Blog #29: Realistic Expectations

Today is March 1, which means that I am officially surpassing my

Feb challenge and starting this year-long blogging challenge. This is exciting and intimidating! It seems somewhat unrealistic to write a blog post every single day for an entire year. On the other hand, I did it for the whole month of Feb, so what's stopping me from doing it for a whole year?

The most important thought I'm keeping in my head through this journey is the acceptance of something less than my best. Throughout my life, I have been known to be the person who puts forth more effort than is necessary in just about everything. I have always had high standards for myself, and I let this rule my life.

Now, I am going into this challenge knowing that it is absolutely impossible to put forth my best effort every single day for an entire year. It's just not realistic. Knowing and accepting this going into the challenge is liberating, as I don't feel pressure to write an earth-shattering blog post every day. I just need to write something.

So, if you're following along, I hope you enjoy this journey with me. Some of these posts will be very meaningful; others may simply be about the food I ate that day. I am looking forward to honestly portraying this imperfect side of myself, as it will be a new challenge in and of itself. I hope you enjoy, I hope you learn something, and I hope this journey will spark some conversations.