How did it get to be November already? And what made me think that I should sign up to write a blog post each of the 30 days of this month?
Tonight, I counted back through my last thirty posts; the 30th was dated June 30. That’s thirty posts in five months, an average of six posts a month. And 2/3 of those were Feline Friday photos of our cats! Some of them rather nice photos, if I do say so myself, of three beautiful, adorable felines, said photos occasionally accompanied by a paragraph or two with some charm — but people, what about all the days of the week that aren’t Friday?
Last night, I went through my blog archive from last November, during which I posted faithfully each day. I remembered that, throughout that month, I rarely found it difficult to write. Every day, a topic presented itself: the latest detail of our kitchen remodel; the changing of the seasons, visible in the skies and at the farmers’ markets; no-knead bread and eating locally for Thanksgiving. And I remembered that the most difficult part of writing daily was making the time for the first few days, establishing a routine. After a few days, I enjoyed the process. I enjoyed writing. (That is, after all, why I have a blog.)
Here I sit at my computer, writing. I’ll be here tomorrow, too, and the next day, and the next.
A blog post every day for 30 days. One down, 29 to go.
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Over at Scrine the group-goal is 1000 sentences this month, so if you need to whet your writing appetite (or just cross-link a good sentence), I think we need your help.
What an admirable goal! I’m cheering for you!
It’s puzzling how writing can sometimes take a back seat to Life, or whatever, in spite of how much a person loves to write. I understand that struggle, but I don’t understand why I let everything and anything get in the way of my writing. I like your strategy of setting the intention to write daily, and then establishing a routine. I think I need to take a page from your book, Kimberly!
‘mouse: I imagine I can come up with a sentence or two to contribute!
Tania: Thank you! I’ll take all the cheering I can get. They say that it takes three weeks to form a habit, so this writing every day should be a habit by Thanksgiving.
I think I’ll follow along and see if I can get into a more disciplined routine, too. And if you find yourself one day lacking material think about re-posting that bread recipe.
Yay! I’ve missed your writing. Notice that I didn’t even make the attempt this year.
Vicki: I look forward, as always, to your visits!
Janeen: I’ve missed writing. I hoped you might try again this year; I know you could do it.