You Super Star You!

I have to admit. It's been a great week. Actually, April turned into a pretty darn good month. And May is off with a fantastic start! I can honestly say that my only complaint with myself recently has been that I'm not taking enough time to get out into the Port Orchard Community and talk to/meet business owners. In my mind there is a fine line between 'selling' what I do and just living the life I am creating for myself. I do hope to (eventually) meet every single business owner. I would love to be a walking referral system. The truth is however, that I can't possibly wear the hat of sales person at this point. Little by little I'll get to new businesses. Or maybe I can clone myself and do it faster!
This week I saw the realization of a life time dream. I got my own microphone. (Just kidding, that's only part of the realization). Having grown up in Burbank, CA (it's not my fault I was born there) near the home of NBC Studios, I always saw myself as someone who had something to say (that hopefully others wanted to listen to). I pretended I had a reality show a decade before they really existed. (Some might call this crazy, I prefer 'creative'). And now, I am creating my own show: Port Orchard Living. It's actually a webcast program which means we will record it and then after edits are made, will publish it to PortOrchardLiving.org, YouTube, facebook etc. 'We' is me, a videographer and a producer. This first episode is about the upcoming Port Orchard Public Market and should be released in a day or two! Woot!.......So, yeah, this week I did get my own microphone. Best May Day ever, I'd say! Seriously, though, I am really enjoying learning more of a journalistic style of writing. I've learned camera shots and angles, learned how to write an investigative report and interview questions, written filming disclaimers and completely broken out of any hesitant shell I might have had. It's a good, a most wonderful feeling to be doing what I love and loving what I am doing. It feels like I have finally 'arrived' in my own life if that makes any sense.

Happy as I am, life has been a bit crazy lately and I actually left my phone behind and then spent 4 hours without it. They were the hardest four hours of my life. (HA HA! Just kidding, OF COURSE!!)  I did find it very interesting how many times I reached for my phone. To check the weather forecast, to check the time, to check my email, to check the web, to use my calculator, oh and most importantly to call my husband so he knew where I was! I didn't even know his phone number by heart. That really got me thinking about how much I rely on technology for my life. Don't miss understand me, I won't change that, but I will keep it in mind. I ended up going by the work place of a friend, borrowed a phone and looked up my husbands phone number. I survived the great cell phone debacle of 2013!

On a different topic, I'm walking much better and if you've read my earlier blogs you know all about it my walking issues. Never, ever, ever take walking for granted. It's such a blessing! Physical Therapy is helping a lot. I realize how badly I am out of shape from my injuries. I'm so grateful to have health insurance coverage that will help me overcome these obstacles. I was told I shouldn't attempt to run again, but I have faith I'll be back to walking completely normal without pain soon!

I wish my blog was more substance tonight, but I just don't have it in me. It's been a long week and it's gonna be a long weekend. I've got multiple engagements this weekend and sleeping in, isn't on the list- but then doing chores and yard work isn't either.