Coffee for blogtober

I remember when I decided to participate in blogtober. I took my time preparing and studying on how to go about it. I had learnt that I didn’t have to wait till the main day to start, so I started preparing materials and writing very early in the month of September.

On the first day of blogtober, I woke up with a panic attack.  I began to doubt my ability to do it. I started to wonder if I should let my first scheduled post fly. Everything depended on that post; it was my blogtober intro post.

I immediately started searching for content on the disadvantages of blogtober and you can bet that I found enough to make me want to quit.

I found two disadvantages of blogtober that really worried me:

• It reduces your content quality.
• Your readers may get bored.

Then why did I still go on with it?

It had become a personal challenge for me. I wanted to see if I could really do it. I was intrigued by the idea and the challenge that came with it. I was also looking forward to hearing a big loud attagirl from me to myself.

One other big reason was my son. He had been in the picture and had seen all the preparation for blogtober and while I sat with my computer on that Saturday morning in panic, ruminating on the disadvantages of blogtober, he walked up to me, handed me a mug of hot coffee and said; “coffee for your blogtober”.

On this last day of blogtober, I want to say a big thank you to all my readers, knowing you were reading kept me going. To the ones who never missed a day, I say a special THANK YOU.