Not Blogging

I can't believe how often I think about not blogging. It's like this big monkey on my back...Maddie, you know you won't get better at writing and no one will see it if you don't do it! (Yes, my conscience sounds like a nagging mother who constant reminds me to do things. I created that voice in my head to ensure that I get stuff done. That voice isn't the most comforting.)

When I'm at home watching TV, I sometimes think, you know...you could be doing something more productive like blogging...Then I think....oh, I'll have time later. I don't have to right now.

This internal conversation is the thing that can get me in trouble. I can't start procrastinating and putting things off this summer. It won't put me in good stead for my first semester of college this fall.

The line, "I don't have to right now," shows that I turned this blogging thing into an undesired chore. And it's not! Looking back, I signed up for a blog because I thought it would be something that I get to do not have to do.

By forcing myself to blog even when I don't want to, I'll eventually find the initial joy I had when I created "Maddie's Blog."

...I also need to work on brainstorming blog topics because I have none at this point in time...