365 Days – Thoughts So Far

I’m past day six in my “one photo a day for a year” project and I’m already seeing a pattern. I like playing it safe.

So far, I’ve been extremely picky and clinging to my comfort zone for bare life. That’s gotta change. No one got better at anything just by doing the things they already know how to do! Browsing flickr I’ve found so many crazy, wonderful, impressive 365-days photos! It makes me feel disappointed with myself.

So I’ve decided to start my own challenge. One pick every week needs to somehow be out of my comfort zone – be it a full-body self-portrait or a shot that just is crazy. It doesn’t matter if it’s good or bad, stunning or mediocre, inspiring or plain boring. Every one out of seven pictures will be all about pushing the limits!

There, I’m feeling better already for having decided this. Let’s see what tomorrow will bring!

6/365

Day 6, as presented on flickr:

Have a friend over today to play games. We’re having “mossaka” and salad for dinner.

A bit uninspired too.

This is the best I could come up with, it’ll have to do 😛

Interlude, February 15th

I want light. I need it, real badly.

I’ve spent the past few months at work just coping. Doing whatever absolutely needs to be done; making lists to cull the anxiety of not being as productive as I’d want to be.

I need sunshine and longer days. I need the sun to rise and clear my head of all the cotton. I need light to gently stroke my cheek and revitalize me.

We’re not even through February yet. March awaits. April and spring seem light-years away.

One can only hope.

Dealing With Bad Days

I had a really crappy day yesterday. I was in a really terrible mood all day long for no good reason.

What usually works for me when this happens is to make lists – to break down my life into manageable pieces. Take them apart, look at every one of them on its own so I can feel “hm, this is not that overwhelming, annoying, stressful or bad”. Then I like to take all the different little pieces and arrange them – make lists or color coded schedules.

Doing this doesn’t really change anything, it doesn’t complete any of the tasks on my to-do lists or solve any problems. Right? Not entirely. It does one very important thing: it changes the way I feel and the way I view the tasks ahead of me. It renders order into the chaos of my life. It makes me feel like I’m in control – every task having its place. It also helps me see the bigger picture – I can review what my entire week looks like instead of fixating on just one day.It helps me see that things tend to balance themselves out, which in turn gives me the energy to get productive and start dealing with everything – one bit at a time.

What’s your favorite way of coping with bad moods?