Want to know what I got out of the 30 in 30 challenge? ...CRAPP!

I was a little late in finding out about the 30 in 30 Challenge but I did manage to finish it.   In the 30 days I posted, I took 2 long road trips: one planned and one unexpected.  But I was determined... I would not be stopped.                                                                                     

So...what did I learn??....... CRAPP 

Creativity- it's easy to post "Before and After" photos of my recent Stagings.  But writing 30 posts in 30 consecutive days meant I had to come up with different subjects that someone might want to read.  I actually had to think about topics and organize my thoughts.  I learned to take a subject and look at it from a different perspective or angle.

Routine- there are those at ActiveRain who are regular posters.  What I learned was probably what they already know....writing posts, either daily , every other day, or whatever schedule I choose, becomes part of your routine.  In the last 30 days, deciding what to write, gathering ideas became routine for me.  I hope I can maintain that discipline. 

Awareness- this probably goes hand in hand with Creativity, but I learned to be more AWARE not only of my surroundings but the people around me and what they were doing.  A blog can contain more than information on foreclosures, mortgage rates or the latest color trends.  I learned you can post about people you meet on a day to day basis and how they have impacted those around them.  I learned to look at more than just the black and white of something but also the grey and shaded areas of things. 

Prepare- everything you do or see could be "blog" worthy.  You never really know when that opportunity will present itself.  So I learned to have a camera, paper and pen(or the electronic equivalent)  handy wherever I go.  And, even if I don't know what will "pop" into my head, I've decided to take as many photos of everything out there.  That way, I have my own (as in copyright free, thank you Lenn Harley) photos to use. 

Plan- this one takes organization.  I learned to view an upcoming event as, yes, a subject for my blog. So with a little planning I learned to outline in my head what I wanted the focus of my post to be and then I was able to plan which photos to take and what information to gather. 

Would I do it again?   You Bet!  

Oh and one other thing... with this post, as I did last year on my birthday I should hit another Point Milestone........ 200,000 Points!!!

Thanks you Rainers for motivating me to get this far!

  

 

 

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