Thursday, April 17. Day 17 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I took a rest day yesterday. I was busy and did not feel the need of ‘I must.’ I took a rest from my 100 days of teacups and April Love as well. Now I must jump back on the bandwagon. No easy task.
A rest sometimes leads to more and more rest. Pretty soon, it’s “Oh, what the heck. Do I really need this?” So I am curbing that urge and getting on with things. I’ve already mopped the kitchen floor and washed the breakfast dishes. It’s my way of breaking the ice in the morning. Now, I’m on my second cup of tea. Lunch will be a salad, garlic ribs and rice. The hard decision made for the day.
I have an urge to work on changing the theme for this website. I will resist the urge, remembering my goal of keeping things easy and simple for April. Messing around will no doubt waste a lot of energy and time. I need that time for the garden, coffee with my father, clearing some of my mother’s things and filing my income tax. That tax thing always sits heavy on my mind every year. I should just get over it. 13 days left till the deadline. Yikes!
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Progress over perfection. At times difficult to remember. I was working on my blog post for a couple of days. Then I redid the colors, had to change a plugin or two. Got so caught up in that. A much needed reminder that self care isn’t just for Sundays.
I don’t know anything about plugins. I best not mess with that stuff till April is over.
I like your “recipe” on how to keep your cool, both the words and the drawings!
Good luck getting your takes done – you will feel soo relieved once they’re done!
Thanks, Tamara!
baby steps!!
There are days when I think I can’t do it and just want to stay under the covers all day. But so far I’ve been dragging myself and making it happen. Not sure if that’s a good thing or if maybe I should just take a break to recoup.
I think you are doing great, Martha. Just do what feels right.
I totally agree! I have long stretches of no rest days and occasionally take an extra rest day, or 2, or 3 if I’m not careful 😅