Comments on: I Missed a Day!

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:05:58 +0000

OMG do I ever know about setting goals and then losing steam! I’m the Queen of Losing Steam (now that I think about it, I’m the queen of a lot of negative things… I think I need to watch what habits I affirm that way more often – I’d much rather be the Queen of Pink or something… no, come to think of it, not pink… I saw this woman on TV once (real life show) and her whole house was pink, all the clothes were pink, even her DOG was pink – I definitely don’t want to be her… I’ll have to think of a new positive thing.) Anyway… (can you tell I’m a little tired)

For me the solution is two-fold: 1) be more gentle with myself (I’m so glad motherhood helped you with that – motherhood didn’t make me gentler in any way. I’m not positive I’m the best role model when it comes to mothering ). 2) Set smaller goals – or at least break the big ones down into smaller steps. It helps. Every time I actually accomplish something I feel a bit better about myself. Still, when I flop I have to remind myself that self-flaggelation never helped anybody. Next time I’ll just come lament at you .

Yours,
Megan

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:12:44 +0000

That’s a great idea Eleanor – I’m all for finding good reasons to give myself a break so I’ll take that one! Thanks for being my super hero of the day.

Yours,
Megan

By: Eleanor Edwards

Eleanor Edwards — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:16:05 +0000

My sister gives up something sweet and fat ladden every Lent so I have some good news for you. The middle Sunday in Lent is traditionally a day off from the fast. This stems from the days when Lent was used as a time for total fasting. Fasting for 40 was considered to physically difficult so the middle Sunday was a relaxed day.

So if you want to, why not think of your ‘day off’ as being in these terms?

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:20:12 +0000

Thanks Kristy! I’m glad you found it too (if whatever I’m babbling about is useful to you then its all worth it)! I’m glad I found yours, and I’m honoured to be on your blogroll… Can’t wait to get to know you better.

Yours,
Megan

By: StarkRavingZen

StarkRavingZen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:05:17 +0000

I am so happy I found your blog! I love it, Megan! I’m going to add you to my blog roll…

By: Kristen @ Motherese

Kristen @ Motherese — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:20:10 +0000

Once again, Megan, you and I are thinking about some of the same things. I am not good at forgiving myself when I make a mistake. I also excel at making big goals and then losing steam before getting to the end point.

To some extent, becoming a mother has forced me to treat myself more gently because I simply have less time to ruminate on my mistakes than I used to – so self-love has grown from loving other people.