Category Archives: Archives from The Bipolar Diaries

How I Have Simplified My Life To Move Forward Toward My Goals

Although this photo has next to nothing to do with what I am going to write about today I wanted to show you, in case you missed it here, that it’s cold today in central Florida!!! The water is frozen in the birdbath and the ground was quite crunchy from frost as I made my [...]

My Cornerstone for 2008

Sitting here in the cool gray morning of the first day of the new year I have been contemplating what my first post should be about. I had previously tossed around the idea of taking a look back at my ‘most inspirational’ posts of 2007 as Cariboo Ponderer did. I also gave some thought to [...]

Books That Have Made A Significant Impact On My Life

All of us have books that make the cut whenever we overhaul the space on our respective bookshelves. For me, no matter what whirlwind of emotion overtakes me at any given moment, I would never get rid of the following books: The Invisible Woman by Nicole Johnson Oh The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss [...]

Leaps of Faith

Once again I am in the process of bringing a period of upheaval into my life. The difference this time is that I am working diligently at keeping the concept of ‘planning’ in the equation.The first step was to re-structure my time. For me, this was looking at my current occupation. My first instinct was [...]

Doubting My Cookie Cutter Life

Thanks to Joy over at Thoughts of Joy, I had the opportunity to read a very riveting book this weekend. Actually, I read it yesterday. From beginning to end. The book that found me on my front porch most of the day, sipping ice tea and reading while it rained cats and dogs, was The [...]

I Want To Be The Knife!

Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons As I contemplate my future and career related possibilities, I am finding myself bogged down in the muck and mire of procrastination. I can dream it. But I can’t be the dream. Why is that? My husband [...]

In Search of the Holy Grail: AKA Trying To Find My Work From Home Niche

Not too long ago I hinted at the possibility of putting on my ‘small business owner’ hat again. I teach…therefore I make no money. I live in Florida…therefore I want to be on ‘vacation’ 24/7. What is a girl to do? I don’t want to quit teaching…well actually I won’t quit teaching. I love it [...]

Your Career Catalog Checklist

YOUR CAREER CATALOG Don’t have one? Well let’s get started. What you will need is a large three ring binder. This will keep all your information organized and readily available…to update at regular intervals…or to utilize when you begin your career change. Gather up all your personal identification information: Birth Certificate Proof of Citizenship Social [...]