Well I did it! I posted every day in November – or at the very least I posted an average of every day, with a couple of posts technically going up the day before or after.
I have to say, it wasn’t that hard. I am definitely better at all or nothing scenarios. Moderation has never come easy to me, whether it’s doing less of something “negative” (sweets, alcohol, etc) or more of something “positive” (meditation, exercise, blogging). I don’t think posting every day in perpetuity is realistic, but maybe posting every week day is? Or putting myself on a schedule… I’m not sure.
One possible downside didn’t seem to present itself; I worried that if I had to press publish every day I’d be less likely to work on longer, harder (for me to write) posts, but that didn’t seem to be the case. I still started some longer posts and left them in drafts, until I was ready to post them. I don’t think I wrote fewer longer, more thoughtful posts either. Having said that, I definitely wrote MORE of the “here’s what we did today!” posts, which I’m not a big fan off. I just don’t really like writing or reading them. But they are easy to write and when my brain feels like oatmeal I write them. So maybe writing every day does have one small downside.
I’m still not sure what I’m going to do moving forward. I do think I’ll keep writing every day in December. At least until the break… After that, I’ll have to figure it out.
What do you like about daily posts? Any thoughts on what I should do moving forward?
Interesting you are not a fan of the everyday run post. I tend these days to find them steadying & comfortable in an unstable world. Sort of: the dishes need washing, routines of normal life need following, someplace things are still normal.
Thank you so much for that comfort. ALSO for the very thought provoking topics you covered and for sharing your perspective changes that have happened over time.
Thank you also to the people who responded and commented and gave me a different way to see things (Like the elf as a tension difuser rather than more demands under time pressures.).
You all are appreciated.
Yes! All the comments are amazing and so appreciated (especially yours!)
I agree with “purple and rose” I loved the “this is what we did today”!
Well I’m glad people like them! There were certainly be many more and I’ll be happy to know others enjoy them more than I do. 🤣
I look forward to your posts to appreciate when they are frequent. I too like the “everyday” ones – it’s nice to get a glimpse into someone else’s normal.