I’ve gone… and done it again.
(Note: I just spent 10 minutes trying to find a .gif of Kevin Spacey saying that in Se7en to use here, albeit unsuccessfully. This tells me two things. One: that line is far underappreciated by the general populace although it has gotten tons of mileage in my life. And two: I rarely get anything done because I spiral down the rabbit hole that is the internet/social media whenever I’m doing anything.)
So anyway, what I’ve gone and done is allow another long stretch of time to pass with no blog. It’s not that I don’t write. I do write. Just not on my blog. I have to be gimmicky with myself. I have to set weird, concrete goals in order to make any progress on anything in my life. Period. If it’s 3:15 and I don’t feel like going and doing the stuff that I need to do, I have to say, “Ok, at 3:22, you are going to go do such and such. As soon as the clock strikes 3:22, no matter what.” It’s solid, it’s specific, it’s something I can count on. It may also be neurotic, but it’s still true.
I’m doing this thing called Write Yourself Alive. It’s just a 30-day writing challenge, meant to help you establish a daily habit. I already write, but in sporadic bursts. Some weeks a lot, some weeks none. I’m hoping it will help remind me to MAKE time when I don’t always feel like it. It’s gimmicky, but I’m ok with that. It runs from August 1st through August 30th.
So, the long and short of it is, hopefully you will see more blog posts happening. I don’t plan to do one every day, but more than zero days, as has been my pattern lately. Wait, not lately. My whole life.