One Bite at a Time

Okay, that picture is ugly. But I'm trying to make a point: One bite at a time.

You say you don't have time to read a book? If you read only one chapter on most days, you will have read at least one and maybe two books in a month. That's 12 to 24 books a year! One bite at a time.

Got a big project that's bugging you? Me too. Just start. Get a chunk of work done and then it's easier to find chunks of time later. One bite at a time.

I love to make quilts by hand. Looking at the whole project is overwhelming, but if I sit in my easy chair at night and stitch for an hour, I will have 30 hours of stitching done in one month. That goes a long way! One bite at a time. Some nights I don't get to it, but other nights I might get in 2 hours.

I'm ashamed to say that on the day I write this, I started the day with over 400 e-mails in my inbox. I decided today was the day I dealt with it. I gave myself a break after each 100 I cleared out. One bite at a time. Now there are only 70 that need some serious work. I'll tackle those, too, one bite at a time. Then, on to the next project.

What have you been putting off that needs a big bite?