And some of us just make our own clocks. Or ignore clocks. Or clock out. Even though the title of this blog is May 28 and I’ve “deep faked” the publication date, today is really May 31. Tricky.

I feel like my most frequent blog topic is exploring why I have not recently blogged. Some days, I run out of time or ideas. Other days I lose interest or decide that readers lose interest.

On my most “innovative” days, I decide time and schedules don’t matter —regular posting is just too…regular.

As my May Days come to a close and my birthday—the inspiration for these blogs—has passed, I find myself looking toward the next project rather than focusing on finishing this one. The interesting part of blazing a trail is the blazing, not the trail.

But, of course, that’s silly.

I’ve been reflecting lately on all the ways I make things hard for myself by constantly choosing to innovate and trailblaze—to redo and change—rearrange—when I do not need to.

Sometimes I do need to shake things up and move things around and create a challenge, but sometimes it’s okay for things to be easy. But not doing is not easy—it actually takes a lot of mental and emotional energy to not do things—the ghostly emptiness of May 29 and 30 continue to haunt and drain me.

So what is the solution of greatest ease?

1. To leave the days blank and not write blogs for those days (not easy)?

2. To write four blogs today (also not easy)?

3. To rearrange time so that the days aren’t skipped but aren’t filled either?

4. All of the above.

The answer is always all of the above.