Nobody warns you about the middle.

The beginning had adrenaline. Everyone texted. There was a plan on the fridge. The end, when it comes, will have relief and maybe a drink. But right now it is Tuesday, and it was Tuesday last week, and the plan on the fridge has a coffee ring on it.

This is where people quit. Not because it got too hard. Because it got boring, and nobody was watching anymore, and the only one who would notice if you stopped is you.

So, for the record: someone noticed. Tuesday counts. Keep going until it is Wednesday.