Follow Through

I've come to the conclusion that follow-through is not my strong suit. I'm good at starting things (like this blog), but I then let them dwindle. I haven't even followed-through with ordering a replacement piece for my coffee maker so I can make lattes at home.

I'm much better at staying in reactive mode. So much of being the parent of young children revolves around being able to change plans at a moment's notice (and often after very little sleep). Today is the 4th day out of the last 10 that I've been at home with a sick child. It's hard to make many plans with those odds. I've already cancelled plans for tomorrow just in case. Perhaps I'll use the time to finish a project or two. I still have mounds of pictures that need to be sorted into albums sitting in the basement. Besides, there is never a shortage of laundry, dishes, dusting, etc to do in this household.

My latte today, or regular coffee for those of us who have a broken machine and sick kids keeping us from going to Starbucks, is to follow through. Pick a task and stick with it so that you don't become overwhelmed by all of the loose ends in your life.