Well, the trip to LA didn't exactly turn out as planned - but it was rather non-eventful and I did get to see some friends so it wasn't a total loss. It did seem strange that I didn't actually get to meet the two people I went down to see - and that kept pushing me back north. As it turned out, my intuition was once again 1000% on target, because once I got back, I found out that a deposit check left for me the day I went to California (a week earlier) was never even signed - and now I have a room to rent - again.
Regardless of where I am, I have a ton of work to do. Too many interests and websites, not enough time.
My number 1 priority right now has to be income. Although my income is steadily (but slowly) building with Solavei (I need to be able to help more people save money on their cell bills), I need more income, faster. I actually started applying for jobs again this week - which seems to always be a humbling experience. I've applied for jobs I'm qualified for, under qualified for, over qualified for, jobs I am interested in, jobs I would hate, but never in the past three years have I even been able to get an interview. So far, I have not even been able to get a job pushing butts (Ski Lift Operator) at Snoqualmie Summit.
Actually last month I did have a meeting about a development position with some really good people from All About Hope - a non-profit that grants wishes to those 19 and over with stage 4 cancer - much like Make a Wish does for those 18 and under. It is a great organization that does some amazing work and it would be great to be able to work with them, but only time will tell if it is meant to be. The Founder of All About Home is a very inspiring Mercer Island Realtor named Amanda Reynolds who has fought several different types of cancer since she was only 5 years old. It's impossible to begin to imagine all that Amanda has been through - and yet she continues to serve others and fight for the mission of All About Hope. Amanda is indeed an inspiration.
Almost makes me feel bad for wanting / NEEDING a J.O.B., but the bills have to be paid - and I need to be able to eat at least once a week ... ;-)
Which brings me back to one of my passions: clean eating and HealthyEaters.org. Although I did have a couple of "cheat" meals while in southern California (I actually ate a sandwich with cheese - and bread), and ate a bunch of crap on the long drive back to Washington, I feel like I did pretty darn well during my time out of town. I had my 'rations' ready for the trip down - complete with protein powders, protein bars, nuts, lots of drinking water, etc, but probably could have done a bit better on stocking up while I was down there.
The piece that I'm not feeling so good about right now is the HealthyEaters.org website. I have not even visited the entire time I was gone - and literally did ZERO work on it. Not (yet) building much of a community there - but am now in the middle of planning a social media strategy to launch in 2013 - as well as firming up the details for the 48 state blending juice tour to take place next year. I still need to get some key partners and sponsors in place to join Blendtec in supporting our mission of reversing the obesity trend in the US.
Oh, by the way, did I mention that I am 3 days into my self imposed 'holiday' from social media?
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