For many years I kept a daily diary, a record of my hormonal and erratic teenage thoughts complete with sealed sections, memorabilia and a rating depending how crap the day had been. The diaries stopped suddenly one day when I had not written for a while and felt compelled to recap all the days I had missed. I decided the pressure to write had overtaken the pleasure of writing. Many times over the last 20 years I have wanted to journal again but I put it off for the same reason, the feeling I needed to recap all the 'missed' years.
Two days ago I came across a site on Facebook via a a childhood friend's page: Deb Dane's Home Life Simplified (HLS), a 52 week challenge to affecting change in your life and setting and achieving personal goals during for the year. As a born organiser and list maker, but also a person who has lost her way a little bit of late and is somewhat fearful of that feeling, this really appealed to me. On delving further, this year long challenge promises to go deep and look at big scary stuff like fear, motivation and achieving goals. Heavy shit I know, but probably the thing I need right now in my life.
So, a blog was suggested as the best way to record and share my learnings and experiences across the year. I also saw it as a no pressure way to dive into journalling again and to see if I can actually still write! So while this inaugural blog is not especially funny, I will be recording my HLS 52 week challenge experience regularly, hopefully rediscovering more of my creative side and maybe sharing some of my wacky family's antics along the way......
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