It's that time of year again...

NaBloWriMo time! National Blog Writing Month is the time of year when I put my blogging skills to the test. When I see if I can actually blog once a day, every day, for an entire month. I did it last year and while it was a struggle at times, I made it. So, I want to try it again this year. Blogging is something I really enjoy but struggle with, due to work, personal, life in general. But, NaBloWriMo (based off of NaNoWriMo) forces me to dedicate myself to my writing and to the upkeep of my blog.

You can expect a lot of random entries about the oddest little thoughts that pop into my head, as well as some longer, more thought-out posts. Sometimes all I'll have time for is a quick musing over a photo I've taken and posted on Instagram, and others might be a bit more in depth. It's going to be a mixed bag, but that's kind of the fun of NaBloWriMo!

So, here we go, off to the races. Entry #1 = DONE. Hope you enjoy this month-long journey with me!

NaBloWriMo, here we go!

In the writing world, November is NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, where participants spend the month of November writing a novel. Even though I know every year that October is always followed by November, it always catches me off guard and I never have an idea for a novel prepared. 

This time three years ago, caught in the same cycle of forgetting about it until it's too late, I undertook a blogging challenge instead. For every day in November of 2012, I wrote a blog entry. Some were long with a bunch of pictures while others were only a couple of sentences. Regardless of how tired I was or of how blank on what to write I was, I wrote an entry every. single. day. And you know what? It was hard! But, I did it and I felt a little bit better for it. 

So, after a few failed attempts at restarting my blogging, I thought that this would be a good way of trying to get back into it. Instead of NaNoWriMo though, this month is going to be NaBloWriMo - National Blog Writing Month. Apparently I'm not the only person who's tried this before - there's even a hashtag on Twitter about it! It's kind of nice to know that I'm not the only one who's going to be attempting this. 

Okay. One down, 29 to go! Wish me luck!