) I want to focus on the good things about fall. Things like no longer sweating to death while I wait for the subway. And how wearing a sweatshirts all day can be kind of cozy. No, these are not earth shattering things. But I’m trying to celebrate the little things about fall instead of focus on my hatred…
Stay focused & stay true
I’m pretty sure thing has been an intention I’ve set a number of times. But it’s a good one and it’s coming back this month. I have a tendency to get distracted when it comes to my career. An opportunity will come along that sounds exciting even though it’s not really what I want. I’ll end up pursuing that opportunity and instantly regret it because it doesn’t align with my big picture goals. Ya follow?
Yes it’s okay to take on out of the box opportunities. And to reassess as time goes on. But don’t get distracted by the opportunities that aren’t a great fit.
remember: you are enough
Something I’m ALWAYS reminding myself. My worth is not defined by how much I can cram into one day. I am already enough.
After I got back from LA in February, my therapist and I talked about how to bring some LA back to NYC. Let me think a bit more on that for you…and then let’s meet up 😉