Permission for seasonal variation

Decide in advance which stretches of the year the practice will shrink, pause, or change shape, and say so out loud. Naming those stretches keeps a busy month from reading as proof you have abandoned the practice.

Decide in advance which stretches of the year the practice will shrink, pause, or change shape, and say so out loud. Naming those stretches keeps a busy month from reading as proof you have abandoned the practice.

Example

You write it down: December travel and the two spring sports seasons drop family dinner to twice a month, held on Sundays. Missing a Wednesday in April is the plan working, not the dinner falling apart.