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I have waited ALL DAY to be able to write this post!!
My 100th Blog Post...
When I first created my blog in September 2014, I was just "playing around" with the creating part of it...
Two of my friends had told me about their blogs they use to share scrapbooking layouts, or craft projects; and I thought it would be FUN to create one a blog for myself -
for what, I didn't know - at the time!
So, my very first post, titled "OK, So Here Goes", started with this sentence:
"Not really sure what I am doing; but here goes!!!"
I wasn't even sure why I created a blog except to see if I could do it!!
And then...
I read a post about write31days.com - a challenge to write about a specific subject for the 31 days of October. After giving it considerable thought, I decided to join this group of bloggers; and chose to use "31 Days of Dementia's Demands" as my topic...
So, using some journaling that I had previously done plus some poetry that I had written, and lots of research from the book I read on dementia and caregiving, and Internet searches -
I jumped into this challenge without knowing whether or not I could (or would) even finish...
much less have anybody even interested enough to read what I wrote!
Did I finish all 31 days - yes, I did!
And I felt proud of myself for accomplishing what I started out to share...
Did I have any readers?
YES I DID!!
And I was so surprised to read comments that were so encouraging and uplifting - and...
they actually liked what I wrote!!
There weren't thousands or even hundreds of likes or reads or followers; but there were readers; and their comments were so encouraging, I continued writing even after the 31 days of October ended.
During the time I was writing for the write31days challenge, I was also invited to guest post twice in November - The Face of a Caregiver was posted on The Imperfect Caregiver; and Caring for a Spouse with Vascular Dementia was posted on blessedbutstressed.com.
After that period of writing, I slowed down for a while; but I soon found other ways to participate with other bloggers by using word prompts and other prompted writing. I am currently participating in (or have recently participated in) the following:
"Not really sure what I am doing; but here goes!!!"
I wasn't even sure why I created a blog except to see if I could do it!!
And then...
I read a post about write31days.com - a challenge to write about a specific subject for the 31 days of October. After giving it considerable thought, I decided to join this group of bloggers; and chose to use "31 Days of Dementia's Demands" as my topic...
So, using some journaling that I had previously done plus some poetry that I had written, and lots of research from the book I read on dementia and caregiving, and Internet searches -
I jumped into this challenge without knowing whether or not I could (or would) even finish...
much less have anybody even interested enough to read what I wrote!
Did I finish all 31 days - yes, I did!
And I felt proud of myself for accomplishing what I started out to share...
Did I have any readers?
YES I DID!!
And I was so surprised to read comments that were so encouraging and uplifting - and...
they actually liked what I wrote!!
There weren't thousands or even hundreds of likes or reads or followers; but there were readers; and their comments were so encouraging, I continued writing even after the 31 days of October ended.
During the time I was writing for the write31days challenge, I was also invited to guest post twice in November - The Face of a Caregiver was posted on The Imperfect Caregiver; and Caring for a Spouse with Vascular Dementia was posted on blessedbutstressed.com.
After that period of writing, I slowed down for a while; but I soon found other ways to participate with other bloggers by using word prompts and other prompted writing. I am currently participating in (or have recently participated in) the following:
Blogmas 2014
Five Minute Friday
katemotaung.com
Tuesday @ Ten
The Simple Woman's Daybook
There are a few new link-ups that I will be following as we move into 2015 - and I start counting my next 100 posts!
I hope you will continue to follow by blog - your "likes" are appreciated and your "comments" encourage me to continue writing!
THANK YOU EVERYONE for reading and sharing...I have "met" so many new friends through blogging - and am going to continue writing!
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