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One of my new goals: there will be rest! I have been participating in The Blog Classroom with Anik Singal and Rosalind Gardner. I am also tuning into the Cowpetition, which is a blog case study. I am trying to learn everything I can about blogging. Right now, I have four blogs that I am building.

During the week, I am running my two teens wherever the urge takes them. And we go to umpteen appointments each week. I usually don’t get around to working on the internet until late in the evening or sometimes in the early AM hours. Sometimes, I just can’t find the time to work on my projects. So when the weekend comes around, I don’t feel like I can take the day off to rest. For the past many weekends, I have worked every Saturday and Sunday. But no more. I am going to burn out at this rate.

I tuned in today to the second day of the Cowpetition on the JohnCow.com web site. You can read the lesson yourself at http://www.johncow.com/the-big-picture-day-2-of-cowpetition . The lesson included some specific information for setting realistic goals for your blog. It also emphasized the need for a day of rest. This rang true to a thought I have been having as I pushed myself the last several weekends. So I have decided to make this a definite goal: there will be rest!

I am going to choose Sunday as my day of rest. This Sunday, I will go to the beach. It will be hard for me to break away from the work habit because of the pressure I feel to get things moving. I may even cheat a little. I may bring my camera and take some pictures to sell on istockphoto.com . I have tried to get started there, but I need to improve my skills. It is hard to resist not taking pictures at the beach because it is so photogenic and beautiful. But at least, I will be away from the screen of the computer. And I will spend some time just resting as I look out over the waves. Okay. I know I will be cheating a little, but the pressure is great. And I will not be taking pictures for more than about twenty minutes. Then it will be relaxation time. I tell you, “There will be rest!”

Please comment below if you have trouble taking a break from the computer. And join me in my “There will be rest” quest, if you have a similar need.