Daily Writing
I’ve committed myself to 30 minutes of writing per day. Even naming the document “Daily Writing” is intimidating because I’ve made this commitment before. I don’t want to set myself up for failure. I settled on 30 minutes per day because even on the crappiest of nap days for Kalea (11 weeks today), her shortest naps are 35 minutes, meaning there’s no excuse to fail at this, unless you factor in my other commitments. Perhaps I should have named the document “Daily Writing When Not Impeded Upon by Sleep Deprivation, Cleaning the House, Eating, Meeting the Emotional and Physical Needs of the Rest of the Family, or Working Out so I Can Lose the Rest of the Baby Weight, Feel Strong, be Able to do at Least One Real Push Up, and Stop Feeling so Squishy.” Instead I opted for the shorter version and will allow myself some grace. I’m viewing the “Daily” as an encouragement rather than a sentence. Writing brings me joy and helps me process feelings into thoughts, whic...