I've signed up to do another challenge, because there'll be no blog police checking to make sure that I do the posts every day. Also, one of my dear new e-quaintance's Klahanie has taught me the value of 'not participating' in challenges, just to support the spirit of the challenge, which fosters a passion for writing and sharing, and quite possibly one of the best ways for budding bloggers to begin blooming (I'm still in a bit of an alphabet daze - I'm not sure I will ever stop alliterating.)
I won't be doing posts every day because I just finished the A to Z challenge yesterday. It was thrilling and I am road trip tired. It's time to unpack and as a result of my dedication aka obsessive tendencies, I owe my tribe, garden, house, manuscript and studies for a Danish exam in a few weeks some time, devotion and attention.
Here's the topics if anyone is interested, and here's the link to the Blog every day in May challenge.
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Day 2, Thursday: Educate us on something you know alot about or are good at. Take any approach you'd like (serious and educational or funny and sarcastic)
Day 3, Friday: Things that make you uncomfortable
Day 4, Saturday: Favorite quote (from a person, from a book, etc) and why you love it
Day 5, Sunday: Publicly profess your love and devotion for one of your blogger friends. What makes them great? Why do you love them? If you don't have blogger friends, talk about a real-life friend or even a family member
Day 6, Monday: If you couldn't answer with your job, how would you answer the question, 'what do you do'?
Day 7, Tuesday: The thing(s) you're most afraid of
Day 8, Wednesday: A piece of advice you have for others. Anything at all.
Day 9, Thursday: A moment in your day (this can be just a photo or both a photo and words)
Day 10, Friday: Most embarrassing moment (s). Spill.
Day 11, Saturday: Sell yourself in 10 words or less
Day 12, Sunday: What do you miss? (a person, a thing, a place, a time of your life...)
Day 13, Monday: Issue a public apology. This can be as funny or as serious or as creative as you want it to be.
Day 14, Tuesday: Ten things that make you really happy
Day 15, Wednesday: A Day in the life (include photos from throughout your typical day - this could be "a photo an hour" if you'd like)
Day 16, Thursday: Something difficult about your "lot in life" and how you're working to overcome it
Day 17, Friday: A favorite photo of yourself and why
Day 18, Saturday: Tell a story from your childhood. Dig deep and try to be descriptive about what you remember and how you felt.
Day 19, Sunday: Five of your favorite blogs and what you love about them
Day 20, Monday: Get real. Share something you're struggling with right now.
Day 21, Tuesday: A list of links to your favorite posts in your archives
Day 22, Wednesday: Rant about something. Get up on your soapbox and tell us how you really feel. (a pet peeve, a current event, a controversial topic, something your husband or roommate or neighbor or boss does that really ticks you off)
Day 23, Thursday: Things you've learned that school won't teach you
Day 24, Friday: Your top 3 worst traits
Day 25, Saturday: Something someone told you about yourself that you'll never forget (good or bad)
Day 26, Sunday: Something you read online. Leave a link and discuss, if you'd like.
Day 27, Monday: A letter to your readers
Day 28, Tuesday: Only pictures
Day 29, Wednesday: Five songs or pieces of music that speak to you or bring back memories. Use Grooveshark or YouTube to include them in the post
Day 30, Thursday: React to this term: Letting Go
Day 31, Friday: A vivid memory
TOns of reasons not to do this one but I want to stay motivated to write. It does not seem to come naturally for me. Strangely I still enjoy it. NOt like other things for me. Is a mystery! Will check in with you either way. I too will be spotty in my participation...for no good reason other than...because. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm dog tired... literally, I just keep napping and get up to eat. I won't be attacking the May challenge by any stretch of the imagination, but it's close by for those 'because' days :)
DeletePs you get a mention in my reflections post.
DeleteI'm not going to do the blog every day in May challenge but I might use some of the prompts :) Happy May Day!
ReplyDeleteMy intentions exactly. Happy May day to you too. The sirens are tested in Denmark today, it's sounds like the world is howling.
DeletePs you get a mention in my reflections post too.
DeleteJust read through the challenge and although it sounds like a great one, I'm going to catch you on the next one. Thanks, Ida!
ReplyDeleteBTW, just posted, "How I (Secretly) Get My Kids to Eat Greens."
Hi B. Thanks for dropping in, Blogger seems to be playing up or it's my email and I missed this I'll be around to check.
DeleteI signed in too... and hoping to stay in till the end...but A-Z was really tiring!
ReplyDeleteI'm only gonna do a few, I feel the same way as you :)
DeleteSome of those would be difficult to do!
ReplyDeletePrecisely why I am not doing all of them, but there are no rules borrow any prompt any time :)
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