...and that's all you can do.

I only blogged once this week. I hate that!

I wasn't able to workout tonight. No wonder I'm not at my ideal weight.

Why didn't I have more insightful points to make in class? I wish I had spent more time on the reading.

I should have known how to do that work task. How could I have forgotten?

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Confession: Sometimes, I can get really down on myself.

I often feel like I have to perform all of my daily responsibilities perfectly.

No mistakes. Total confidence. All the time.

You know, like Kate Middleton. 

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For example, tonight I stayed later at work and was faced with the dilemma- should I workout or go to Target (where I actually needed quite a few necessities)? 

I only had time for one since I knew I needed to be home around 8 or so to do schoolwork.

Rather than be proud of the work I had accomplished for the day, I was really hard on myself, questioning why I wasn't someone who worked out in the morning or why I hadn't made time for Target over the weekend.

Leaving work and heading out into the cold, January night, I thought of something my mom would tell me whenever I was anxious about a school project or other event.

"Just do your best, and that's all you can do."

I reflected on my day.

I really had done my best. 

I had devoted myself fully to all of my tasks and done my best work. 

And it was in that moment that I made a promise to myself.

I am going to keep trying my best at everything I do and knowing that's all I can do. 

I'm never going to do everything perfectly. 

There will, of course, be days that I do manage to pull everything off flawlessly, but as long as I know deep down that I gave something my best effort, I am going to be satisfied with that.

:)