November Ends
I have completed “National Blog Posting Month” (NaBloPoMo) successfully. For those who have no idea what on earth I am talking about, it was a challenge to write one or more posts for every day during November.
I have a somewhat guilty secret to divulge. I thought it was easy. It required no extra effort from me to fulfill the obligation of posting at least once a day for a month. In many ways it became easier than normal because I would often catch myself wandering through my daily world taking notes in my head of “things to blog about”.
I even have a notebook that travels with me now – the trusty Moleskine, in which I can record observations of strange thoughts, funny stories and annoying people that cross my path. I am warming to the notebook enormously. Where I always hated the regimen of writing in a diary each day, it is much easier to start a new notebook page with a date if I feel there is something I need to commit to paper (perhaps for fear of assassinating somebody).
I’m wandering off the subject, aren’t I. While taking part in NaBloPoMo I started reading a lot of other people’s blogs, and have gathered together quite a number of “favourites” (most of which can be found in the blog-roll on the main index page of Life and Times). Keeping up with such a large number of journals has been hard work, but it has also been rewarding. I have come to know some wonderful people (if only a little bit). The writing during November has been wonderful too.
If I take anything from NaBloPoMo it will probably be that the really interesting posts are about small things. The minutiae of life. The nuggets that prove no matter where you are, what race you are, or what background you have – there are parallels between our lives, and we can relate to each other in many, many ways. We opened a slice of our lives to each other and forged unlikely friendships spanning thousands of miles.
We will remember November.
“Ta dar!!!!!” Well done you did it! I knew you would though!…. Nice photo up there btw. Did you take that yourself?…. a mackrel sky.
I`m glad that I never committed myself to NaBloPoMo though as I just knew that I wouldn`t have had the time to think up inspriing blog posts!
Ya, it was easy huh? BTW thank you. It was easy for me BECAUSE of you. Your support gave me the determination I needed each day to continue. I wish we could have a freakin latte together and tell NaBloPoMoNoMo tales.
You rock J.
: )
This has been my favorite end of NaBloPoMo post. What thoughtful and true sentiments;>
congrats on finishing. I have a migraine now …… I NEED A BLOG BREAK.
WHOA! That is a stunning photo!! Nice finish dahrling.
Well done! Great photo aswell.
You say things so well.
All I could manage on day thirty was a pathetic “I’m sick.”
Oh well, something to strive for.