It's Harder Than You'd Think

Okay, today's the final day of the #YourTurnChallenge. I have a confession to make: I didn't post on all seven days. I failed the challenge. I remembered that I had forgotten to post first thing this morning when I woke up. And I felt guilty. I had accepted the challenge because I thought, "this doesn't seem that hard. Write a post each day for a week? Anyone can do that!"

Well, I'm here to say, it was harder than you'd think. But in a good way. It caused me to pause for a moment and reflect on what I wanted to write about. I jotted down other ideas for topics. I snapped a few pictures to go along with future posts. I wondered if this was something I could incorporate into my life on a regular basis. I think that it could be.

I missed a day of the challenge. I could have just quit, but I figured I should write another post to explain myself. Sometimes things don't always go how you want them to, and sometimes life gets in the way. But it is worth taking some time to write some notes about a brief moment in your day, or finally put that rant down on paper, or thank someone for the lessons they have taught you or joke about your own mortality. It's a release of sorts. It's valuable. Heck, it's fun.

And if nothing else comes of this, I dusted off my blog after 5 years and spruced it up a bit. Who knows? Maybe this will become a regular place for more of my musings. A creative outlet for the written word. Or more picture a day posts. Or recipes - you know I love to collect them. Or a way to document some of the crazy stuff I like to make. Or my obsession with yarn. Now that I think about it, maybe it's not as hard as I think.