For instance, this blog, for all intensive purposes, is my journal. Ever since I was a kid I remember my journals had great (and totally sporadic) entries. I would be really diligent about writing every week for a few months at a time (and sometimes even every day), then I would leave pages blank in between to go back and fill it in when I had time. You ask- Did you go back and fill them in? Like, duh...of course I didn't. Don't you know me at all by now? It's humorous that EVERY one of my journals are like that. It's shameful really. I'm surprised I didn't look at that pattern sooner and see what a waste of trees that was.
It just goes to show how my personality is. I'm really good at starting things- but the finishing part has always been somewhat of a challenge for me. I think if I were to do a poll on all of the projects I've done in my life, only about 30% of them would have actually started and finished within a reasonable amount of time. I don't know if that is a characteristic that can be worked on to improve...but I'd really like to try. Any suggestions on how?
PS- My blog brings TONS of guilt...yet, once I get going on writing I feel a gigantic weight off of my shoulders. I don't know why I drag my feet so much in writing. I do enjoy it- and I know that when my ideas are fresh and the events are in my mind- that it makes this process so much more enjoyable.
3 comments:
Totally feel you on the sporadic diligence of journaling. Guilt!! A woman's best friend. If it gets you to do something you need to then its good but too much is bad. You're awesome Mandy.
Read the ENFP description, Mandy my dear! This is how we roll! We start lots of things, we finish...well, almost nothing. :) Don't let it get you down. Just do what you do well and try to get better at the other stuff.
oh mand. we're so meant to be friends. my blog is a constant source of guilt for me. if you figure out how to just do it, let me know.
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