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Last week was our first week back from China. Looking through the entries and photos and video… we did a lot of stuff. That was a really busy first week. This week doesn’t look like it’ll be any less busy and… according to our calendar of events, the rest of the month is packed with activities. I think what we have on there will stay, but we’re gonna try to not add anything else. Besides. We’re both traveling out of state these next few weekends and attending graduations (Phoenix, and then Baltimore, and then back here in Atlanta).

PLUS – I have a new top secret side project that I’m working on, school is back in full swing, and paying off debt while preparing to move. The paying off credit card debt is a huge relief – my tax return this year nearly knocks that whole thing out. So now I just have my car, and of course, the $35,000 for school (doing the calculations, I should graduate just before the wedding next year in May). But it’s funny how the relatively small amount of CC debt being erased is a huge lift. Oh yeah. AND I’m focusing on the exercise/running again.

I’m really going to need to keep my space and find that center – or else burn out. And while I probably wouldn’t all-out-fail, I would be able to get by – but I’m trying to not do that this time around. I’m trying not to just get by and only achieve a moderate level of success – I really want it to be my best. I really want to put forth my best efforts during the next few months and years and on. Everything up to this point has simply been in preparation for the next period, and although we don’t always get a clean starting point (such as my 30th birthday next year), we should be looking forward and making progress.

So instead of this continual state of ’stumbling forward and making progress’ that I’ve been in for most of my life, I figure I’ll push things harder. Because I can. I really, really can. Sure I’ve been getting B’s lately in all of my classes – but I’ve also only spent roughly 4 hours a week on school. It’s just… with the understanding that the margin of difference between good and excellent is very small, but the rewards for being excellent are exponentially greater – I really need to push and get to that point of being excellent – because the rewards (and not just financially) are much greater than what you get by simply being ‘good’.

Additionally, I need to add my practice of reiki to the list of things I’m focusing on – because it’s a seriously awesome acquired gift and to not develop the skills would be such a waste.

And while I have my big grin, and shouting Anthony Robbins voice going, I also want to say that y’all are awesome, we like hearing from you, and if you’re reading this, thanks from Leah and me. We are fortunate enough that most of you guys reading this are also our friends – and even for someone like me who’s never kept many friends around on purpose – it’s all appreciated.