After 6 consecutive days of not forgetting to blog, I forgot on day 7. This seems to be the story of my life these days. I can stay focused for a few days, but then I seem to get off track. Life happens. Distractions happen. Yesterday I participated in an evening conference call, made dinner for us (baked apples) and then put Quin to bed. Afterwards I took some time to catch up with a friend and make sure I was prepared for my meeting today. By the time 10:00 rolled around all I could think about was going to bed. When my alarm went off this morning the first thing I thought was, sh*t I forgot to blog.

I know it really is not that big of a deal that I forgot, but I feel like it is one more instance of me on taking the time to follow through on the commitments I make to myself. I have been putting everything else first and I do not like that. There has to come a point where I can say that the commitments I make to myself are just as important, if not more important than those that I make to others. It would be easy for me to just blame this problem on my mom. She wasn't a very good example when it comes to this area of life, but, in reality, I am the one that has control of my decisions regardless of what I saw as a kid. Additionally, putting my promises to myself on the back burner has worked for me so far. I've gotten where I am today and I have a pretty great life. Could it be more rich? Absolutely. Therefore, the work I need to continue to do is keep promises I keep to myself. Little by little I will be able to reclaim more of the time during the day.