I want to quit forcing myself to blog and pouring myself into creating more items for my Teachers Pay Teachers store, Basics Rethought, when it seems like no one is reading. clicking or buying. However, I recently read just a snippet of an email from Lauren Golden, creator of the Free Mama Movement, that was titled “Stop Allowing Yourself to Quit”. Basically it said, don’t give up on your dreams to make money while having more time to spend with your family. So, I am trying to persevere and not allow myself to give up!

This year instead of a New Year’s resolution, I have set monthly goals. In January, I did a Whole 30. In February, I am entering all the food I eat every day into My Fitness Pal. I am doing this in order to keep a handle on what and how much I am eating to try to facilitate the growth of healthier habits and NOT gain back the same ten’ish’ pounds. Also, in February, I set the goal of uploading at least one new product on Teacher’s Pay Teachers each week. I have been able to keep up with that goal, at least by average. I think my goal for March is going to be to blog every day. It may be just a paragraph, it may be a page. But, I want to force myself to NOT give up or stop! So, I am writing this post to get the ball rolling and practice writing when it’s hard or tiring or seems pointless.

I also praise God that when it got too hard yesterday to keep up with getting Nonsense Word Fluency Practice for the six main syllable types on my TpT (Teachers Pay Teachers) account for a friend of mine, that he gave me another day off of school. This time in the form of another “sick” day with my youngest who now has Flu A! He is faithful and even when it may seem like nothing is happening, He is moving. Things are also moving on the job front for my husband. The movement is small and may or may not measure up to change for us, but it is all evidence that God is ALWAYS working on our behalf. Since, He is working for me, I MUST work for HIM!!!