So…here we goooooo…

I’m hoping, yes I need…to find some systems which support and nourish me in the workplace so that I have more money, ease, interconnectedness with people and yet still have lots of time to be creative, play and rest.

So I am hoping for…
Work which pays well and meets my needs (See below – deeeep breath!)and that it will come to me quickly and with ease, yes please, morrrre ease. Or it may come from all the things I’ve been doing this year to get work. So thru perserverance.(God I wish I could spell!)

I will know it’s a good thing even if I have a little nerves to contend with – I will just know it in my heart and belly!

What will work be like?
This is important because it will be warm and fun. It will be both calm and lively!I will feel inspired and cheered by the people that I work with and the work that they do for most of the time if not all of the time. Wherever you are you’ll appreciates my warm and sometimes wacky personality and notice that it creates feelings of yessss and ahhh, those happy-feeling sounds. You’re unusual because you have a hold on icky office politics and ‘workplace bullying’.

The work itself? Could be…as a temp doing what I always do – my reception thang. Or it may be that a job crops up which just feels right even if it’s unfamiliar and taps into my creativity, my skills and all that touchy feely stuff that lives in me and I express fleetingly when I get the chance. You may even be an individual who needs my help or support with your own creative work, or you want someone like me to help create some wonderful work using drama/augusto boal as a form of self exploration into people and their mutual stuck un-stuckness.

You may be based locally (that would be sooo amazing)because it would allow me more rest. Or you may be in the West End of London or North London or as I said near home. And did I say: Reasonable hours. Good pay.

hmmm think this is an ad really isn’t it?

Thanks Havi.

Its late over here in London.

Rest well,

Nina-Cherry-Rocked-The-House
bt also known as Leila

And I’m astonished that people told you that wanting peace of mind is a ridiculous thing to want! How absurd. I can’t think of anything more legitimate than wanting peace of mind (that doesn’t mean that we necessarily get it, remembering that we need it seems useful either way). Wow.

Unpacking-fu sounds like the best thing in the entire world. Unpacking-fu!

I also asked for writing. Then I ran into an enormous brick wall on one of my writing projects. In a place where I thought I had carefully felt around to make sure there was no wall! So that was really hard. On the upside, I saw a piece in electronic “print” and committed to producing a piece a month for that venue.

What I want this week: unpacking-fu.

It’s like kung fu, only for enormous stacks of boxes!

How it could happen:
I could find a way to let go of my resentment of having to unpack when there are other pressing things on my plate.

I could make some kind of wacky chart or diagram on which I could demonstrate my progress to myself!

I could come up with an easier way to reshuffle the contents of the boxes that are ultimately moving from living space into the basement.

I could find more stuff to donate or give away.

My commitment: to continue to go with whatever is easy. To remind myself of how awesome it will be to live without boxes all around me. To remember that I’m allowed to feel however I feel about it.

For example:
“it’s always advocated in a cave to be healing.”

Now, I know you’re all about your Angel Refueling Stations and devoting space for yourself. Rather than a cave. And that’s perhaps an opportunity for a post. The difference between a cave and an Angel Refueling Station, where a cave is where most folk (me SO very included!) prefer to go as we try to get away.

So, yeah, that’s my question. Because I see that as something that could help with your advance post concerns. I find that the challenge with old lists is that while I might like to write about that topic, the reason why it’s remained on the list is because I don’t believe that I can credibly add anything new to that topic. And when I can credibly add something new to that topic, that fact is revealed to me not by the list, but by some outside/current event.

Whereas Stu, well, he’s yours. So the credibility is that direct connection between the two of you, as it applies to you.

@Sandra – I love it. Also: I think that Stuff I Experience While Living In Tokyo, Some of Which May or May Not Benefit Other People is a terrific theme for a blog. It definitely doesn’t have to be more specific than that.

You are the thing that ties it all together, and you have a unique voice and a delightful perspective. That is more than enough.

For the tech-ey stuff (also for you, Lydia!), I want to point you to Wendy Cholbi (http://www.wendycholbi.com) if you don’t know her already.

She does this freebie office hours thing once a week where you can call and ask questions. And she’s a *really* good explainer, especially for stuff like that. Totally patient and sweet and non-judge-ey.

@Elizabeth – awesome. If you want, you could write a Very Personal Ad about the kinds of people you’d like to be hanging out with, and what you like about them or what they like about you … I know a couple people (in Portland!) who are working on that too. :)

Love all around for the ads. They are beautiful, all of them.

And Jessica Rabbit kisses to Mr. Pants.

Me: A young adult who missed the horizon-broadening experiences of study-abroad.
You: Broader horizons.

Are you an adventure that will get me off this coast? Do you scoff at tourist traps because — let’s face it — they don’t really convey current culture? Can you immerse me in experiences to the point where I’m never quite the same?

I’m especially looking for you if you can account for a brand-new husband. Invite him along, or alleviate my guilt for leaving him behind, and you get an express pass to the short list.

Expense is acceptable, but I’m willing to spend more if you can be somehow monetized. Courses and retreats are welcome to apply!

In return, I’m committed to milking the experience for all it has to offer. No halfway about it, here. I ask that you keep me reasonably safe, but coddlers need not apply: risk is part of life, and I need some living!

The right situation can find me by way of serendipity or word-of-mouth. Don’t just knock, Opportunity: ring the bell!

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And one of these days, I think I’ll write a *proper* personal ad about needing a Duck.
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I simply want the energy and will not to get a huge kink in my neck, tense shoulders, tight jaw, and burning eyes when I work on a hopefully short-lived project. The goal is to migrate my site into Wordpress. Lots of Work.

I am focusing on small successes, not how long it will take, but how I can find fun in the moment.
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How this could happen
Dunno. Shrug. Get a host, buy a domain, pick a template, badabing? It doesn’t sound so hard…

My commitment
Get a little clearer on what I want it to be about. Or not. Maybe it’s not about anything more specific than Stuff I Experience While Living In Tokyo, Some of Which May or May Not Benefit Other People?
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What I want: I’d like a few really good friends. That live in the area.

How it could happen: I am open to anything ..

My commitment: To remain open .. and to be willing to let people in, which is the thing that sometimes I struggle with.

So yes, yay for personal ads. :)