Failure? Never.

So technically I failed. I'll admit that the challenge I gave myself  and my readers did not go as planned. But I ask you if someone tries and doesn't succeed are they a failure?

I say no.
I at least tried. I wont lie and say that I stayed away from my phone and that I only called when I needed to talk to someone. I texted and checked my Facebook, but I did cut back how often I was on.
But I want to ignore the challenge that I gave and just talk about failure.
What is failure to you?
Is it not making it on a team, losing a game of some sort, not getting an "A" on a test?
Those are pretty common but what I think failure means to me is not trying.
If you don't try you have no chance in succeeding. We only fail ourselves when we do not try. No one else really cares if you did bad on a test. Its not their test. No one cares if you got on that team, they probably made it.
I guess what I am trying to say is that you are only a failure when you do not try.
If you have a goal then make it happen the best you can. I don't mean trying once and giving up because it's the best you think you can do. You have to KEEP trying. Make changes and try again. See where it is not working and make adjustments to your plan. If you want to get on the team train your butt off for tryouts next year. Make goals and set expectations for yourself.
I will tell you of one goal I have:
I wanted to get rid of my credit card debt.
I found it extremely difficult to actually start making big payments. Now I could have just payed it off all at once but that would have made it hard for Mitch and I to pay for other things. So I made the biggest payments that we figured we could afford. I was so scared. I don't like spending lots of money when we don't actually  have to.
But now that I only have one more month left of making payment. I feel good. It took me about 4 months and I actually can't wait.
Now some of you might be thinking that paying off a credit card has nothing to do with failure. But it does. The only reason I am actually close to paying it is because I set a goal.
AND I TRIED.
That's all I have for today. Go out there and  exceed your goals!

Bye!

Disconnect to Reconnect

Is this you?

I know from my life, the way my parents brought me up mainly, to put my phone away if I want to spend time with those that I love. 

But in my generation it seems that most cannot live one day without their phone or going on some sort of social media. Now if your sitting there reading this thinking that you can, go ahead try it, Where will you check the time? How will you know the "news" of the day? How will you know what is on your calendar? 

Now I will say this it is hard for even me to put aside the electronics. With school and work and somewhat of a social life, I tend to be on the computer or my phone probably 85% of the time I am awake. 

I use the internet and such for my entertainment, cooking recipes, staying in touch with Mitch and my family that is in Arizona, to turn in my homework and multiple other things. But what if I didnt have internet for a day, week, or even longer. What would I do? What would you do?

I know for me when I blog its like therapy but cheaper. I can put all my thoughts down on one subject and  be done with it. I take breaks (no duh) but I feel like the things I write every once in a while will be read by someone that agrees or someone that needed their thoughts changed. 

Now before I get to far, I am not saying social media and such are bad. All I want to say is we need to keep in touch with REAL life. 

I watched a video that a friend posted on Facebook that made me think. I need to disconnect as much as I can so I can reconnect with life.Here it is for you to watch:

So I want to make a pledge to disconnect as much as I can. Excluding school and work I want to reconnect with life. For entertainment I can read, talk with my husband, go for walks, and so many other things. For cooking, well duh, I will actually use the cook books that I own! As far as my phone goes I found this on Pinterest:

I will start this on Monday October 13th 2014 (My birthday).

Will you join me?

Let me know what steps you plan to take to reconnect with REAL life!

BYE!