On July 26th of last year, I made a commitment to my blog. I would write every day for the next 365 . It’s been 250 days as of today. I can’t believe I’ve made it this far. It’s difficult to come up with a post for every day. Some days I barely squeak something out. Some days I am proud of what I do. But most days it feels like I am creating material below my capabilities because it is being done under the duress of having to post something.
So, after a lot of consideration, I’ve decided I’m stepping back again. I will write on occasion, when I feel I have something valuable to contribute to the blog universe. I’m simply tired of forcing myself to do this. I need a break.
But, maybe then again, maybe this is just April Fool’s craziness and tomorrow I will be back at it. I guess we’ll see.
Live Now and Zen 
I think you’re making a wise choice. I have committed to writing five days a week and that can be tough on some days, too. Without the two days off, I’d be done.
Yes. Going forward I think I will work up a more tenable schedule of writing. Trying to compose something everyday can get overwhelming when life gets busy.
Somedays I am not in the mood.
I’m so impressed that you did daily posts for 250 days. Congrats on that! I always enjoy your posts. Last year, I committed to posting every day for a month and it stressed the hell out of me trying to do that. But I learned something by doing it and was glad I tried it. I learned it wasn’t for me. But it works for others and that’s great.
What I have learned about writing daily for periods of time is that it is a valuable way to make myself a priority. It’s easy for me to decide I am too busy because I put others first, but if I make myself write (even if it’s the last thing I do all day) I am reminded that my voice matters too. There may be a better way to achieve this reminder, but I haven’t found it yet.