As you can see from my photo below, my abs workout is going strong. My writing each day has some holes (as denoted by the orange circles). I completely missed those days.
With most things in life, I like to ask myself, what am I learning and what am I noticing? It's one of my favorite questions on the planet. Here's what I'm learning and noticing related to my two 100 Day Projects....
- My abs are getting more defined. Evidently when you do just one song a day for 20 days, your abdominal muscles respond in a good way.
- 50% of the time after doing one song for my ab workout, I do more songs for the rest of my body. Not every time, but about half of the time, which is cool. Momentum is a good thing.
- Writing-wise, I am 70-30 on my enjoyment level for writing each day. 70% I am not enjoying making myself write; 30% of the time, I do enjoy writing (like I am enjoying writing this blog post right now).
- The same momentum that keeps me moving forward with my abs is also what keeps me from moving forward with my writing. Hence, those five days I missed. I didn't miss writing at all those five days.
- Ultimately, my biggest takeaway is progress not perfection. I could easily ditch my 100 Day Projects (either just the writing one or both) because they are not perfect AND that would suck. I don't have to abandon them just because I missed five days of writing. I can acknowledge those days were missed, reflect on what I'm learning and noticing, and keep moving forward. I don't have to run from imperfection. I can embrace it and learn from it.
And so I am.
What about you? How are your 100 Day Projects?
Curious,
Jen
