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look here, only a month between blog posts \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n

i’ve set aside a goal for me this year – well, the first half of the year – to figure out what my passion is and commit to it. something that i will do longer for a year. something that i can see myself doing for the next 5 years. something that i can talk and talk about without tiring, and without being embarassed. <\/p>\n

i know, everyone wants this too. and lucky me, i get to figure this out!<\/p>\n

elizabeth gilbert<\/a>‘s book, Big Magic, has been a crazy bestseller and yes i managed to read it while waiting at school pickup over 8 weeks last year. a miracle in itself, but it was like she’s talking to me directly, while also talking to you and everyone else that needs a kick up the pants. <\/p>\n

i think my problem is that i want to be THE BEST at whatever i’m doing. and if there’s a likelyhood that someone else is better, younger, smarter, cooler… then i shy away from it. how silly is that? what would i tell my kids? don’t bother? no way. <\/p>\n

(freaky fact – as I’m typing this, the ladies on The View have JUST said what i said above about not bothering! weird. see everyone is talking about this! it’s not just me). <\/p>\n

i was in website development for over 10 years before i wanted\/needed to stop working full time to take care of Jovie. i know for sure that i can’t go back to that career, nor can i ‘just’ take care of Jovie forever. being a carer and a mum is always going to be with me, but i know there’s a part of Tracey that is yet to be fully discovered. <\/p>\n

BE THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF. BE THE BEST AT WHAT YOU ARE GOOD AT NATURALLY. <\/p>\n

so off i go today, Monday. what a great day to figure out what makes me happy \ud83d\ude42 onwards & upwards!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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