I only flippin’ went and did it! Ā Participation in the Blogtober 2016 challenge was such a random, hasty and last minute decision that, in all honesty, it was highly likely that I would fail. Ā I realised, after mentally committing myself, that many of the other participants had been (sensibly!) planning ahead, preparing and scheduling posts beforehand. I didn’t have that luxury, having decided approximately 8 hours into the first day of October that this was something I could/should/would do.
Decision made, I had to be clear on what on earth I was going to write about every day. Ā I didn’t think I would have enough ‘soapy’ topics to cover, so I made sure I had a rough list of other possible topics. As it turned out, I didn’t need to use many of those off-topic ideas – turns out there is an awful lot to share / write about in the soapy world!
Now, here I am, 31 days later with 31 more blog posts under my belt than I had at the beginning of the month. Ā I did it (!) and it’s been an extremely useful experience – primarily because it’s got me back into the habit of blogging on a regular basis. I’ve discovered during the last month that I really do enjoy writing, but that doing so within such narrow time constraints doesn’t do anything for the standard of what I produce. Ā It has without a doubt been a case of quantity over quality (sorry about that š ) Some of the topics I’ve covered have been done hurriedly and I’ll probably revisit them in greater detail at a later date.
Coincidentally, this post is also my 100th on the blog and I’m determined to keep blogging on a regular basis from now on. Ā More soap pics, more tutorials, more reviews and more personal ‘meet the maker’ posts (Ooh – they scare me :-D).
Thank you SO much if you’ve stuck with me over the last month, and a double/triple thank you to those of you who’ve rewarded me with the odd ‘like’ or ‘comment’. Ā It really has helped spur me on, knowing that there is somebody, anybody, out there reading every now and then. Ā Thank you, thank you, and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!