6 hours of sleep + Sex for the first time after baby = “You look pretty”-comments-from co-workers-day
5 hours of sleep + Growth spurt = My boobs want to take a Hawaii vacation
4 hours of sleep + No caffeine = Inventing a language that only I understand
3 hours of sleep + Boring meetings at work = I’m the step-sister of Cinderella
2 hours of sleep + Awesome sex = I’m stupid, but will be extremely nice to everyone today.
1 hour of sleep + <anything> = I’ll donate my gall bladder and its stones for some sleep.
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There is no easy, interesting way to describe me and this is not a philosophical question. I was trying to come up with details to add in the About Me page and the post was getting to be too big and detailed, so I decided to give it a whole new post of its own.
Like I said, there is no easy, interesting way to describe me.
I would like to think that I’m a very interesting and adventurous person who loves blogging but in reality I don’t think I’m very interesting to most people, lot less adventurous than I’d like to be and some one who hates blogging. Don’t be puzzled. I love to write and express my thoughts on various topics, I even used to keep a diary until a few years back because of my love for the art of writing and reading, but over the course of years I’ve become more of an open, less emotional person than I used to be - hence lower the need for diary-writing. Plus I don’t like the pressures of blogging - keeping up with the posts, having an audience, building momentum, forming a community and having them depend on you etc. (That’s why I like facebook and twitter much better)
Having said all that, I do like the art of blogging. Not everyone can convey what they mean in concise, yet non-boring ways. It definitely is a skill and most certainly an acquired one IMO and that is what makes me attracted to it. I do like being accountable and having a group of followers/subscribers look forward to my content certainly gives me a thrill. I have tried to blog regularly before for several times, but failed because I wouldn’t post enough or often and lose interest eventually. As I was analyzing I found out why:
- Lack of vision - No theme for the blog
- Lack of planning - Since there was no theme, I did not think ahead or hard to analyze and plan for my posts
- Lack of motivation - Since there was no theme or plan, I couldn’t really motivate myself enough
- Laziness - If I get rid of this, I’d probably not have any lack of vision, planning or motivation.
How I plan to rectify it this time around?
- Come up with a theme - My daily life, baby tips and how I survive (among other topics)
- Plan ahead - I am going to try and write considerable amount of posts and stay ahead
- Use motivators - Verbal, visual and otherwise to keep myself charged
- Overcome laziness - I believe I don’t have time for this nowadays, so it takes care of itself
So, I start 2009 with the intent of:
- doing more of the things I like
- liking most of the things I do
- knowing the difference between the two and
- trying to bridge the gap
Well, I sort of stole this from the Serenity prayer, but you get the idea.
Here’s what my goals are:
1. Aim to write at least one post per week
- I’m not aiming too high, being reasonable. For now one post is fine
- Any additional posts I make is a bonus and acts as a motivator.
- It is very unlikely that I’ll fail as I can catch up during week ends even if I miss writing during the week
2. Set a theme
- I am not fully set on this, but I plan to write about baby stuff, general tips/experience etc
- Writing about my passions will form a theme by itself
- Specific readers will identify themselves with what I write and its a good thing
3. Keep up motivation
- Doing the things I am passionate about will keep me motivated
- Reading about the things I love will keep me focused
- Reading and discussing other people’s successes will keep me inspired
4. Try and try hard
- Overcome laziness - I am already 80% not lazy (because of the need to keep up with my not-yet-1 year old). Giving up the 20% laziness can do wonders to my personal life
- Working hard - Striving to achieve my goals this year and working hard for it will bring in great results
- Try and try again - Most important thing is to not give up. There are going to be hard days - sick days, slow days, blue days, hectic days and so many more. The key is to understand that it is the way of life and not easily give up
So what are we waiting for? Let’s roll!