So, it has been a LOOONG time since I wrote anything here. Like many other projects, this is one that I started and then wandered away from long before it was done. I mean - when is a blog done? Also, I barely started! This cannot possibly be done.
And this blog is just one thing in a list of things I started and have yet to finish. I have a barely begun race t-shirt blanket; about 15 books that I read 30 pages of (never mind the ones I bought and haven't started yet); and most recently I purchased all the ingredients to make my own bath bombs and soap - then promptly put it all in a box, and stuck it in my closet.
Well, no more! This year is going to be the year when I finish things - and it starts with this blog. I hesitate to call this a resolution, so let's go with a new habit. I am going to make writing a habit (lucky you - you get to read it all)!! I am also going to make finishing things a habit, starting with the race t-shirt blanket that has been moved to three different locations, in a variety of plastic bins and bags. I am the worst.
The upside of this habit - other than feeling accomplished - is that it is going to force me to carve out time for myself to get these things done. I mean, yes, I already carve out a whole lot of time for running, but that is actually different. Training for a race is actually easier for me than convincing myself to sit still and get working on a project, even when the project is something I really WANT to do. Maybe it is the focus that is needed, maybe it is the idea of not being able to finish in one sitting; I am not sure why it is so hard for me - but it is something I know I need to be better about, at home and at work.
So it starts today, with this quick post! Then I will probably procrastinate by browsing Amazon for organizational tools I don't really need, then I have a 10k, and I probably will need a nap at some point... But this is just the first day of my new habit, so even this one small task being completed and published is a start, right?. Small steps, daily mindfulness, and getting it done - that is what matters.
And naps. Naps also matter. A lot.
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