Since I’ve returned from our honeymoon, I’ve been picking up a couple side projects. I knew these projects were coming months before the wedding, so I’ve been prepared.
Many of these projects are social media-related which makes me SO happy. Because, guess what? When I’m working on blogging, social media, and the like, it usually doesn’t feel like work. I love it! It is super exciting and I can’t wait to find out where this new direction in my life takes me.
Here’s what I’ve been working on:
- Blonde & Balanced. This is kinda obvious, but I’ve been striving to put more effort into Blonde & Balanced. B&B is my baby and it usually always comes first (unless I have a deadline looming). I’ve been thinking about B&B a lot and I hope you are enjoying the direction it is taking!
- Social Media Side Project. I’ll never be able to divulge much about this, but I am the social media coordinator for a local group effort. It is super exciting and takes up a lot of time, but it’s so fun to be the lead on something like this. I’m learning a lot.
- Freelancing. I’ve been rekindling my freelancing habits. You’ll start to see me pop up on the blogs I used to write for regularly.
- B&B Social Media: When I have time, I’ve been attempting to amp up the social media for B&B – specifically Facebook. If you haven’t already, Like Blonde & Balanced on Facebook here!
- Personal Blog. I’ve been posting more on my personal blog, too. Still not as much as on B&B, but it’s a work in progress. I’m finding my flow there.
- Operation Buy Our First House: Of course, there is that whole thing where we’re buying our first house. No big deal.
- Normal Life. Oh yeah, and then there’s work, workin’ on my fitness, friends, family, church, and all the things that make up a good life.
- Marriage. Oh, and I’m also a newlywed!
Seems like a lot of stuff, but the crazy thing is that I’m happier than I think I ever have been since I returned from my honeymoon. I am thriving on all these projects, my new marriage, and life in general. My side projects make me so happy!
Now, if only I could figure out a way for my side projects to make me enough money to live on? Hmmmm … that sounds like my next project. 
What have YOU been up to lately? Share with me your latest hobbies, travels, side jobs, career moves, of major life events in the comments!
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All those things sound wonderful and the new site looks great. Congratulations!
Thanks, AC!
I love all these awesome things you’re up to. In the spirit of sharing my 2011 has been awesomely busy and cool too:
-cofounded a choir and already have put on one concert. #2 is next week.
-started an awesome new job
-traveled to 3 countries already with further plans too and met the most amazing online friends in real life.
-keeping up with growing my site/revenue/connections/awesomeness
-being filmed for British national television next week!
Life is good, and I loved reading about all the amazing stuff in your life too.
Wow, you HAVE been busy! The new job, website growing, and traveling sound awesome!
Wow Amber you are busy, it must be hard to balance all these things together, that’s why you are B&B
. I always try to focus on one thing at a time, that keeps me balanced. If I do too many things I get frustrated and burned out.
I agree — focusing on one thing at a time is the best approach, but I always have trouble with that.
Blah, what haven’t I been doing? I’m working full-time, in school part-time (but taking 3 classes online over the summer, while working, so that kinda feels like full-time). I’m writing 2 blogs, keeping up with 3 Twitter accounts, and have just been told I need to start a blog/FB/Twitter for work. Plus, I’m trying to lose weight, and am on Week 3 of the Couch-to-5K running program.
Wow, thanks for letting me get all that out!
It’s good to be busy… and it seems like you’re staying balanced
Wow! You are crazy busy. Good luc with everything but I’m sure you can handle it.
The site looks really good and congrats on the wedding! I am sure the honeymoon was great too! I sound your site pretty recently and I really like it. I am excited to see how this projects unfold. I am about to quit my job, student teach, and then travel the world. I am a little nervous to give up the current job I am in but I am happy to share my adventures with my fellow bloggers. I also just got my yoga certification so I am on the hunt for yoga teaching positions. Glad I found you!
Hi Meg! Thanks for stopping by! I’ve actually already subscribed to your blog too after you left that last comment! I am really liking it.
Congratulations on finding a way to be busy in a good way; it’s not always easy……..it’s taken me a couple of years to get to that point. At first I had to scale back to doing virtually nothing and then start building the ‘busy’ back up on my own terms. Now busy is fun!