Joanna’s post on 5-year timeframes hits at a poignant time for me. I started a new notebook this week and that means I’ve got a front section that looks at my intentions, which I’ve been dreading because I know I made almost no progress on them in the last year. If I’m honest, I haven’t made much progress on the same set of intentions for the last 2 years.
Life is busy
I’m at a particularly busy time of life. My children are 8, 10, 14 and are all in some type of after school activity. One dances and 2 figure skate, which leaves me driving kids around to activities 6 days a week1. I do this while cleaning the house, making dinner, and then wrangling any kid emotions that come up.
By the time they’re off to bed I’ve got nothing left.
I haven’t done…
I haven’t read as much as I wanted to this year. I’m far behind what has been my typical pace of a book a week and I’ve read much more fiction than most years.
I haven’t put out new courses like I’ve wanted to for 2 years. Heck even an update on a single course would be great.
I haven’t made a YouTube video in months, though I hope that changes in the next week as I’ve finally done the work to make it possible again.
I didn’t save the money I had planned on saving this year.
Discouraged
Looking at all the things I didn’t do in my intention list feels like a big old downer and I’m not sure I have the energy for that.
I’m good to keep going day to day. Work my hours programming2 then get some exercise in on my bike, then drive kids around and make sure the house runs. But I’m not sure I’ve got much more than that again this year.