Friday, August 27, 2010

Face it Friday! Week 35

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When Jennee and I set out to make and keep goals this year and to use our blogs to motivate ourselves and each other, I was gung ho. Totally excited. Nothing was going to stop me.

And, for awhile, nothing did stop me.

Every week, I diligently plucked something from my list of 65 and tried to get it done so I could brag blog about it. And feel accomplished.

It wasn't even that hard. At first.

But, somewhere along the way, I started to find that some of my goals were going to be really hard or downright impossible to do. I wasn't discouraged. Just...wondering what I'd gotten myself into.

September starts next week. That means there are four months left. I have a lot of my list left to do. A couple of things have been crossed out because they are things that I will definitely NOT be able to do this year.

Is it over?

Heck no! I've still got FOUR MONTHS. That's, like, a third of an entire year. I've got tons of time to read 18 books and finish my novel and query agents and run a 5K and...and...and...yeah...

I'm feeling a little discouraged right now. Discouraged because the year is slipping by so fast and there's still so much to do. Discouraged because I know perfectly well that a lot of those things could have been done already if I'd just gotten off the computer a little earlier or not stayed up so late or said "no" to new responsibilities and tasks once in a while.

There's still a lot of time. Plenty of time for me to finish a lot of the things on the list.

But this week, I became completely aware that I won't be able to do everything. Which means, now I have to spend a little time deciding what NOT to do so that I can refocus my efforts. I'm not giving up on it all. I'm letting go of some. It's necessary.

Because, really, it's better to do SOMETHING than to do NOTHING.

Who's having a better week than me? Link up and share how your goals are going for you!


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5 comments:

  1. Just remember: "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can..." ; )
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  2. 65 things in a year is a lot to accomplish, and it was always going to be hard.

    But don't think about the things you won't accomplish. Enjoy the things you have accomplished, and can still accomplish by the end of the year.

    Even if you don't get EVERYTHING, you'll still accomplish a lot this year, and good on you.

    Almost insipres me to maybe think about perhaps considering setting some goals of my own.
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  3. I'm always guilty of putting way too much on my plate - not food-wise, but goal-wise. Sometimes I make these ridiculous to-do lists for myself of everything I want to do on a single day and don't come anywhere near to finishing it, but there's always other days. I'm sure some of your goals could be carried over into next year.
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  4. It's weird how time seems to be going by, but you're right, there is still several months before the end of the year.
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  5. I absolutely agree that SOMETHING is better than NOTHING! You've done tons already this year!!
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