Blogging is Like Exercising
24Apr2010 Filed under: Personal Author: Michelle KrierSo here I am again, a month since my last post and lamenting about how hard it is to get into a groove. Same thing with exercise; I’m training for a 5K in July and for 3 weeks it went well. I was following my prescribed training program and feeling really great about the progress I was making when, what do you know, something came up and one missed night led to 2 missed nights and now here I am, over a week since I left the program. At least I got a brief jog in earlier this week (even while traveling).
To me blogging is a lot like exercising. I know I should do it; it’s good for me mentally (and physically); I actually enjoy it once I start; but there’s always something that seems to take priority. The kids, work, chores at home, you name it. I know it takes something like 3 weeks for a new activity to become a habit so why do I keep falling just a day or so short? Anyone have any tips? Perhaps scheduling it into my day every day? I have a friend who, when he asks if I exercised that day, will respond with “Well did you have time to sleep? Because if you slept you had time to exercise.” Yes, in theory that’s true. But, again, why is this so hard?
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Vicky
April 27th, 2010 at 8:16 am
I don’t think I have any tips, but I do think signing up for the 5K is a great way to keep at it! Accountability–heheh.
And don’t be too hard on yourself– a missed week isn’t too hard to get back on track from!
Do your dog(s) run as well? I find my dogs useful motivators. I may not be 100% in the mood to run, but then I think about the poor dogs being couped up for a couple of days and that helps me get to the point where I actually put on my shoes and head outside.
And I think my dogs’ motivation will extend past their lifetimes. I have a 10 year old beagle and a 13 year old greyhound, so they are pretty up there in dog years. Sometimes when I go out with them, I look at them trotting, taking in the scenery with their tongues hanging out and I think, “I hope I’m that active when I’m their age!”