I love a challenge. I also love writing. So a writing challenge, especially one that I know will have emotional benefits for me are always a good thing. I’m a little scared of this one, though.
The 31 Days of Simple Joys is my take on the 31 Days in 2012, which is a now a nationwide blogging challenge to write every day for 31 days about the same topic. Basically, you pick a theme and find ways to adapt the theme to write every day. The entries don’t have to be long, in fact it’s best if they aren’t.
I struggled to decide what I wanted to write about for 31 days. This is Spina Bifida Awareness Month but I just didn’t feel like writing about my disability for every single day. I don’t give it that much attention in my real life, why give it that much audience in my blog life? I decided that a vague but specific enough subject would be Simple Joys. Each day I’m going to blog about something I find joyful or something simple (and often insignificant) that I must admit puts a big ol’ smile on my face. I first wrote about Simple Joys in 2011, which you can read here.
Each blog will be accompanied with the graphic I created:
I would love it if you subscribe to the blog and join me in the journey! I will try to update this page every day with a link to the latest post.
Day 1: Learning how to make my own clipart graphics
Day 2: The plan to name blizzards the same way as hurricanes makes me happy
Day 3: There’s nothing truly simple about cherry!
Day 4: College boys singing Lady Gaga
Day 5: the heart of an entrepreneur
Day 8: Getting photos of my nieces
Day 10: Blog silence and new words
Day 12: Sunflowers put a sunny smile on my face
Day 14: Admin Drop Down Window (WP Plugin) is a great thing
Day 15: Dance scenes in movies
Day 17: ‘Your order has shipped’
Day 18: Happy pets make me happy!
Day 19: not having pink eye or glaucoma
Day 20: Truly and actually sleeping in
Day 21: Privileged parking (not about handicapped parking although I love that too!)
Day 22: Letting myself off the hook
Day 23: Finding something that is cheaper and better
Day 24: Unexpected ministry, unexpected kindness
Day 25: Automatic soap dispensers
Day 26: Scrapbooking creates, keeps memories
Day 28: Simple family traditions
Love your topic. Simple things are truely important. Looking forwarder to tomorrow’s simple things!