Time after time I've set myself a goal and managed to fail. I mean in blogging, more than anything... sure, I've achieved and missed goals, that's called life, but on this page, I've tossed out there "I'm going to write this many words per day!" or "This many words from now until whenever!" or "I'm going to blog every day for this many days!" or "I'm going to do this, that or the other".
And seldom do I make it. I was presented with the chance to join a group of bloggers doing a "31 Day October Challenge". Everyone picks a theme, and will go all out every day from 10/1 to 10/31... my friend Kirsten is going to write about planning a Disney trip (lest you forget I am also a Disney planner...)... my friend Corie will discuss Simplicity, which goes along with her book (go buy it, it's worth it, and you need it)... have to mention my friend April Best, who helped me get this set up... and my buddy Rick Toooooolie will just write. Because he's a writer, and that be what he do.
So I have a choice... I can say "Bunk that. I ain't trying again" and then just write when I feel like it. Problem is, many times, I never feel like it... sometimes I feel like doing anything BUT write.
Or, I can say, "I'm doing this." and then do my best.
And if I fail, which I probably will, then do it again.
And if I fail that time, which I most definitely will, then do it again.
And if I fail again, then do it again.
Because maybe I'll fail 20 times. But what if I make it on that 21st try? What if I blow through it and succeed on that 73rd try?
What if... what if... what if I actually do it this time? What if this time, I manage to actually put down words for 31 days in a row? I mean... seriously.... some of it will be a heaping pile of clown boogers... but some of it... I daresay some it might just be some good writing.
So here we go. Let's try it again. Thanks for reading...
31 Days of Writing
Week One
Day 1: Podcasts... a list of my favorite podcasts on my ipod
Day 2: Late... some late night rambling
Day 3: Complimentary... when praise can go internally awry
Day 4: Fireball... I just wrote a bunch of words on Pitbull and Ke$ha. Not kidding.
Day 5: Rocky III
Day 6: The College Football Weekend... thoughts on a chaotic football weekend
Day 7: Clean Up... just a quick word on deleting posts
Week Two
Day 8: The Sneaky Christians We Are... watching the sin of a 2 year old thru Psalm 139's eyes
Day 9: All Is Not Well... Answering the rumor that JK Rowling might be writing more Potter
Day 10: This Is Where I Leave You: Book v Movie Read the book, saw the flick, here it is
Day 11: Under the Skin: A ScarJo Movie Review All about the strange film that Scarlett made
Day 12: Be My Guest to a Happy Friday... chronicling just a good, good day
Day 13: Another Big College Day... recapping another Saturday of chaotic football
Day 14: Why Florida State Should Bench Jameis Winston... Yes. Just that.
Week Three
Day 15: The Creepy Like... when an accidental Social Media "like" becomes weird
Day 16: Buying Colbie Caillet... the lost art of purchasing music
Day 17: Nothing to Blog About... Really. I had nothing to say on this day.
Day 18: Irrelevant Failure... When our failures mean nothing to God
Day 19: Committed to the Writing... And somehow, I keep going
Day 20: College Weekend Roundup... Baylor Loses! Bama Wins! Florida still sucks!
Day 21: Back in the Day Wordplay... Loving Phil Collins more than Jesus. What?
Week Four
Day 22: I Have Seen the Future, d$... what I'd tell 7th grade me if I could
Day 23: Shotglass to the Bigtime... Our little podcast joins a nationwide network
Day 24: Nick Cannon and Marriage... What better way to spend an evening than with Nick Cannon
Day 25: Those Hollywood Nights, Those Big Disney Thrills... our 2011 Disneyland adventure
Day 26: The King is Not Scary Part 1... five Stephen King novels for non-horror fans
Day 27: Good Bo and Bad Bo... college football round up, including Ole Miss' woes
Day 28: The King is Not Scary Part 2... five more Stephen King novels that aren't horror stories
Finishing Up
Day 29: Being a Fangirl... Taylor Swift's new CD Part 1--buying the album
Day 30: Reviewing 1989... Taylor Swift's new CD Part 2--reviewing the album
Day 31: My Aunt Judy... a true, terrifying story of my aunt and her survival
And one to grow on... The First Scary Movie... the story of "Poltergeist", with a rabbit trail on "Any Which Way You Can"
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