(Re) Chic

I am fairly open about the fact that I go to a counselor on a regular basis.  As someone who struggles with depression one of the things that's helped me, even more than my medication, has been talk therapy.   One of my favorite things to have from a therapist is homework.  Now I know that most people associate homework with those terrible school assignments you had to do or the mountains of reading that made you hate your life through college.  But homework during therapy in very important because it forces you to change your habits not just during your sessions but also in your everyday life.   So, I thought I would share with you a few of the homework assignments that I have been given by my counselor to work on until I talk to her again in March.   Hold myself accountable-I keep saying I'm going to start going to the gym...and I haven't yet...so this bit of homework is working on what motivates me to do what I say I will do. Stick up for myself-Lately I've bee

1. Talk about Money. I know that a majority of bloggers are in it for the bottom line and for getting paid.  But honestly, I'm here because I love to write, I love to watch the evolution of social media, I love to work with an organization that does great work (an an AmeriCorps*VISTA I work with a non-profit), and to use social media and blogging to share that information with the rest of the web.   You'll notice that my site has no ads.  This is for 2 main reasons: because I know I don't have enough followers for those ads to make any money and because as a VISTA member I'm not allowed to have a second income.  The other reason is honestly, I hate going to a website and feeling like the entire thing is a ploy to get me to add to the consumer/wasteful culture that we've cultivated here.   I'm here to do what I love...and I wish others would do more of the same.   2. Worry about traffic All bloggers want to be read...I mean...why would you bother writing wh