Life With Lexis K.

Welcome back, family! I'm proud of myself for the consistency that I've been showing on the blog lately. Only 6 years in the making, but that's a story for another day (Read my post about the 3 Cs of Success ).  So the other day, I was driving to work, menially scrolling my Twitter feed (don't text and drive), when I came across a tweet about a teenager applying for a position at McDonald's. He was asked, "Why do you want to work here?" and "Why did you choose McDonald's?" While reading the comments I realized, did that interviewer even want a  real  answer? Did he want the teen to say "I need money for Robux and to start saving for grad bash? There's a McDonald's literally on every corner, why not?" I thought about myself in interviews, portraying someone that I hoped would be accepted and seen as valuable by the hiring manager. "Marketing" my best attribute in hopes of filling the position applied for. It sent me...

Welcome back, family! I do some of my best writing when I'm avoiding doing something else. Right now, I'm avoiding doing any work related to this job as I'm drained of my current profession.  In my mind, I know I should be more thankful to have gainful employment, especially in this economy. But I can't help but wonder, is this all to life? I drag myself out of bed every day and sit in my car until the very last minute. My daily commute is up to 45 minutes one way and I don't like anything about the work I'm doing anymore. It's not fun, there's no joy in it, and most days I find myself disheartened and exasperated. I'm officially just here for a paycheck. At one point, I absolutely despised those teachers who you could feel were just there for a paycheck, but in these three short years of being in education, I too have turned into one of those people I hate.  Am I complaining? Mostly I am venting because it's getting harder to get through the day...

Howdy family! First, I'm glad "howdy" became a part of my everyday greetings because Queen Bey just dropped a new country album, and it got me feeling like a local Houstonian! Is Cowboy Carter better than Renaissance? I wouldn't go that far as putting two baddies against each other because they are sisters! But you didn't come for that. You read the title - and I'm ready to share my story. Hi, my name is Alexis, and I am addicted to procrastination. Now, this isn't an introduction to a 12-step program but this is an intervention of sorts. I've been listening to  Genius Zone  by Gay Hendrick s on Audible for a few weeks and he talks about how he was addicted to self-criticizing. How can that be? How can you be addicted to something you do internally? Even subconsciously, without even thinking about it. He goes into detail about how addiction stems from a void within us, often time from childhood, and we fill it with different ways to cope. A similar sto...