It’s been nearly four months since I’ve kept to a consistent posting schedule. And sadly I can’t say it’s not for a lack of trying, because that’s exactly what it’s been—a lack of trying.

At first, being back in my last semester of university was overwhelming. I was taking a full load of courses, working two jobs, an unpaid internship, and leading two clubs on campus. Not to mention trying to catch up with friends I hadn’t seen during the summer and meet new people.

I felt drained and the first thing to be cut out of my schedule was my side projects, and with that my blog. How could I continue to write about making progress and trying out new things every month when I wasn’t? It felt like a complete lie.

But what about now that I’ve graduated and have much more free time to work on projects and do things I love? Well, I’ve been stuck feeling discouraged that I hadn’t kept up with posting. I had let myself down and lost confidence in the fact that I could stick to a project for a month. Even just opening up my site was a reminder that I had failed.

And now I’m trying to remind myself that I made this blog for myself, for fun. As I used to tell myself every day this summer: the only failure is giving up. I still have a couple months before I have to renew my website hosting subscription and I might as well finish strong. So look forward to new content every Monday and Thursday!