Looking For My Rainbow

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." - Dolly Parton

Where is this month going and how did we go from winter to summer? Not that I'm complaining, the weather in Chicago has been beautiful, gotta love it! This month has been flying by, as the saying goes, "When it rains, it pours..." in my case it's finally pouring all sorts of good, and I'm hoping to see a rainbow in my horizon very soon.

 

The theme for March for The Happiness Project is all about work, another fitting month, with all that's going on in my life right now. 

• Launch a blog: I think I'm one step ahead with this blog. My next step is to create a website, but I'm still trying to fine tune the details of exactly what this website will be all about. 
• Enjoy the fun of failure: There are plenty of times I definitely have felt like a failure, especially when I don't get a job. You really doubt yourself and your abilities, but if you don't fail, you don't learn. I've learned to look at failure as life lessons, to learn what you can from it, to better yourself, and move on. It's the only way to get over it.
• Ask for help: This is something I'm not always good at. I'm the type of person to take on the world by myself. But these past few years, during a job search, I found it really doesn't hurt to ask. I've asked for job leads and referrals and no one every says no. And by putting myself out there, I have gained a part-time job and other opportunities I can finally use my skills towards.
• Work smart: With an internship, part-time job, job interviews, and freelance projects on the side, I'm getting back into the swing of a busy, full day, kind of life. Trying to juggle everything and doing things I need to get done is a balancing act. I'm figuring out how to manage the hours in the day and be where I need to be and do what I need to do.  
• Enjoy now: I've always said, "Play now, work later." When I'm not busy working or looking for work, I've learned to enjoy every moment and the free time because I know I won't always have it. I know work will come but in the mean time, I will play in this beautiful weather!

How do you handle the pouring rain in your life?