Evening Epilogue: Day 27 (In Effect Mode) 81/90

Good evening,

It’s slowly starting to sink in that the fast is almost over. I have to say as much as I sometimes feel restricted by it; the thought of it ending also seems scary. I’ve gotten used to the process. The early hours. The constant writing. The focused thought. Someone told me when I started this journey that there’s a theory that once you do something for 21 days straight it becomes habit. So perhaps I have become addicted the regularity as the schedule has become habitual.

With three more days to go, though, I’ve started to be more reflective and analytical. Coincidentally I managed to catch up with things at work last week so it’s given me a little more me time. Not 100%, but a tad more that I’ve had over the past two weeks when I was getting pulled left and right. All the hustle and bustle kept me in constant motion and not necessarily with many moments to sit back and think outside of work and blogs. In terms of productivity it’s good, but as far as my mental cleansing not so much.

Earlier today, this brother commented on one of my FaceBook notes about yesterday’s Evening Epilogue and asked, “Do you find you use [your time] more effectively?” Yes, and no. If I hadn’t added the challenge of three blogs a day during this fast, I’d probably have a little more time to do other things and shift the work I used to do in the wee hours of the night to the morning. That hasn’t been the case, though, as I’ve spent more time writing for me rather the others, but in the long run that is a positive use of time for someone that wants to be a better writer. Furthermore, I’ve been able to squeeze working out, cooking at home and a few other things into my daily schedule that I never could find time to do before. So in essence, I have been more effective. Now if I could only find a way to keep it up post-fast. Guess we’ll all find out in four days.

I’ll holla in the a.m., time to be effective.