You may have heard about a little 'snow day' we are having here in Raleigh today, as is much of the Southeast part of the country. (Which I must give a shoutout to those folks in the Atlanta-Metro area and in Alabama who have been hit much harder and struggled much more. Many of you have struggled to get home, be safe, and be warm. You will not hear this girl ever making fun of people in the South for not being able to handle winter weather) So this snowy weather meant that NC State cancelled classes after 1pm yesterday and all of today. I've seen some AWESOME photos of people playing in the snow (there was at 600+ person snowball fight on the Court of North Carolina today) and I have enjoyed having a little time off at home, snuggled with the fur babies and watching Weeds on Netflix.
And doing work.
Oh yeah! My friend and co-worker Cameron and I have been doing phone interviews for our summer internship positions today from the comfort of her apartment. Some people may think that's nuts and that we should have rescheduled them, but that's a pain in the butt. And we live in the same apartment building so we can get to one another without ever needing to go outside. Once, we even took a break to have some of our own #NCState18 fun :)
But that's not the only kind of work I'm talking about that I'm doing today. And no, I'm not talking about watching Weeds either (I do need to confess, watching that show is becoming work for me. It makes my heart race and I feel like I have to keep plugging along even though it can be tough sometimes). I'm not talking about housework either, which in all honesty isn't my top priority consider I'm moving in like 2 weeks. Or packing even.
The kind of working from home I'm talking about is the kind that I am doing on my heart and in my soul. Some lovely people in my life and I have had a lot of conversations about vulnerability lately and I realize that I SUCK at being vulnerable. Usually, if I start crying or am close to crying, the crying either continues or happens not because of the emotions that I am feeling... it's because I don't like being vulnerable and showing those emotions.
I know, using the language 'I SUCK at being vulnerable' isn't using language with myself that I would use with other people. I'm working on that. But I also have to recognize my ineptitude with this part of my life so that I know how to go forward. Kind of like the saying You have to hit rock bottom before you can make progress up.
And whether I like to admit it or not, this blog is part of that journey--of owning my story. Being MY truthfully honest, with my whole heart. And dedicating a hell of a lot more time to working from home.
And doing work.
Oh yeah! My friend and co-worker Cameron and I have been doing phone interviews for our summer internship positions today from the comfort of her apartment. Some people may think that's nuts and that we should have rescheduled them, but that's a pain in the butt. And we live in the same apartment building so we can get to one another without ever needing to go outside. Once, we even took a break to have some of our own #NCState18 fun :)
But that's not the only kind of work I'm talking about that I'm doing today. And no, I'm not talking about watching Weeds either (I do need to confess, watching that show is becoming work for me. It makes my heart race and I feel like I have to keep plugging along even though it can be tough sometimes). I'm not talking about housework either, which in all honesty isn't my top priority consider I'm moving in like 2 weeks. Or packing even.
The kind of working from home I'm talking about is the kind that I am doing on my heart and in my soul. Some lovely people in my life and I have had a lot of conversations about vulnerability lately and I realize that I SUCK at being vulnerable. Usually, if I start crying or am close to crying, the crying either continues or happens not because of the emotions that I am feeling... it's because I don't like being vulnerable and showing those emotions.
I know, using the language 'I SUCK at being vulnerable' isn't using language with myself that I would use with other people. I'm working on that. But I also have to recognize my ineptitude with this part of my life so that I know how to go forward. Kind of like the saying You have to hit rock bottom before you can make progress up.
And whether I like to admit it or not, this blog is part of that journey--of owning my story. Being MY truthfully honest, with my whole heart. And dedicating a hell of a lot more time to working from home.
Oh, and you'll be seeing a whole lot more of Brene Brown and her awesome words of wisdom, so there!
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