Friday, January 31, 2014

Blogging Challenges and Pressure



     During the month of January I took on the Ultimate Blogging Challenge and NaBloPoMo and with this post, I have completed both.  That is 31 posts in 31 days!  YAY me!    When you sign up for a month long blogging challenge you do so with a certain feeling of foreboding and an equal level of excitement.  No one knows what the future holds, so planning to diligently write every single day tends to go from a major undertaking to completely doable over the course of the month.  Now there are those folks out there that have it planned.  They write up all 31 posts one snowy Saturday afternoon while sipping a hot cappuccino and schedule them to publish accordingly.  While I am sure there are people out there like that, I can assure you I am certainly not one of them.  I am simply incapable of having things THAT planned. I am not an organized individual.   I live life on the edge writing each post each day as it comes.  There are some months I crash and burn, and then others like this month where I successfully accomplish the goals I have set for myself. 




        Over the course of the month I overcame several obstacles to make sure when this glorious day arrived, this final post would indeed be number 31.  There were a few days here and there where I was under the gun to get a post published before midnight.  There were even a couple of times I had to double up writing more than one post a day to get caught up and schedule accordingly.   January brought blizzards, snow days, dangerous below zero wind chills and temperatures, and finally a new set of glasses for me at the end of the month.  Yes folks, I flew through January practically blind.  So happy I can see NOW!!  Through several of those calamities, I felt the pressure.  How can I not?  I am human after all.  I had my moments of hyperventilation and diarrhea and I survived making it to the toilet every single time…thank God!


       Through it all, I never would have persevered if it weren’t for the continued dedication and support of my loyal blog readers and a splendid group of writers and dear friends who who make up the Write Tribe  group which  I am affiliated with.  Thank you all for your comments and encouragement! ♥ During the month of January this site has seen a complete design overhaul.  A special thank you and monstrous hug to Corinne at Everyday Gyann for all the help she gave so freely to make my vision for this website a reality. ♥   Have I learned my lesson about signing up for month long blogging challenges?  No, not really.  They keep the blood pumping, the brain from going soft, and me sane so you can bet I will be signing up for more.  That is the way I roll…under pressure with God as my co-pilot.







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22 comments:

  1. Congratulations on making it through the 31 days, Kathy! Well done! I've been enjoying your posts. :)

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    1. Laurel, thank you so much for stopping by and your happy wishes. Feel like taking a big sigh of relief except I have to write a post for tomorrow! LOL

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  2. Yay! You made it!! Congratulations to you and we'll bump into each other...again! <3

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    1. myriadrainbowhues, YAY!!! Thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  3. Congratulations on a job well done Kathy! As you know, I'm the person sipping coffee and diligently pre-scheduling blog posts ages in advance....I just can't work well under pressure. I saw enough of that working in law, with my boss standing behind me dictating the document and the messenger waiting out front to take it to Court. Without fail, my fingers would end up like cement and I couldn't type! lol Then the anxiety attack would hit.

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    1. JoJo, I don't think I could work like that with someone breathing down my neck. Holy crap, how did you deal with that? I would be so stressed out I would have an ulcer within the week! I am amazed that you can come up with so many posts at once. That is amazing! Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  4. That is, indeed, a wonderful accomplishment, Kathy! Congratulations!

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    1. Martha, Thank you so much for stopping by and for your lovely comments! ♥ It is always so nice to see you here!

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  5. Congratulations Kathy!! Thanks to such challenges, I got to enjoy so many of your posts. Sorry I haven't commented on each of them, but enjoyed reading all of them :)

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    1. Reshma, and I yours!! I am so pleased you enjoy stopping by and thank you so much for your sweet comments and for your hearty congratulations! ♥

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  6. Congrats, Kathy! I usually do April's AtoZ Challenge but am having second thoughts about doing it this year. It's an accomplishment alright!

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com

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    1. Joyce, I am already signed up for the A-Z Challenge and am looking forward to it. It is always a blast and a great chance to visit a lot of new and interesting blogs and connect. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  7. Well blogged, Kathy. You certainly can handle pressure!

    blessings and Bear hugs!

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    1. Rob-bear, well thank you, thank you very much for the compliment! I do the best I can. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  8. Congrats indeed at your feed. 31 is a great feat.

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    1. Pat, thank you so much!! Thank you for stopping in and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  9. Congrats Kathy. You did it even though the Universe tried to trip you up now and then. I had my first 11 posts written up and scheduled and thereafter all my good intentions of themes and scheduling went to pieces. Good job.

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    1. Suzy, seems like the Universe is always trying to trip me up! I sure know what you mean about that. Thank you for stopping by and for y our sweet comments! ♥

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  10. Wow! You are awesome, Kathy! Congratulations for completing this Jan challenge so successfully. I am seeing that you have signed up for Feb NaBloPoMo too! All the very best. I am taking rest this month but will be here to cheer you! :)

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    1. Shilpa, well I am going to give February a go and see how it works out. I may take a rest during March before the big A-Z challenge in April. We will see. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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