Blowing My Own Cornet
I’m blowing my own cornet today rather than the larger trumpet as I used to play the cornet (another useless fact for you, thank me later) and as I said cornets are smaller so it’s easier to blow your own cornet 
I’m joining in with the Sleep is For The Weak Writing Workshop this week and I’m tackling prompt five.
5. Tell us about something, or show us something that you do really, really well and are proud of.
There are many things I’m actually quite proud of, for example my daughter and my marriage. I’m very proud of those things they take a lot of work to maintain but bring me the most happiness and comfort.
On a personal level I’m proud of my mum blogger e-course. I’ve produced something under my own steam that nearly three hundred people want to use, and lots and lots of people have promoted and emailed me to say thanks.
I’m proud that I’m only one 2500 word essay away from getting an HNC in Business Studies, it’s taken a couple of years studying from home but it’s the first step towards that coveted degree I’m after.
Mostly I’m proud that I’m living authenticly. My family get to do what they want to do, both in a work capacity and in their free time. We don’t chase material success as it simply isn’t important to us, the few material things we’ve really wanted we’ve bought (I love you my lovely iPhone). We believe in working to live rather than living to work which can sometimes be at odds with the society around us. Things aren’t perfect, I’m sure my husband would rather be a film director with a range rover sport parked in front of a country mansion, myself I’d like a ‘grand designs’ house with a cleaner and a home office overlooking stunning scenery and a mezzanine balcony where I’d have amazing barbecues, but we’re realists and in less you get very lucky or decide to work 80 hours a work for several years then it’s not going to happen.
I established pretty set views on what I wanted from life after reading the book Authentic: How to Make a Living by Being Yourself. It’s one of the best non fiction books I’ve read in terms of getting you to think about what you really want from life and not be swayed by societal expectations.
If this sort of thing interests you I wrote a series on what I learned from the book, it’s four years old now but mostly still relevant.
What are you proud of?
You should be proud! Those are all fantastic achievements. I love your thoughts on authenticity. It seems to be a phrase I’m hearing more and more and one I really wish to aspire to. Off to check out the book and your old posts now!
Blow away, I am off to read more!
Really opened my eyes Josie, puts everything into perspective, cuts through the noise if you get what I mean.
Nice to find someone else who doesn’t care about big screen TVs! All great things to be proud of. You’ll have to vlog yourself playing the cornet one day!
Used to play the cornet Dara, used to
That is so nice.
I’m impressed Erica and I like the sound of that book. I’m older than you yet still working out what I want to do with my life – work-wise and where I want to live. You sound pretty sorted to me.
That’s a lot to be proud of and I’m another one interested in reading that book. Not long after I had my first son, I became hooked on the Simple Abundance books and began a gratitude journal which I guess kind of led to me blogging and thus writing again.
I’ve set about changing my life last year… and taking it forward this year.
I read this blog and felt so happy for you. You seem so happy and content with life. That’s something to be proud of indeed.
Blow that cornet girl! Do it loud!
Thank you Louise and If I Could Escape. It’s interesting to know that you have similar ambitions.
Brava brava, it’s so nice to be in a place that you are happy with, makes for a very enjoyable life indeed
Really happy for you