Nearly Missed Day Three

“Go big or go home” usually leads us to going home. That’s the rub that no one talks about when they bring up that quote or its equivalent. Lofty goals can be, well, lofty.

I went to church this morning and was gonna post my third video there after mass. But i was too tired. Now that i’m home, i’ve been laying in bed, not able to do a thing. No way the video was being made today.

But then i remembered, the goal is to make a blog post everyday. I remember when Dean posted something like, “Here’s my daily blog post so i don’t ruin my streak. Bad day. Talk tomorrow.” Something like that. Probably not as long! His goal, that i now share, is writing a blog post each day.

Did i want a video for the first straight seven days? Sure. But do i have the energy? No. Is that a reason not to post? Heck no.

I also know that i will have those, Here’s-my-post-so-i-don’t-break-my-streak, posts. That’s fine. But i want every post to matter. So here’s some guidelines i want for my attempt at posting everyday to have.

Make it about reading or writing…or both. I’m a writer…and a reader. This weblog should focus on my craft. Even this post, about accountability is about writing and the need to be consistent.

I will share the previous day’s word count and try to update folks on what i’m reading. Yesterday i wrote 0 words. I want you to read a different number mañana. Accountability is huge, particularly for me. So i like this idea.

A small story i’d like to share is, for the sake of my mental wellbeing, i’ve taken a huge step back off of being on social media. It’s had a cool, second blessing i didn’t even consider.

Like yesterday, my buddy Dan who’s a huge YouTuber, knows that i have a crack addiction to a form of crack cocaine called Formula One. He’s done some cool stuff that he shared on TikTok (a social media platform i rarely visit) re: some of his partnerships with F1. He didn’t send me some lame DM. He texted me, like a real friend. This is the second or third time this has happened.

Since people are on social media, it gives folks a false sense that they are staying connected with their friends. The irony is that, of course it’s not. So my buddy sent me some amazing pictures and videos i wouldn’t have received otherwise. My taking a break from social media has made me have stronger connections with friends and family. I received vacation texts from a friend a little over a month ago. She knows i don’t look at Instagram Stories anymore and wanted to share her adventures with me. That was awesome! Just like Dan’s texts from yesterday, getting off of social media is slightly returning things to the way they used to be. A very happy accident.

Okay. Gonna goof off now. I could lie and say that i’m going to work on those words i promised you tomorrow but like i just said, that would be a lie.

Hopefully, i’ll feel better in an hour or four 🙂

See you tomorrow! The streak continues!