What about Bob...ever seen that movie? I saw it a long time ago, and only really remember one concept about it...the therapist in the film that focused on Bill Murray and his "problems" taught him to used baby steps to achieve his goals.
I always have good intentions to achieve some little goal, and always have a hard time finding, or MAKING, the time to reach that goal. First case that comes to mind: blogging.
A long time ago, I started a blog, despite the fact that for a long time before that, I thought "why would anyone blog? who cares what we ALL think?" I did it anyway, and it lasted about...oh, ONE post. After Harlan was born, I considered getting back to it, but didn't make the time, until I was so impressed with my friend Kim's blog that I decided I really needed to try it again. That led to the post back in July 2011. Again, that post, which promised another later that week, stood alone for a long, long time. It's January 2012 now, and lately, I've been thinking, yet again, that I really want to get back to blogging. I've also seen many friends posting amazingly thought out and impressive blog posts. Sometimes I'll read them, but honestly, a lot of time, I have a hard time reading them because (here is the thing that I probably shouldn't admit...) sometimes, when I want something really bad, it's hard for me to see other people actually get it! Like a good, up-to-date, blog! Seeing these touching, funny, thought-provoking posts reminds me of the fact that I still haven't reached MY goal of posting anything, much less something so GOOD!
What does this have to do with Bill Murray? Well, I've realized that just like with taking down the Christmas lights and decor, achieving my goal of blogging is going to be best accomplished with baby steps. In fact, I think that baby steps might be the key to getting me toward a lot of other unfinished business...and those topics will be in the spotlight in upcoming posts of this blog, which I am renaming (for the third time) as Baby Steps. While some people may think that I'm referring to my own "baby" and his progression through baby-hood, the baby steps I'm going to focus on will be baby steps toward getting where I want to be...in my family life, work-life, and anywhere else where I'm having a hard time reaching a goal.
I still have a hard time thinking anyone will want to read some of the random things that I feel compelled to share, but if you have, thanks! And let this be the "third time's a charm" that gets me on the road to successful blogging!