Operation Take-Back-My-Life: Day One

[Andrea]

Unlike most people, I've pretty much pinpointed the whole reason I daydream in the first place. It's because I want to escape reality. I never ever daydream during the summer or when I have free time or when I'm away from people or when I'm on a vacation. I daydream when I can't afford to--when I have a deadline to meet, when I have people to talk to, when I'm right in the middle of my own life. 

When I feel like I don't want to deal with reality, I escape into this world where I can control everything. But enough is enough and I need to stop running away from my problems. This summer, when I stopped daydreaming, I discovered that I apparently had a an affinity towards gardening and baking---hobbies which I never thought I would be doing because I was so busy daydreaming my life away. 

I've accepted that most of my fantasies are just that---fantasies. They aren't going to become real, they aren't going to manifest themselves suddenly, and I'm not going to waste my life trying to make them come true. I'd be happy with a normal life that's real instead of a fantasy life that doesn't exist, thank you very much. 

Thus, I've started this: Operation Take-Back-My-Life. It's about facing my problems instead of running away into the comfort of my mind, seeking out people instead of waiting for the opportune experience to come along and sweep me away. It means actually doing something. 

GOALS: 

1. Get in shape by going for a daily run.

2. Stop spending so much time online and try to invest my time in other hobbies.

3. Keep in touch with old friends and invite them over sometime. 

4. Finish my manuscript (I'm writing a book :P) 

5. Stay on top of my online courses instead of slacking off -__-

I'm posting here so that I can be somewhat accountable for my actions. I hope I can update with my progress on a daily basis (and spam all of you lol) to make sure I'm on track. 

[Andrea]

Thanks! 

Sometimes when I feel like I'm daydreaming compulsively, I try to ask myself why I felt like I needed to have that specific daydream. For example, sometimes after I get off Facebook and realize how much fun other people seem to be having with their lives, I immediately start launching into a daydream where I'm a social butterfly and the centre of attention. 

Since I've realized that, that particular daydream has actually stopped. I'm doing that for the rest of my "reoccurring" daydreams as well. You should give it a shot!