Whew! Maintaining a personal blog challenge is like running a marathon.
Last week I crossed the finish line in my first ever Blogging from A to Z Challenge--and
it feels great. I kept a steady pace, didn't skip any of the 26 miles,
er, letters in my path and learned a lot along the journey.
1. People genuinely do care about nutrition and question what's on their plates. My passion is not falling on deaf ears!
2. Maintaining a daily blog is more than just tapping out a few paragraphs of insights. There are comments to approve, read and reply to. There are photos to snap or find. And, of course there's research (read: cook, bake, shop!) to create informative, honest posts.
3. I learned a lot from my readers and the blogs I visited during the challenge! I have a list of new blogs to peruse, books to read and recipes to try. Thank you!
4. Blogging won't make you rich. I maintain Whole Foods Living because it's my day-to-day life speaking. I write about what I encounter during my ongoing healthy eating transition. The ad revenue from this blog challenge will probably buy me a watermelon at the farmer's market or maybe another bag of organic quinoa. Yum!
5. People will blog about anything! While visiting other blogs in the challenge I met other foodies, learned about children's books, death rituals, tourist spots in Paris, how much I need a beach vacation and the antics of young children!
Until Next Time,
Choose Healthy!
Angela Tague
Whole Foods Living
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1. People genuinely do care about nutrition and question what's on their plates. My passion is not falling on deaf ears!
2. Maintaining a daily blog is more than just tapping out a few paragraphs of insights. There are comments to approve, read and reply to. There are photos to snap or find. And, of course there's research (read: cook, bake, shop!) to create informative, honest posts.
3. I learned a lot from my readers and the blogs I visited during the challenge! I have a list of new blogs to peruse, books to read and recipes to try. Thank you!
4. Blogging won't make you rich. I maintain Whole Foods Living because it's my day-to-day life speaking. I write about what I encounter during my ongoing healthy eating transition. The ad revenue from this blog challenge will probably buy me a watermelon at the farmer's market or maybe another bag of organic quinoa. Yum!
5. People will blog about anything! While visiting other blogs in the challenge I met other foodies, learned about children's books, death rituals, tourist spots in Paris, how much I need a beach vacation and the antics of young children!
Until Next Time,
Choose Healthy!
Angela Tague
Whole Foods Living
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Congratulations on finishing the challenge and sharing your reflections. I'm following you now and hopefully, next year, we will do it again!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! I really enjoyed my maiden voyage and am thinking about doing it again next year. It all depends on timing and how busy I am with paid writing assignments! Thanks for following! ~ Angela, Whole Foods Living, http://www.wholefoodsliving.blogspot.com/
DeleteI loved coming here during the challenge and getting information about healthful eating!
ReplyDeleteYou've inspired me to make some positive changes in the way I approach my,shopping- cooking and eating.
Thanks so much Angela, I enjoyed meeting you during the challenge and hope you keep on feeding me helpful information.
Oh, Jen! Thank you so much for your kind words. I am so surprised at how my weird little everyday cooking tips and odd food facts have made an impact on some of my readers. It's awesome!! I too enjoyed lounging around your blog and learning about your fantastic family and travels! ~Angela
DeleteI regularly visited you during the Challenge and now I'm a follower, too. Happy blogging!
ReplyDeleteHello! Thanks for stopping by again and following! ~Angela
DeleteYou made it across the finish line with a strong hard run. Must be from eating a lot of healthy foods, eh? You did good.
ReplyDeleteLee
A Faraway View
An A to Z Co-host blog
Thanks, Arlee! This was my first attempt at the challenge, so I figured I better give it my all! I'm glad I participated! ~Angela
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