Did anyone else read the book How to be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days in elementary school? The gist: a young boy reads a self-help book on “how to be perfect” and comes to realize, by the end, that perfect people are boring because all they do is sit around and drink weak tea.
According to the book, they also have to wear broccoli necklaces. I’m not sure how that goes along with being perfect, but Broccoli Girl approves of the idea 🙂
In any case, it’s a cute book for kids.
I get stressed just like anyone else. And I feel pressured for time just like anyone else. Just because I’m not writing about my flaws doesn’t mean I have none. Maybe the fact that I don’t like to share them is a flaw in itself?
I’m going to have to cut back on my own posts, too. I just can’t continue to blog every single day and still have the amount of time I want to spend with my real-life friends. (I love you guys in the blogworld… but I want to spend more time in the real world too, ya know?)
i love quirks and imperfections! they make us who we are. do not worry about not blogging every day. you gotta do what ever keeps YOU happy and healthy!
Don’t feel bad cutting back on your blogging! For a while I was getting frustrated at myself for not blogging yummy new stuff all the time, but truthfully I’d go through phases where some weeks I’d blog four new recipes and then go weeks or even a month without anything. So earlier this year I made a goal for myself of posting two new recipes per week, and focusing on quality instead of quantity. So far, it’s worked for me! I feel just enough challenge in the kitchen, and it gives me more time to think about how I want to prepare and present the food. GL with whatever you decide to do!
You seem pretty awesome to me, and I agree that perfection is totally overrated, I am totally a recovering perfectionist. Now I just try to be happy. 🙂 I started this year doing 5 posts a week and I’m thinking I have to cut back to 4. RL always comes first!
you don’t sound holier than thou at all! people only get a certain side of you through blogging and by all means you are right we’d never admit our faults!
You know Katie, I admire you for this post. Because I’m always afraid of people commenting my blog asking if I have real issues, and problems and whatnot.. because I DON’T post about it either. Like you, I like to focus on the exciting, new, and good things on the blog! Plus all my friends and family back home read it, I don’t want them knowing the ugly details!
🙂
I did read that book! And I got reminded of it when I saw the title of this post, but I didn’t think you’d actually be talking about that obscure little book I read years ago!
Don’t remember the broccoli necklaces part, but I do remember the sitting around doing nothing but drinking tea. 😉
Omg I have been trying to find the name.of this book since 6th grade (I’m 38 now)
Thank you!
And I much prefer my tea strongly over steeped. Proof I can’t be perfect lol