I Don't Wanna be Too Lazy... 怠けものになりたくない

I wonder how long ago I wrote a journal entry here last. [ Would you believe: the Meiji Era? Hahaha! ]

My friend here told me that I should write a diary at least once a week, and I thought that it was a fair statement.

Why do people, sorry it's me, [ OR "I plead guilty!" ] tend to take the easy way out? [ Better. More natural. ]soft option? [ Because it's human nature! ;-) ]

Once I loosen the descipline, I would go further away to have long time off. [ How 'bout: "Once I loosen the reins, I would wander too far away for too long. ]

However, [ "Yet" would be good here. ] if I bind myself tightly by making a tough rule, I would feel suffocated. [ How 'bout, "Yet, if I tighten the reins (abide by my tough rules) I would feel confined." ]

Isn't there any moderate place for me? [ I think there's a middle ground in there somewhere. And it should be flexible. ;-) ]

That was a good thing that I felt missed writing a diary today. [ Maybe something like, "I felt strangely good that I missed writing a diary today -- guilty, yet positive I'd do something about it. ]

So [ implied: as a result of these mixed feelings ] I just opened Lang-8, and starting writing what I felt without considering anything about what to write and how to write.

Simple is the best? [ Easy does it! :-) ]

Why do people, myself included, tend to take the easy way out?

Once I lose my descipline, I tend to go further away and take a long time off.

However, if I were to bound myself tightly by making a tough rule, I would feel suffocated.

Isn't there somewhere in between for me?

It was a good thing that I felt I missed writing a diary today.

Maybe simple is the best?

I wonder how it's been since I last wrote a journal entry here.

My friend here told me that I should write a diary at least once a week, and I thought that it was a fair statement. (correct)

I wonder how long it's been since I last wrote in my journal entry here last. (Alternative)

Let's see... It's been a week!

No wonder I have missed Lang-8.

My friend here told me that I should write an entry at least once a week, and I thought it was a fair statement.

Once I loosen the discipline, I would (probably) get farther away from my goal, especially after taking such a long time-off. (This may also be what you may have wanted to express.)

However, if I bind myself too tightly by making a tough rule, I might suffocated. (This is also an alternative that would confirm that feeling.)

Isn't there any moderate place(/middle ground) for me?

I just opened Lang-8, and started writing what I felt, without considering anything about what to write, and how to write it. (It's somehow liberating, isn't it?)