Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Pardon Me, I Seem To Have Lost My Motivation. Have You Seen It?

So it's pretty obvious that I've been neglecting certain things as of late. Like writing about my progress. I can explain. There hasn't been any progress to write about.
I was doing quite well staying on top of most things up until the Christmas season was in full swing and then I had to make some concessions. That's normal. That's part of life. Right?
Well, the trouble is I didn't bounce back after the holidays were over. I'm not exactly sure why. Yeah, I've been busy. But I was busy before too, and that didn't stop me from keeping up with my goals.
It's OK though. I'm ready to start anew now. And I'm not going to beat myself up over my lack of motivation the last few weeks.
It's midweek now, Wednesday to be exact, and I think I would profit from some consistent sleep. I'm hereby imposing a bedtime upon myself. 10:30, to be exact. Lights out, under the covers, no excuses.
The theory is, if I'm getting ample quality sleep, I'll have the energy I need to accomplish all of my other goals (like posting daily, for example. It's such a fun creative outlet for me, I really miss it when I let it slide).
So, I'm raising my nightcap (Mary Poppins-style--tonight it's a cup of herbal tea) to all of you. Here's to a restorative night's sleep. The first of hopefully many. And here's to the energy that will magically manifest itself tomorrow. I can hardly wait.

6 comments:

Steve and Kenna said...

Everyone needs some time off. Hope you get a goodnight of sleep.

Angie said...

Welcome back. Can't wait to see the progress and I can't wait to see you tomorrow!

Maren Hansen said...

Hey, they have a clinical term that I make use of all the time: SAD (seasonal affective disorder)...wink, wink. It peaks after the holiday season when it's only light for like 2 hours outside... :) And in Michigan, that's no hyperbole...

j said...

The title for your post is great! Hope oodles and oodles of motivation and energy return.

amydear said...

Maybe you're just gearing up for the inauguration!!!! I've been thinking of you and hoping you blog about it.

Mary Poppins said...

kenna--exactly. the good sleep did come, by the way.

angie--it's good to be back and it was fun to see you yesterday.

maren--you know i love excuses. perhaps i'll have to bust that one out sometime.

jennifer--glad you liked it, and thanks for the well wishes.

amydear--oh, you know i have big plans and i will keep you all informed.