Dream it, Believe it, Do it

"Dream it, Believe it, Do it". Those words struck home for me back in the summer of 2007. Chip and I had gone to Edenton for his cousin's high school graduation. I saw those words on a sign in front of an elementary school and thought they were very inspiring. "Dream it, Believe it, Do it". It made me think, I have dreams, dreams that I believe in, so why not do it! Do what it takes to make those dreams come true. Those words meant so much to me I decided to adopt them as my mantra.

Well, it's been almost a year since that all-inspiring, mantra adopting day. And even though I still have dreams, and believe in them, I have yet to do anything about making them come true. I have not lived by those words. Until now.

First, Dream it. I have always loved to read. Judy Blume was one of my favorite authors when I was younger. Are You There God? It's Me Margaret was a classic in preteen angst. And what junior high school sleep over was complete without passing around a copy of Forever with all the dirty parts marked. Of course, I've outgrown Judy Blume (although she has written several adult books that were really good). I'm currently in a book club and we have read a variety of authors. I've been introduced to authors that I probably would never have read if I had not been in the book club. It's been great. But while it's great to read these books, my dream, the dream I've had for years, is to write books.

Second, Believe it. Those two words are really hard for me. It's easy to have dreams. It's easy to believe in those dreams. The hard part, for me anyway, is to believe in myself. I have not had the courage to believe that I can actually succeed at making my dream of being an author come true. I'm a scaredy cat. I have a fear of failure. I have a lack of self-confidence. And I have let my fears and lack of confidence hold me back from pursuing my dream. Well, I'm over it. I now believe I can do this. I believe that one day I will be an author. Will I be a best-selling author? Who knows? Will I even get published? Only time will tell. But just the fact that I have come to believe in myself means I have succeeded.

Finally, Do it. Now that I've said I believe I can write a book, I guess it's time to put my pen where my mouth is. It's time to start writing that book. I have several ideas, I just need to figure out how to get all my thoughts organized and on paper. To help with that, I've decided to take a novel writing course offered at the local community college. I'm very excited about the class and can't wait for it to start. Hopefully this course along with believing in myself, will put me on the right path to becoming an author.

Until next time,
Kim

New Job for 2008

Happy New Year everyone!!

A wise friend of mine said "2008 is going to be great!" and I believe her. It's already off to a great start. I have a new job! For a little over a year I have been working in Greenville. It was roughly an hour and 15 minute commute one way. While I liked my job and the people I worked with, the commute just got to be too much. I felt like I never had enough time to do everything. So I interviewed for the job of Administrative Assistant at a local law firm and right before Christmas I found out that I got it! I start tomorrow (January 14th) I am very excited. The commute is only 15 minutes! Woohoo!

Will the rest of 2008 will be as good as the first couple of weeks? I hope so!

Christmas Fun

Hello everyone. It's been a while. When I first started this blog I said I would up date it every week. Well, I had good intentions. I really did. But time always manages to slip away before I know it. I promise I will try to do better in the new year.

To make it up to all of you, I decided to tell you what's been going on in the Banks household by writing a little song. Not just any song, but keeping with the spirit of the season, I wrote a little diddy to the tune of the popular song Jingle Bells (I hope this isn't copyright infringement). Sing your hearts out and enjoy! See you in 2008!


Banks Bells
It's been a long while
Since last time that I wrote
So sit right back and relax
Because here we go

My mom came down to see us
We really had a blast
She introduced us to a new game
We played until we passed (out)

(Chorus)
Oh, Rummicub, Rummicub
It's a really fun game
It's like the cards but with tiles
And it can drive you insane

Rummicub, Rummicub
It's a really fun game
It's like the cards but with tiles
And it can drive you insane

We all went to the beach
Chip's parents had rented a place
We went for a relaxing weekend
To rest and slow the pace

I learned how to surf fish
I caught three of them
It was pretty fun
As long as they were bitin'

(Chorus)
Oh, baiting hooks, baiting hooks
Chip did that for me
He also cast out my line
But I caught the fishes

Baiting hooks, baiting hooks
Chip did that for me
He also cast out my line
But I caught the fishes

The next week was Thanksgiving
Melissa came down to stay
We all went over to eat with friends
We ate until we swayed

We had a fried turkey
It was my very first
mashed potatoes, deviled eggs
And really good deserts

(Chorus)
Oh, Pigging out, pigging out
It was all so great
Thanksgiving was really fun
Please don't ask me about my weight

Pigging out, pigging out
It was all so great
Thanksgiving was really fun
Please don't ask me about my weight

Now it's Christmas time
There is so much to do
I'll don't know how I'll get it done
But I'm sure that I'll pull through

That's all I have for now
The end is drawing near
So I wish you all a Merry Christmas
And a very Happy New Year!