I knew I had a busy week coming up and I tried to tell myself that, but would I listen? Of course not. That’s why I ended up setting unreasonable goals. So… with that in mind, how did I do? Author Journey (February 20, 2023) In my last post, I mentioned how I would be facing a tough week with pressures from the day job. I’m pretty sure I said it several times and then when it came to setting my goals for last week something in my brain pushed that idea to one side and charged into battle. No…
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