better me in 30

Define yourself.  After taking a considerable amount of sociology and psychology classes in college you would think this would be a much easier task.  I don't know how many times I had to define the difference between authentic and fictional self.

Today was an uncomfortable day of the "Better Me In 30" challenge because I'm a super sensitive person and I really don't want to hear the things that my friends think are wrong with my personality...but it turns out the 3 things I can improve on are things I already knew.

Ask a friend or someone who knows you well to tell you three things you can improve on. Um...what? So, you're telling me to walk up to someone I know and have them honestly tell me where I fall short? Time to put on my big girl panties and ask the hard questions. It took me all day to get the courage.

For years I've maintained that there should be a basic "life skills" class you have to take as a requirement to graduate college.  Something that teaches you how to "adult" well...because I clearly suck at it so that's why I chose Adulting: How To Become A Grown-Up In 468 Easy(ish) Steps as my book to read!

"If I get it it all down on paper, it's no longer inside of me threatening the life it belongs to."  Those Anna Nalick lyrics have stuck with me for years and she's so right! Sometimes you just need to word vomit what's going inside of you somewhere safe like a journal.

I need to start a new hobby? That's it, I'm going big this time. I have a kitchen table that is not even close to what I want in my house. I see all the DIY furniture makeovers and usually drool over someone else's handiwork. Starting today, that handiwork is going to be coming from me! My hobby is this table. I'm turning it into awesome.

I love to read but the books that "take me away" are usually pretty trashy (or at least, that's what I choose). The ones that teach me are super-nerdy and all about business and strategies. I'm a digital nerd. My challenge to find a book that forced me to combine the two "categories" pushed me to a new level. It's time to face the real me.

I can't just buy a random journal. I have to buy a journal that perfectly suits me (I'm obsessed with black and white stripes) but I also have to set the mood. It's all about fall for me. Now to get serious about it, though.