Monday Morning Margarita

Happy Monday!

Since I’m new to blogging, I asked a few trusted friends to share their thoughts about Monday Morning Margarita. From the start, it was very important to me to have worthwhile content.

While I’ve received mostly positive feedback, one of my besties told me I was missing something–that Monday Morning Margarita wasn’t quite hitting the mark. At first, I wasn’t entirely sure I agreed; however, I re-read each post, and found she was right–I am missing something.

She was expecting more continuity between my job loss and  how I’ll come to love Mondays–presumably via pursuit of a new vocation–which is totally fair, given the manner in which I introduced the subject matter…

Although losing my job was my inspiration for Monday Morning Margarita, it’s really about much more than finding a job/career path that I love. It’s about being in love with the sum total of my life. It’s about looking forward to each day with a new enthusiasm. It’s about taking advantage of the wonderful opportunity I have to completely transform myself, which includes what I do for a living. It’s about growth and taking chances. It’s about coming into my own. And most of all, it’s about happiness.

That being said, my initial thought was to revamp most of my posts, in efforts to make my intent more clear–to make Monday Morning Margarita more meaningful. But I decided against it, in favor of this post, instead.

Monday Morning Margarita is my first attempt at blogging, and as such, is a work in progress. It’s not going to be prefect straight out the gate, and as far as I’m concerned, that’s okay! I’m trying new things and I’m learning, and that’s far more valuable than getting it right the first time. In fact, I decided that making changes to previous posts (other than cleaning up occasional typos that slip through the cracks) would be disingenuous. One day, when I’m much more seasoned, I hope to look back on my early writings and muse at how far I’ve come, both as a person and a writer.

The number one goal of this blog is to encourage myself and others to listen to our hearts and follow our dreams–to bring to fruition the lives we desire (whatever that may be).

What hit home for me this past week is, much like this blog, I continue to be a work in progress–and that’s A-OK! It’s about the journey, not the destination. So what if I skin my knees a few times along the way?! I’ve got Band-Aids, and I’m not afraid to pick myself up, dust myself off and try again.

Thank you, Gwen, for caring enough to share your feedback! And thank you to all my early readers! Please stick with me. I promise to try my best not to let you down. And please remember, your contributions are most welcome.

Have a fabulous day and a wonderful week!

I love Mondays!