After posting for 55 days straight, and slowly developing a schedule of what I want to write/post about, I realized that I spent hours in front of the computer, stressing about what to write about when the inspiration didn’t come. The stress led to an unhealthily increased level of anxiety, which ruined my productivity in other areas. I literally sat in front of my computer for hours on end after work, thinking what to post so I wouldn’t break the streak. I was sure if I broke it, I would not come back, and abandon this blog like the previous ones.
But then I realized if I give myself permission to skip days it lets me work ahead if I have an idea, or just not feel guilty if I decide to do something else. So I decided that Fridays and most Saturdays I’m not going to post. It will be a Hungarian post on Mondays (Hungarian Hétfő or Magyar Monday), Mental Health Wednesdays will stay being a thing, as will Throw Back Thursdays and Vasárnapi gondolatok. Tuesdays will be free to post whatever I want, and maybe I’ll make it a creative day. We shall see.
So far having given myself a break has worked. I focused on what I wanted to achieve and why I need the breaks in my schedule. Friday evenings are usually fun times with my friends and the missionaries – this Friday we are planning to make lángos burgers as this past Friday I was sick and we had to postpone. Saturdays is my off day, when I get to do whatever. It includes baking sacrament bread most weeks, and preparing for Sunday School or Relief Society. It also has plenty of time to work ahead for the coming week’s posts – I’m typing this on Saturday to be honest. I also have my post for Thursday ready. 😉 So taking a break, relaxing, and being conscious about it unlocked the flow of creativity I have been so desperate to get back, but was too afraid to allow my brain to rest enough to recover.
Oh, I just wanted to include a photo just because.
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