NaBloPoMo: I Did It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today is November 30, which ends NaBloPoMo. With one exception (this past Friday, when I was just too exhausted from Turkey Day), I posted every single day for a month. I'm glad I did it, as tough as it was some days to come up with a topic. First of all, my traffic has doubled, even tripled some days (the day that my blog was featured on RevGal's Wednesday Festival I had TEN times my normal traffic). Second, I've found writing some of these entries to be a very cathartic experience, and have greatly appreciated the feedback I've received.

I won't be posting every single day anymore, but do hope to post at least a few times a week. My mission for this blog is two-fold; that it will continue to be a conduit for my continued healing and growth, and that my experience will help others who may be in the midst or aftermath of a similar experience. I know it's meant a lot to me to read other blogs, "hear" the experiences of others, and know I'm not alone. I wish that I had had this blog back when I was going through the SJ fiasco, because it might have helped me. Oh, well.

Anyway, happy Monday!

NaBloPoMo, Here I Come!

In a fit of insanity, I signed up for National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo for short) a few weeks ago. It's for the entire month of November, and I'm supposed to post something on my blog every day in November.

Why did I do this? Because as you may be able to tell, I've sort of gotten out of the habit of posting regularly. Part of the reason is that I feel like I have nothing to share right now, or at least nothing of value. By "nothing of value" I mean nothing deep or thought-provoking. Another part of the reason is that I am-believe it or not-fairly busy what with being in my second trimester of pregnancy, chasing a two-year-old all day, trying to keep the house in order, and all that jazz. OK, and then I'm just plain lazy.

However, I've found that writing can be a good outlet for me, so I thought I'd try NaBloPoMo as a month-long discipline and see what fruits it produces. I'm not going to promise mind-blowing content each day. In fact, here are a few of the topics I'm planning on writing about:

• Being pregnant the second time around
• All Saints reflection (one day late, for reasons of illness)
  
• Our recent trip to Disney World
• Adventures in hospital chaplaincy
• How I managed to get myself and my daughter vaccinated against both seasonal and H1N1 flu before November 1.
• The joys of raising a two-year-old.
• What it's like to have bronchitis while pregnant AND allergic to penicillin and cephalosporins.
• Figure Skating commentary
  

As you can see, not mind-blowing content. Not theologically sophisticated. However, you never know what God will do with our raw material. :)

Of course, we returned from Disney World on Friday night with me having a cold and Harry having sinus and stomach issues. Nora, of course, is fine. I'm pretty sure my cold has turned into bronchitis, and it's thanks to a bout of coughing that I was on my laptop at 10:30 pm (instead of in bed) and realized, "holy crap, it's November 1! I have to write something on the blog!"

I'll try to have something of more substance tomorrow. Oh, and feel free to post a comment and pick on me if I don't have a post up by 8pm EST. I'm usually in bed by 9pm (my daughter gets up early) so if I haven't posted by then, chances are that I've forgotten.

Have a great evening, and happy All Saints' Day!