November (NaBloPoMo)

I decided a week or so ago that I'd like to keep trying to do this one-post-a-day thing through the month of November.  (One month at a time.)

Then I fell off the post-a-day wagon a little bit - we went out of town last Thursday (we went to Indianapolis to go to the Children's Museum with our friends Tracy & Tim & their son Xander, then we went to visit my dad & stepmom & brother in Kokomo) and got back Saturday night.  Promptly upon our arrival back home, I started to get sick.  Sunday I was in my pajamas all day.  Monday I felt better.  Tuesday I started losing my voice, but we went trick or treating anyway.  Today was the worst day so far, even though by the end of the day I started to feel like maybe I am getting better again.  Still, through all of that, I did manage to go back and post a photo on Flickr from each of the days I'd missed, even though I didn't always manage a post here. 

You can see the final version of photos from the October Photo Project here, if you're interested.   And here is something interesting - as I watch the slideshow of those photos, I realize a couple of things.  First, that almost every day was a struggle.  Almost every day, I had to force myself to take photos even when I didn't feel inspired to take them.  Almost every day, I forced myself to pick a photo even though there was not one about which I thought, "I love this!"  And second, now that I look back at the set, I think, "Huh.  I am proud of these.  I am proud of that work." 

So for obvious reasons I'd still like to do the post-a-day during November thing, and I've even signed up for NaBloPoMo.  I'm planning do the same thing I did in October - post one photo a day on Flickr (my favorite picture taken that day), then blog the photo here, and write some words to go along with it.  I tell myself that any words, and any number of words, will do.  The goal here is just to keep going, keep producing, keep posting.

Today's problem, though, is that I didn't take a single picture.  I didn't leave the house all day, and I am just bleh.  Awful, in fact.  My throat hurts so badly that I have to wince and hunch my shoulders every time I swallow, to steel myself for how badly it's going to hurt.  I could go take some pictures now, around the house, and post one of them just for posting's sake, but that's what I already did here:

And here:

So this is all just my long-winded way of saying hi.  Thanks for reading in October.  There will be more in November.  And almost all of it will be more interesting than this. 

Comments

[Krista]

Well yay, I certainly enjoyed October over here at Internet Grapes. You inspired me to sign up for NaBloPoMo as well. Good luck and feel better soon.

[sherry]

I've already wondered what I'm going to write about every single day but I'm hoping to keep up with it. We can cheer each other on!