Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Complicating Things

March 18, 2018

Remember yesterday’s post about how I’ve fallen off the wagon again? Well, I do know what happened – I’ve made things more complicated than they need to be. I do it all the time. Let me explain – it goes something like this:

1) Woo-hoo! I found the answer to all my problems! Let’s get started!

2) Oh, this, this, and this would be so helpful and it seems to go with what I’m already doing!

3) Spend more money, read more books, buy more stuff all to make this new project work.

4) BURNOUT! Slow down or stop completely wondering where I went wrong and why I’m so tired.

I get so carried away that, in my zeal, I add things I don’t need to add. I burden myself with more than I should. I get distracted and stop doing what I started doing in the first place. I need to start sticking to the program as is. If I find something that seems to be along the same lines, I need to ask myself will it really help me or is it just another filler to distract me. If it’s a book, I can see if the library has it in one form or another and see if it’s helpful. If it’s another plan, I need to say no and stick to what I’m already doing. If there are things that look like they might be helpful, I should see if I already have something before buying something else.

It’s kind of like when you start a new skincare or workout regimen – both take time to show results. I need to give things time to show results. Impatience is another problem I have. :-P

So, as I said yesterday, I’m going to stick with what I’m already doing. Today, I’m having to play catch up with some things so that I get a clean start tomorrow. And I’ll be on the lookout for distractions.

Note: This whole thing reminds me of my “Do One Thing” post from last year. Guess I need to get back to that.

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March 18, 2018

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