Scrap Your Trip Karen Foster Stationery Sale Ends Tonight

It seems like Wednesday’s e-mail about drift struck a chord with lots of you.  I wanted to share a quiz with you from the blog that I read that really started me thinking about the whole concept of drift.  It’s “The Happiness Project” from Gretchen Rubin and I think she is an awesome writer.  Here’s the quiz from her blog:  

“One of the problems of drift is that we try to deny we’re drifting. Take this quiz: how many of these statements apply to you, in your current situation? The more checks you make, the greater your risk for being adrift.” __ I often have the peculiar feeling that I’m living someone else’s life.
__ I often think, “This situation can’t go on,” but then it does go on.
__ I spend a lot of time daydreaming about a completely different life as an escape from what I’m doing now.
__ I find myself getting very angry if someone challenges the values that I think I’m working toward. (E.g., working like crazy as a fifth-year associate at a law firm, and furious if someone argues that money and security aren’t important.)
__ I complain about my situation, but I don’t spend much time trying to figure out ways to make it better. In fact…
__ I fantasize that some catastrophe or upheaval will blow up my situation. I’ll break my leg or get transferred to another city.
__ I find myself having disproportionate reactions. (For example, I have a friend who wasn’t admitting to herself that she wanted to be an actor, and she decided to give it a shot after she started crying when someone started talking about acting.)
__ I feel like other people or processes are moving events forward, and I’m just passively carried along.
__ I find myself doing or getting something because the people around me are doing it or want it.
__ There is something in my life about which I used to be passionate, but now I never allow myself to indulge in it. In fact, it makes me uncomfortable even thinking about it.
__ I’ve justified certain actions on my part by assuring myself, “I might as well,” “It can’t hurt,” “This might be useful,” “This will keep my options open,” “I can always decide later,” “I can always change my mind,” “Nothing is forever,” “How bad can it be?”

I don’t know about you, but after reading the first couple of questions, I knew I was drifting along.  Recognize yourself in any of these questions?   On an entirely different note, I have been trying to figure out the trainer situation, since my trainer Matt moved to England (he’s doing well and happy to see his girl).  So, in the meantime, I ordered the Jillian Michaels – 30 Day Shred I did it for the first time this morning.  It’s only a 20 minute workout but OH MY GOSH did she kick my butt!!!  If you are looking for a good workout DVD with weights, I highly recommend it (along with 1,358 of my closest friends on Amazon).  And it’s only $12.49!  What a  bargain
Our 25% off sale on all Karen Foster stationery ends tonight at 11:59pm Eastern.  Just enter coupon code KFAUG2009 at checkout and the discount will be applied at checkout.  (Cannot be combined with any other coupon offer)  Click here to see all our stationery items:  http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/stationery.html   Our SYT Die Cut Clearance sale is still in full swing – lots of great items, but when they are gone, they are gone! Click here to see:  http://www.scrapyourtrip.com/clearance.html
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