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Blogging Everyday for a Month

Today is not only the first day of Summer in Australia but also the first day of a blogging challenge I’m taking part in.

Every day for one month, we follow a new prompt and bloggers from around the world respond in words, photos and videos, sharing with us the best stories and experiences from their travels.

When I first read those words “every day for a month” I thought nothing of it, easy I can do that no problem. Day one and I was ready to go, for the first time in my brief blogging life I just wrote without thinking. This first post is one that came straight from the heart, I started with it all planned out and it soon took a new life of it’s own.

What I learned that first day in November is that I can write!

That was a bit of a surprise, I knew I liked writing but not that it could touch so many people. This post from day one is my favorite from the month, I gave it over to my brother Bradley and cried the entire time I was typing. No thoughts, the words just flowed.

Another Lesson is that a month is a long time

When you need to write each day. It sounds easy enough, until you miss a day. That’s where the lesson comes in, I found that it is okay to stop when necessary, no regrets just continue as soon as possible. Life sometimes gets in the way of blogging. And that’s okay….

It’s best to partake with friends

I was lucky to be in good company. Some old friends and some new ones, we joined together supporting each other and comments flew. My good friends Lisa, Cathy Powell who writes at An Italophile, Melissa Muldoon who blogs in Italian (so she can learn the language), and Toni DeBella at Orvieto or Bust all joined in.

Glitch’s Happen

When they do they are usually big. My glitch happened throughout the month of November of course. I was happily blogging away, got to day 20 and found that nobody was getting my posts. Somehow the wonderful readers who subscribed to my blog weren’t getting updates and hadn’t for some time. Arrghh when I found out I totally dropped the bundle. No posts while searching for the solution to said glitch, and then it was all over…30 days just like that!

So my advice is keep an eye out for something that will challenge you, and when you see it grab it with both hands. Just be sure to let me know….

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and the gang x

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Sarah says:
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It was a great project, very enjoyable. I’m glad that (like me) it got you used to blogging regularly.
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  Hey Sarah, do you keep in touch with any of the bloggers? I made some wonderful new friends and love touching base with you. Was it hard to blog each day, did you keep the habit going? ciao lisa
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Melissa @Suger Coat It says:
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Congratulations lovely. A well done challenge. Looking forward to reading them all. 😀
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  Hey Melissa, best thing I did now I just need to keep up with posting (maybe not each day I’ll drive everyone nuts!).
  xxx
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This is Belgium says:
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I love the above photograph !
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  Anni, thank you so much for the kind comment. I also love the images over at your blog, and will be there to have a good read!
  lovely to meet you, we have only been to Belgium briefly (Brugge) and fell in love with the city, we plan to return for a longer stay.
  ciao for now
  Lisa x
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Cathy says:
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That month did fly by Lisa. You write really well too. I am chuffed you mentioned me here. I really love your blog. Well done on making the best of list – truly deserved amica mia.
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  thanks so much Cathy, I enjoyed it so much, I was a bit worried that I would annoy my readers by blogging every day. It was great doing it with so many friends, bring on the next challenge!!
  ciao lisa x
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marcellina says:
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I just love reading through your posts. I’m sorry I missed many of them with the glitch but I am steadily going back and reading and admiring your photos. I read one post about your husband’s “italian” which is really a dialect. It is amazing that our parents and grandparents left Italy and retained the Italy of the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s. My own father oftens says ..”in Italia it’s not like here (Australia)”… of course, it’s aways better in Italia! Luckily we spoke Italian in our home because of differing dialects so I have enjoyed comunicating with many Italians. I will continue to follow your journey and maybe one day spend some time in Italia myself!
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Lisa Wood says:
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Hi Lisa,

Gosh did those 30 days go fast! It was a lot of fun, reading everyones posts and seeing what they all wrote 🙂

Love how you wrote from the heart xxx

Cheers
Lisa
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  they just flew didn’t they!! and such great reading which I loved. ciao bella lisa
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The World of Deej says:
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It seems the project helped a lot of people, myself included. Your first post was so touching, yet inspiring at the same time… All the best…
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  It has been a great experience and I think we all got so much from taking part. I like your list detatched from reality! Why stick to reality when the world is waiting for us! There are some new blog challenges which I shared on my Renovating Italy fb page if you’re interested. ciao for now lisa
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Ingrid says:
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Well done – what a fantastic project!!! What’s next on the agenda?
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- Lisa Chiodo says:
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  Well funny you should ask Ingrid, I’mplanning a series of interviews with people who have renovated in Italia.
  Looks like we may get the units so we will be flat out with those then head back in the early New Year.
  Well that’s the plan….we all know how they can go!
  ciao lisa x
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