Friday, February 5, 2010

Here I Am

I had some very good reasons for not blogging for most of December. There were Christmas concerts, Christmas parties, Christmas shopping, Christmas baking and the a-few-days-before Christmas car accident which totaled off my car. No one was seriously injured in the latter, but it meant having to deal with the insurance company, trying to get what the car was actually worth and eventually simply asking, “How far would you like me to bend over?”

But December becomes January and good reasons fade into lame excuses; busy schedules are replaced by procrastination. I think often about blogging, but there’s always something less important to do. Weeks slip away without a word being blogged. Suddenly it’s been almost two months since I wrote last and I have to make a decision; either I consider my whole blog idea a failure and silently slink away, not having to admit to anyone my lack of self-discipline, or I come back, face that I effed up and decide how to do better.

I originally started this blog to hold myself accountable for procrastination. To do something each day to work toward reaching my goals and write about it at least once a week. Giving up on the blog I’m afraid would be the first step to giving up on those goals. Yeah, that’s not going to happen. So here I am.

I want to say thank you to my followers, especially for continuing to follow me when there was nothing here to follow for such a long time. You guys truly rock. I also have to say that my heart honestly dances a little every time I read your notes. Thank you so much.

I have decided that I can get rid of the I can do it tomorrows which so easily morph into weeks without blogging by giving myself a mandatory blogging day. Tuesday seems like a great day for a mandatory blog. So, see you next Wednesday. Ha, I’m kidding. I will be here on Tuesday.

5 comments:

  1. Good job on coming back. One way to kick procrastination in the *ss is to not procrastinate.
    look forward to reading more.

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  2. Glad to see you're back! Look forward to reading.

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  3. This is a great post. I, too, have started and stopped my blog many times in the past few years. Only since last year have I decided to keep it open no matter what, because you're right, if I close it, it could be easier for me to close other things that I certainly don't want to give up on.
    So, Im glad you're here :) Life happens, and that's the great part - tomorrow is a new day!

    Also, thanks for visiting my blog, too!

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  4. Glad to see you back Elaine! :o)

    ~ E.L.

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