I was so close, y’all. I promised myself that I would blog every day from mid-September to the end of the year. But I’ve failed. I wanted to write yesterday, but I had nothing to write about. Same with today. It’s not like I have no ideas, but nothing that I’m motivated to actually take up.

I’ve learned a few things during this process. First, forcing it is a bad idea. Most times I did fine, but there were several times where I just did not want to blog but forced one out anyway. It never felt good nor did those blog posts turn out well.

Second, I did enjoy the process sometimes. That leads me to believe that a few month-long daily challenges might be worthwhile. Something to push me to write in series, similar to Blaugust.

I’ve also figured out that blogging is a lot of fun, but if it feels like an obligation, the fun dies.

So I’m going to go back to blogging when I have something to say. I still have a goal of at least three times a week, but if I don’t have a good idea to go with, I’ll just go without. It will make me feel better about the entire process. I do wish I’d managed to make it to the end of the year, but I did well enough that I don’t feel too bad about it. For those people who have blogged every day for years, you have my respect.