Have you ever noticed how when you step it up in one area, other areas seem to suffer? Or is that just me?
Since starting this 30-day writing challenge on November 23rd, I’ve only missed two days of posting, meaning I have written 15 blog posts in the past 17 days. I am proud of myself for sticking with it, even though I stumbled (twice) and even though I do feel like half my posts are completely sub-par. I am still striving toward the goal I set out for myself and that feels good.
But, since starting this writing challenge, I have only worked out a few times. Usually, I like to work out a few times a week, even if it is only for 25 minutes. Writing has become my top priorities and somehow, a few other priorities have slipped in to replace my workouts. It is so easy for this to happen because I lose focus. Suddenly, instead of doing I workout (usually at home these days), I find myself attending to other necessities.
I continue to examine my strategies (or lack of strategy) and look for ways to improve them. I am still trying to find a system that works best for my life now. I can’t control how long my kids sleep and I don’t desire to be completely exacting in how long we do each task each day, but this means that I don’t have the same level of structure I had before kids.
As discouraging as it feels to keep stumbling and fumbling my priorities, I keep telling myself that the most important thing is to get back up after a fall. Even if I fall a thousand times, I always have the choice to get back up and try again.
When you fall, remember that tomorrow is a new day.
