Perfection

I went to sleep around 10:00 last night. Ten o’clock on a SATURDAY night. Actually, I crawled into bed at nine, watched TV then went to sleep for 10 whole hours. Those who know me well know that this is Extremely Rare. You’re probably wondering if I’m sick or something of the sort. Nope. I was just exhausted.

This morning I was thinking about why I was so tired after a relatively uneventful Saturday. Then I realized, I’ve been trying to be perfect all week, and being perfect takes a lot of energy. I don’t know if I can keep this up.

For some reason I got inspired to do all these things I’ve been putting off. Instead of being smart about it and doing one thing a week, or even month. I did them all last week. Yup . . . I brought lunch every day, joined a gym (and went 3 times!), got a totally new haircut (have to do double-takes in the mirror), got a new phone and service, AND took a step toward my future as a writer. All this while getting up an hour earlier for work to make time for all these extra activities. Whew! All these good habits might just kill me.

© Michelle Scott 2006