End of the Hibernation
It’s March 1, and I’m sure I’m not the only person who’s posting today about the end of winter. The weather is sunny and warmer than it’s been and the snow is melting. But it’s the metaphorical turning-of-the-calendar page that really changes my mindset. Something about March 1 says to me, “Winter is over. You made it through four months of cold weather; no matter what the weather brings in the next two months, you can consider any cold, snowy days anomalies.” Maybe I’m fooling myself, but that’s my mindset (and has been since college, where the collective state of mind was “February is the most depressing month”). I feel like being outside and being social in a way that I just don’t in the middle of January.
In meta news, I have completed Bertram’s Post-a-Day Challenge, in which I was gently coerced to post something (anything!) on this blog every day in February. I managed to meet the challenge, but of course I did not write something every day – some days I posted photos (and yes, not once but twice I forgot, posted them the next morning and backdated them). My goal was to complete the challenge and then assess: did I enjoy posting? What did I enjoy writing about? And the answer, as I suspected it would be, was threefold:
- I really enjoy writing when I actually have something to say, such as describing a trip to a museum or something interesting that my family did.
- I did not often have something to say, and I felt like posting my craft achievements and shoe woes was just navel-gazing. Fun navel-gazing, but not terribly interesting.
- I really like posting photos. This blog’s first incarnation was as a photo blog, and I’m mulling over he idea of a return to that. Although, to come full circle, I do enjoy writing when I have a topic I’m eager to write about.
Will there be more Apparently? Yes, although perhaps not every day. The Post-a-Day Challenge inspired me, and I’ll keep writing. But not about my navel.
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