I keep thinking of things I want to post about, and sometimes get as far as scribbling thoughts down, but then the days rolls by with so many other important to-do list items calling to me like vendors in a rug market that I don’t seem to ever find time to actually sit down and write for a bit. I’ve decided to get over my grand perfectionist scheme, however, and simply try to take a few minutes here and there a few days a week to at least post quick updates or recipes. That way even if I don’t sit down and hammer out my *obviously* deeply valuable thoughts on life in general, I’ll at least be putting something up to keep the fingers nimble, as it were.
This reminds me of the advice with which my husband keeps gently nudging me…as a procrastinator and somewhat of a perfectionist, it’s easy to put something off until, like Herodotus’ rare phoenix of the far east, that magic window of time appears in which I shall have time to sit down and fully tackle the task at hand all in one go with no other task accusing me of neglect. Housework, teaching prep or grading, thank you notes for the wedding, etc. etc. One of my goals for this year is to learn to work in increments. Like in the movie What About Bob, I need to work on my baby steps. And with that, I should go get started on today’s yet-unfinished tasks. With baby steps.