Imperfect

“We will miss out on so much in life if we’re always holding back and saying, ‘I’m not going to put it out there until it’s perfect.’” Crystal Paine Money Saving Mom 

Every time I think about actually sitting down and working on my blog this is what my lap looks like:

And then I think maybe now is not the best time to do this because I can’t give it my all and plus, there are so many other things that need my attention. So I walk away defeated.

But maybe it’s not “all or nothing”?

Today I thought what if I stop planning and just start doing? It’s a constant theme in my life. I come up with 100 perfect plans on how to do one thing, yet I never actually end up doing that one thing: like lose weight, get out of debt, blog, homeschool etc etc etc.

I spend all my time planning and none of my time doing.

Crystal from Money Saving Mom also said, “If it was something I wanted to do, why should I let the fear of failure keep me from jumping out and attempting to learn something.”

This is so me. I let fear stop and paralyze me. What all am I missing out on?!

I created The Restful Place so I would have a place to come and find rest in the middle of the mundane and the chaos. A place to be me. Rest is needed in every season of life. And right now my season of life is a bunch of littles that need all of my attention.

But maybe if I push publish (and leave it published this time) and then keep coming back day to day, no matter if it’s for 5 interrupted minutes or 45 minutes I can enjoy this space here.

I can learn, grow, make progress and I can be imperfect.

Duty calls…