tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640701100184675827.post727342805376079283..comments2023-04-05T06:05:41.856-05:00Comments on Stop. Drop. Roll.: I can think of a million and one reasons not to do something. Remind me to do it anyway.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02331699695997936558noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640701100184675827.post-81206987729488203302010-11-07T16:23:40.646-06:002010-11-07T16:23:40.646-06:00We are twins...LOL
As I sit here spending time on ...We are twins...LOL<br />As I sit here spending time on the internet instead of...paying bills, hanging pictures on the bare walls I've had for 10 months, or cleaning in general, I completely understand what you are saying. My drive for perfectionism leads to me delaying or avoiding things like writing papers or baking (if it doesn't turn out awesome then I have failed). <br /><br />You are not alone. Let's make a vow to say screw perfectionism. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some pictures to hang.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880907463979022193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640701100184675827.post-71577258941152131572010-10-20T09:58:10.723-05:002010-10-20T09:58:10.723-05:00I'm two weeks late in responding to this post,...I'm two weeks late in responding to this post, I hate it when I'm late, and I'm always late. I soooo identify with this post! If I can't do something "right" (read: good or perfect) the first time, I just won't do it. This is a BIG issue with games. I won't and don't give myself the time to learn and practice (speaking computer games here) so I give up. I have only ever played one single video game to its end and I had to have pushing and help from my gamer husband to "win". It took me MONTHS to get there. It wasn't fun. It should have been. I so get ya! And I love ya for sharing these pieces of you. Now, let's make a pact to EMBRACE IMPERFECTIONS! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179157859926062726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640701100184675827.post-3936618949362641302010-10-08T02:57:01.762-05:002010-10-08T02:57:01.762-05:00You have hit the nail on the head for a lot of us,...You have hit the nail on the head for a lot of us, hey, have you ever visited this site<br /><br />http://www.ordinarycourage.com/my-blog/2010/9/26/the-perfect-protest.html<br /><br />She's got some great ideas on the whole perfectionist thing - check it out :-)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009119301336136337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640701100184675827.post-48745549571998751702010-10-07T14:14:43.083-05:002010-10-07T14:14:43.083-05:00As a perfectionist with depression, I can't ev...As a perfectionist with depression, I can't even begin to describe how much I relate to this post. I spent a lot of years going back to bed because I couldn't bear the thought of living & creating in a house that wasn't perfectly clean. Or creating things that weren't perfect. I'm much better... but occasionally I still find myself in bed at 11:00 in the morning, hiding from the kitchen.nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17724032310038265404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640701100184675827.post-52464365829931539432010-10-07T13:05:40.581-05:002010-10-07T13:05:40.581-05:00Ahhhh...perfectionism...it either drives one to st...Ahhhh...perfectionism...it either drives one to striving and stressing and chaos, or it drives one to retreat and recede and shrink. Such a wonderful lie...that perfection is possible...we WANT to believe it...I mean Jennifer Anniston and Angie Jolie can't be wrong, right? Right? I lost my mind when I tried to figure out who decided that something specific was perfection...like, oh, that gorgeous shade of beige that seems to be on every wall in every magazine...who decided that was the perfect shade of beige? I mean if we were all perfect, the world would be terribly uninteresting, all perfect beige...and blond...with large boobs, long legs, perfectly straight teeth, hardwood floors and granite counter tops and windows that never get dirty and gourmet meals and straight seams. I mean, how good is good enough??? Praise God I'm perfected through Jesus...cuz LORD KNOWS I'm not perfect in any other possible way...I'm the striving, stressing, chaotic kind of imperfect...I do, tho...have blonde hair (now) HA!chksngrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744286731018456675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640701100184675827.post-25447209398645791012010-10-07T10:25:39.853-05:002010-10-07T10:25:39.853-05:00I have carried this one quote inside the cover of ...I have carried this one quote inside the cover of my notebooks for years now. Somedays I need to look at it and somedays just knowing it's there lets enough light in for me to see where I really am.<br />"I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that alot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it."<br />— Anne Lamottstaciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12842193935673462913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640701100184675827.post-54420980836509426332010-10-06T21:26:40.663-05:002010-10-06T21:26:40.663-05:00You have no idea how good it feels to know I'm...You have no idea how good it feels to know I'm not alone. I feel a little less crazy now. :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331699695997936558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640701100184675827.post-17290005663585038712010-10-06T18:41:25.049-05:002010-10-06T18:41:25.049-05:00This is exactly how I've been feeling the last...This is exactly how I've been feeling the last month or two. I was starting to get into a good routine, and keeping things caught up and balanced, until Tanner went back to public school. Now I can't seem to get back into the swing of things. If I can't do them perfect, there is no sense in doing anything, hence nothing is getting done, commence downward spiral.Adrianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640701100184675827.post-87550455166696286292010-10-06T16:35:39.399-05:002010-10-06T16:35:39.399-05:00I HAVE gotten a little better, but obviously not a...I HAVE gotten a little better, but obviously not at proofreading. Bwah ha ha!!!!!Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640701100184675827.post-91305038751937349692010-10-06T16:34:16.588-05:002010-10-06T16:34:16.588-05:00Bravo!!!!!!!!! I LOVE it! BUT, did you just writ...Bravo!!!!!!!!! I LOVE it! BUT, did you just write this post about me, 'cause it all sounds so familiar, especially the part about doing nothing if you can't do it perfectly. Such a sad state, if I might say so. I haven't gotten a little better about just saying "eff it", but I always hesitate first. Hmmmm. You've given me food for thought, as always.Cathynoreply@blogger.com