Nothing pains Robbi more than saying she’ll do something and then failing to follow through. She is a woman of principle. It’s one of the things I like best about her. So it pained her considerably when I suggested that we reconsider our approach to the Daily Affirmations for Realists project. “What if,” I suggested, “we stretch things out a bit, publishing Affirmations on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday instead of each and every day?”
The each and every day approach is proving untenable. If we did nothing but make Affirmations, we would be fine. Life would look like this: rise, eat, write affirmation, loaf, eat, draw affirmation, loaf, eat, post affirmation, loaf, sleep. Repeat.
But, for better or for worse, we are also running a small press, doing freelance work, trying to write books for our agent to sell, working a half-time job, and raising two small children—all of which we enjoy, but all of which interfere with our best attempts to live the idea life of Affirmation-punctuated loafing.
We are also up to our elbows in an exciting top secret new project that we are not quite ready to reveal to you but will as soon as we are convinced that we can pull it off. Ratcheting back the Affirmations to three days a week will help considerably in our efforts to pull it off. Stay tuned.
If one is to look for a silver lining, it is that, under the new schedule, the remainder of the Affirmations (we’ve so far completed 71 of 365) will take the better part of two years to publish, so even though you’ll be getting fewer Affirmation on a weekly basis, you will be able to enjoy them for a longer stretch of time. Does this sound like postrationalization? Probably. We are big fans of postrationalization.
It is humbling to have to admit defeat, but also good to know that we have the option of reversing course when need be. Complaints may be send directly to Robbi via email, with the subject line, “Robbi, You Unprincipled Lout,” but only if you want to make her cry.
So that’s it. Our mea culpa. Check back tomorrow for the next Affirmation.
To ease the pain that is surely gnawing an Affirmation-sized ulcer in your soul, here is a photo of a small child sliding backwards down a tube.
Good for you guys. You need to go at a pace you can live with, and, as you say, we’ll get Affirmations for that much longer.
Seems like postrationalization would be a great theme for an Affirmation!
The affirmations are terrific, however they come. Photo of small-child-sliding-backwards is an awesomely delightful substitute.
As great as the Affirmations are, maybe the cynic in me thought you were overly ambitious with the daily thing. I mean, you both are People of the World now, lots of places to be, people to see, etc. Understandable you’d try to better manage your time. Besides, I like pictures of the kids better :)
I am canceling my subscription to your motivational newsletter immediately. also, small children smell like talc and are poor and repetitious conversationalists.