DISCIPLINE: Some people say that regular blogging takes discipline and stamina. And it does. But I was at the gym yesterday on the machine next to Jessica Paxson, who’s a professional fitness competitor, and I’m absolutely sure that what she does takes a lot more discipline and stamina than blogging. I asked her how she keeps it up and she said “I don’t know.” Neither do I!

The constant working out is one thing — I’ll often come in, do my entire workout, stretch, and cooldown routine and she’ll have been on the step-mill the whole time without slowing down — but it’s the incredibly restricted diet that I don’t think I could handle. Then you have to travel somewhere, miss sleep, eat with incredible care and then show up looking fresh and vital.

Blogging isn’t nearly as hard. Trust me.