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A Missed Post and a Bath Well Deserved: The Struggle for Daily Consistency



Yesterday, I had every intention to sit down and hammer out my daily musings. I truly did. But the universe—or more accurately, exhaustion—had other plans. No witty commentary, no profound insights, just sheer fatigue. By the time I realized I hadn’t written, it was too late, and the guilt had already begun to gnaw at me.

As I now sit in a deep hot bath, my one indulgent gift to myself, I reflect on how hard it can be to maintain a daily posting routine. The pressure to always produce something new weighs heavily, especially when I’ve set the bar high for consistency. But then again, perhaps the occasional lapse is a reminder that we’re human. The goal is progress, not perfection.

Sometimes, you just need to take a break, soak in the silence (or the bath), and indulge in self-care—while promising yourself to get back to it tomorrow. Writing is a marathon, not a sprint. And the race continues.

So, here’s to getting back on track, one post, one bath, and one moment of clarity at a time!

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  1. Just getting over my first bout with Covid: EVERYTHING went to hell for 9 days.

    Fortunately, my writing process is very robust – because it has to be: I can never count on myself.

    So I write everything down as I do it, and, to get restarted, just need to read the last couple of days when I was actually getting some fiction created, and pick up from there.

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