Ok. I'm really tired. After having an emotionally grueling week, I went on a "productivity" frenzy today. (Or rather, Sunday. It's now past midnight.) First of all, I made the decision to spend $27 of my presently very limited funds on an unlimited week metrocard. I was debating with myself earlier today about it, telling myself that I'd have to use it at least three times each day in the coming week in order for it to be worth it. I decided to buy it because I became resolved to find SOME kind of job this week, by walking into business establishments on foot all around the city. If I kept buying $10 cards, I'd proably run out of cash! So I decided to suck it up and buy the week pass. I'm putting my ALL into this coming week, because after the week is up, it's back to ride-by-ride metrocards.
Secondly, I attended a meditation class at the IDP. I was the only participant and the instructor couldn't get into the building, so we wound up meditating at this beautiful little hidden park across the street that I'm totally going to revisit. The class was really good for me! It helped remind me of the ever-changing nature of both my internal world of thought and the reality outside of me by encouraging me to be present with "what is." A great way to counterbalance feelings of being "stuck" and ideas that nothing is ever gonna change. Shit changes every instant. And it's important for me to take time to notice it. This week I'm definitely gonna plan to meditate 5 minutes a day. The instructor recommended I do this just so I could begin to get into the practice of noticing my body and my thoughts. I'm going to definitely do this! As well as attend a meditation class weekly so I can meditate in community, as well. I think I may stick with the IDP. If not, Shambhala.
Thirdly, after meditation, I went all across town so a couple of libraries, a Whole Foods, a Barnes and Noble, and a Borders Bookstore. So yea, so far the week pass is paying off. I probably would've spent $10 today alone if I brought a ride-by-ride metro card. I found out that I had to apply online for many of these businesses, so when I got home, I actually MADE DINNER (I'd been eating a mix of pasta, tuna, grilled cheese and peanut butter jelly sandwiches, cold cereal, popeye's, chips and yogurt all week. I think that's my "I'm depressed" menu....) and then I got to work on the online applications. Now I'm thinking about my coming week, obviously. So, in that spirit, here are some intentions for this week:
♥ Meditate for five minutes each morning - yes! goal accomplished
♥ Email myself a list of business I want to visit on foot this week (Monday; 15-30 businesses)
♥ Create a letter for my boss to sign for Food Stamps (Monday)
♥ Apply for unemployment BEFORE picking up signed letter (Monday/Tuesday)
♥ Create another letter explaining how my contract ended (Monday)
♥ Visit school for signatures (Monday/Tuesday)
♥ Visit Food Stamps Office with extra docs Monday/Tuesday
♥ Contact Blake from tutoring org about scheduling kids and fingerprinting (Monday)
♥ Spend Monday and Tuesday working on BELL classes
♥ Send out invites for WOC brunch
♥ Bluestockings on Thursday, Friday, Saturday ($5) and/or Sunday
♥ Shambhala Dharma talk on Tuesday (donation based)
♥ Send Austin the revised WOC doc
♥ Yoga twice this week
♥ Start working on some work for book project (lit review, stats etc.)
♥ Henna my nails
♥ Create rec letter and send off application (Wednesday/Thursday)
♥ Email person from Radical Educator's group
♥ Finish Freire
♥ Contact Phoebe
♥ Contact Kish
♥ Visit orthodontist and explain my situation (Tuesday or Wednesday)
♥ Call Hunter's Bursar
♥ Call Bank of America regarding claim
♥ Call T-Mobile on Thursday or Friday
♥ Apply for jobs from Feminist website and idealist (1-2 per day)
♥ Add more images to my vision board*
♥ Type up 30-50 poems - only did about ten
♥ Get groceries (Thursday/Friday)
♥ IDP on Sunday
♥ Eat well this week
♥ Bedtime by 2:00 AM - HAH!!!
♥ Volunteer app for Greenmarket http://www.grownyc.org/volunteer#greenmarket
♥ Call Juva Spa Tuesday or Wednesday
♥ See if I owe any money on my library account - yep, owe $9.00
♥ Get copy of Anarchism and Education by Judith Suissa from library
♥ Put Ramona in touch with my mom Tuesday or Wednesday
*Also...I started the vision board thing again last week. But this time, I made five general sections that represent parts of my life I seek fulfillment within: career, activism, spirituality, interpersonal relationships and art. A blurry pic of part of it is above.
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