Everything in moderation...

I never liked that phrase. It always seemed too much like a school principal or the more discliplinary parent standing over me, wagging his or her finger, warning me not to have too much fun.

I'm a creature of nothing in moderation and everything in abundance. I drink too much when I go out, I slept with too many people in my sexual hay day, I eat too much (hence why I am wearing a few extra pounds in a few less attractive places).

Perhaps the most negative of those traits, however, is the way I leap into things, get totally consumed by them, and burn myself out before I'm able to really glean any real benefit from them.

I'm looking forward to NaNoWriMo this year for that exact reason - I need to jumpstart my writing career again by being forced to write a certain number of words every day. I have so much to say, so much to get out, that I lose all motivation when sitting in front of my computer because it's just simply too big of a task.

I'm hoping this project, this space, helps me moderate myself more and indulge less. I want to get back into shape, write more, fixate less, and I need a driving force really smacking me in the ass to get moving.

Thanks for helping me, readers. :)