August Break 2016 :: FAIL

It was inevitable, really. I know me. All high hopes and 'I can do anything' in the beginning, quickly giving way to "what was I thinking?"

What was I thinking? 31 photos in 31 days? Too much stress. Yes, I am an overachiever. Yes, I am a rule follower. Yes, I am a perfectionist.

Here's the thing. I was spending so much time on thinking about what to photograph, editing the photograph to get it just right, uploading the photograph to the blog - nearly half my day was shot! After 3 days I knew this was not going to work. This was supposed to be a break, not work.

I started to feel guilty. I had 'signed up' for this, after all. I am not a quitter!

But I quit. I did. And now I'm here to confess.

Being the type of person that I am, I find it very difficult to bend rules. So doing only a portion of the assigned themes was completely out of the question.

All or nothing.

So, I quit. Not intentionally, either. Day four was just a stumper all day, and when day five rolled around, I couldn't move on. 'Sweetness' tripped me up, and then the whole thing went south.

Next year I might give myself permission to do just the Sunday theme, or every fourth day, or only colors, but for this year I close the month early with a FAIL.

But, a lighter heart ..... letting go of all the worry and owning my failure feels good.

Lesson learned.


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