WordCount Blogathon 2012 Recap

I did it! I’ve blogged for 31 days in a row with the WordCount Blogathon challenge!
{well…including this one. sneaky girl.}

Some of my favorite posts:
My Chestertown
Making Time for Many Adventures
On the Homestead: Perennials
Strawberry Birthday Cake

Top 5 popular posts:
Chestertown Tea Party 10 Mile Race
The Great Grad Debate: Should I stick with my grad program or follow my bliss?
St. Michaels Running Festival: First 10K race!
My Chestertown
Virtual Blend 5K Race: my first virtual race
 
Plus a guest post from someone other than Shane:
Baked Chorizo: A Guest Post: musings of baked chorizo by And a little wine

The guest post I wrote in exchange was something different for me, too — a book review post. I’ve dabbled in book review a little in the past, but this one was even more fun, and I think I’d love to explore the possibility of writing book reviews for the blog every so often.

I can’t wait to explore more guest posting opportunities. Hit me up if you want to swap ideas! 

Other random things from the Blogathon:
– LOVED creating a Google calendar for posts. I allowed myself some flexibility with topics, but it was great to have the month organized in my head before blogging. Seriously, if you’re looking to increase your posts on a blog, or looking to venture into new topics, a blog content calendar is the way to go. I’m even using content calendars for work-related things, too. It’s super helpful.

– Number of drafts made: 15. TONS of great ideas bouncing around here. There’s so much I want to write about, to learn about, and to share.

– I like to procrastinate. For the first week or so, I would cram blogging into the last hour of the day, desperately writing and publishing my posts minutes before midnight. Toward the end, I had a number of drafts to choose from, and found myself blogging earlier in the day.

– I loved discovering new-to-me blogs on twitter, with the aid of #blog2012. I even met someone who is familiar with my town (shout-out to The Eco Niche)!

– I truly love to write. And take photos. And twirl inside my town’s fountain.

– I like being able to look back at certain days to see my journey through May. Blogging each day has helped me with that.

Moving forward, I think I’ll do my best to continue blogging each day. I like the discipline of it, plus it’s a great reason to go on more adventures. Right?

See you on the other side of May!