I completed the 30 days of blogging challenge on Sunday, bringing to conclusion an interesting month of frequent postings and random musings on predetermined subjects. I only really started the process to see where it would take me but actually I've learned some interestingly striking things along the way that I thought I would share.
Firstly I've learned that when I'm being a stroppy cow I find it difficult to focus on a specific subject when the topic has been dictated to me. As a result a number of my postings were delayed whilst I worked hard to convince my brain to comply with what was required.
Secondly I've learned that I do not like to fail at anything so even when I got behind on posting on a few occasions I refused to give up and stayed up late to catch up on the entries I missed. It turns out that I set quite high expectations on myself and no one is harder on me than I am when I do not achieve these.
I also learned that I hate being told what to do as whether I was being asked to rant about something or just post a picture it was never what I felt like doing and I almost ended up eyeing my blog suspiciously to see if it had ulterior motives for making me deal with a particular topic.
Lastly I found the whole process vaguely cathartic in that by being pushed to consider what it is that I love, memories of my past and my concerns or worries about the future I managed to get some concepts down on paper that had been rattling around inside my head for a while. It's always nice to be reminded of a happy childhood moment and whilst less lovely it is incredibly timely for me to be considering my emotional status.
All in all the process both made sense to me but also completely frustrated me. However it has kept me blogging this past month and that at least is something I wish to continue.
