Sunday, October 14, 2012

Always learning

At my most recent place of employment, my co-workers and I had to take the Strengths Finder quiz to measure our top five strengths. Why? I'm still not sure, but I love these kind of personality tests. I've taken lots, and they always reveal something new or interesting.

I can't find the book right now (imagine that!) to confirm the four below, but my top strength was/is LEARNER.

What can I say, I just love to learn. Whether it's learning about new ingredients (like the sambal oelek I'm going to use in a recipe this week), reading the daily news, or finding some DIY goodness online, I enjoy soaking it all up.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.  

-Henry Ford


This weekend, I went to two different church services, where I heard more about two totally different books of the Bible. I learned something new about Mark's gospel, including speculation there could have been a thirteenth apostle. See! That kind of stuff is super interesting and worth writing down.

Right now, while on my sabbatical (I think I should start referring to it as that, huh?), I'm learning about what I can tackle in a day without work. I have yet to be bored or have a day without a list of things to do. I apply to jobs, visit companies, make lots and lots of calls and send plenty of emails. Oh, and you know I have been cooking and baking! I try to workout as much as possible (and especially with girl Schady) because that's just what I love to do when I have loads of time. I've been spending great quality time with my mom on her days off, with Taylor in the evenings, with my friends, and with my old co-workers. Oh, and I've been working as hard as I can to downsize and reorganize the condo. 

You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love. 

-Julia Child

All that said, I've just realized there's one huge thing I've been neglecting: wedding planning. It's been brought to my attention that I haven't done much since securing the church and venue for our reception. Oopsies. It's kind of true. So, that's on my to-do list for the week. Get back in wedding planning shape! 

I'm still learning regardless of whether or not I'm working...no matter how hard I try, I can't be on top of it all!  

As always, more to come...    

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