the100dayproject
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11 Years!!
That’s right we are officially an 11 year old blog! January 25, 2008 was the very first Ciggy Chat post!! Back then we were on .blogspot.com however we’ve stepped up over the years…honestly a lot of it happened in this last year. After turning 10 years old we did the following: we started a 100 daily post challenge give or take a few days Day 1….Day 100 turned from ciggychat.blogspot.com to CiggyChat.com established that this blog is about “A Dreamer’s Journey” with a few pop ins of #RenainReslife started a Facebook Group for the blog and its followers connected to Pinterest, twitter, and instagram Throughout this past year you’ve read…
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We did it – Post 100!!
Can you believe it!! We made it to the end of this project!!! 100 posts in 100+ days or 4 and a half months (there may have been a few breaks along the way) but it was achieved! 100 posts in Not only is it post 100 but in my reslife world it is also new student move in day and we did that as well! This is my 6th year as a full-time professional working a move-in and my 10th overall in my reslife career so far! Anyway so excited to achieve this dream of completing the project and make sure to check back in next week to hear…
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Almost there
This is the theme of the day almost there… “Theres” that I’m thinking of… A friend so close to reaching one of her big dreams we all sense it Tomorrow being a big day at work aka new student move in Completing this post challenge of 100 posts! In this almost there moment it’s easy to get tripped up or distracted or hurt. It’s like when you’re this close sometimes life is not willing to let you easily cross the finish line. Take a look at this video here. A few weeks ago I heard a great message where this video was used. It was a powerful reminder to turn…
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Not quite finished…
A few days ago, I posted about not being satisfied meaning not accepting the status quo. Today’s post is similar but different. I’ve been in work mode, activities, and training of my team from about 7:15AM till maybe 30 minutes ago and friends I’m not quite finished yet. (I took a break to shower but still haven’t eaten yet.) In order to go into tomorrow there are still a few more things I need to tackle. Emails to review. To do lists and tasks to prepare and assign and something else I’m surely forgetting. Those are just the bare minimum. In order to do the things I really want to…
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So close…
Do you know that feeling when the next show is about to start in the midst of your binge session on Netflix or Hulu? Or when you’re heading to a new website or app on your phone? You know it’s that moment of anticipation when the little spiral wheel thing is turning….the loading phase if you will. That is what today feels like right now. It’s post 97 out of a 100. That’s 97% of the way there. 97 posts have been loaded over 97 days getting us one step closer to post 100!! Feeling the excitement and anticipation of being so close!! Until next time, I’m CiggyG Post 97…
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Before 5AM
Today I awoke before 5AM. No alarm, no phone call, just sat right up and was awake. Like alert awake. I’m still trying to pin why I was up… I wish I could say I awoke and was productive but that would be a lie. In truth, I woke up showered got back in PJs because I wanted to sleep and yet couldn’t, ate, and was just up until falling a sleep again just before a work training session I had. Prior to waking up I had only been a sleep for 5 hours. This past week has been so busy that outside of this blog and the things of…
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Long Day
Today was a long one filled with a few heavy topics as we trained our folks in handling tough situations. Situations like sexual assault, suicide prevention, and domestic/date violence. I helped to facilitate some of those conversations and discussions. I believe the biggest takeaway that came from today is about having genuine connections and real relationships with people. In doing that you’re able to be a support to someone and have someone looking out for you too. At the end of a long day or in the midst of any of the situations we discussed it helps to have someone that is genuinely there for you and to know that…
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Tired
It’s been a busy few days and I thank God for getting me through them so far. I have more to get through but I’m also grateful for the moments of rest He’s given me as I’m exhausted! Until next time, I am an exhausted Ciggy! Post 94 out of 100 #the100dayproject
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Writer’s Block
I kid you not, I’ve sat down to write this post and nothing comes to mind. If you’ve been keeping up with me you know that I am in the midst of a lot with work right now so I promise that my mind is running and making it hard to focus. I apologize for this rather short post and moment of writer’s block but wanted to share something as we near the end of this 100 day project. Until next time, I’m CiggyG Post 93 out of 100 #the100dayproject
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Satisfied
I am not sure if you’ve seen the musical Hamilton yet, but I definitely would recommend at least listening to the album from start to finish…it’s amazing! I’ve yet to see the show and only heard the music but the song that hooked me is Satisfied. Please take a moment (~5minutes) to listen to the song below. For more fun visual views of the song check out Youtube and search some of the animations that have been done with this song. If you hear the song it is kind of has a sad twist with this feeling of never being satisfied. For some reason, I played this song on repeat…
