And now, our grand finale
By now some of you may have realized that I have been posting every day for the last 30 days. Yes, I can now officially announce my participation in NaBloPoMo. And my achievement. Woot!
"But, Allison," you may find yourself thinking, "Why did you not announce your participation before this, this ultimate day of NaBloPoMo?" And I would say verily unto you...because if I had told you, I am certain I would have failed miserably.
All my life, I have suffered from a perverse streak. If I told people I was embarking on a diet or had decided to quit smoking or wanted to give up chocolate for Lent, the pressure of knowing that people actually knew I was attempting something difficult almost immediately led to a crash and burn of the epic kind. I learned to keep my goals a private affair. That way, the only one putting on pressure was myself and if I did indeed crash and burn, it was just between me, myself and I. The three of us would bitch slap each other ala the 3 Stooges and move on with our lives. And the next time, I would know that nobody else knew I had already tried and failed.
So, when I decided on November 1st in a moment of madness to blog every day in November, I didn't tell anyone. I just started writing. Hence, no cute icon of kittens being threatened with death or other clues to my participation. I didn't even go to the NaBloPoMo website until November 18th. Then, I discovered that, had I registered, my rantings could have led me to Fabulous Prizes. But as an unregistered participant, my efforts were worth bupkus.
*sigh*
Well, I hope you enjoyed it. I think I did.
"But, Allison," you may find yourself thinking, "Why did you not announce your participation before this, this ultimate day of NaBloPoMo?" And I would say verily unto you...because if I had told you, I am certain I would have failed miserably.
All my life, I have suffered from a perverse streak. If I told people I was embarking on a diet or had decided to quit smoking or wanted to give up chocolate for Lent, the pressure of knowing that people actually knew I was attempting something difficult almost immediately led to a crash and burn of the epic kind. I learned to keep my goals a private affair. That way, the only one putting on pressure was myself and if I did indeed crash and burn, it was just between me, myself and I. The three of us would bitch slap each other ala the 3 Stooges and move on with our lives. And the next time, I would know that nobody else knew I had already tried and failed.
So, when I decided on November 1st in a moment of madness to blog every day in November, I didn't tell anyone. I just started writing. Hence, no cute icon of kittens being threatened with death or other clues to my participation. I didn't even go to the NaBloPoMo website until November 18th. Then, I discovered that, had I registered, my rantings could have led me to Fabulous Prizes. But as an unregistered participant, my efforts were worth bupkus.
*sigh*
Well, I hope you enjoyed it. I think I did.
posted by allison | 9:21 PM
1 Comments:
I was unregistered, too! I had no idea there were prizes involved.
I know what you mean about not wanting to let other people in on your goals. For the most part, I take the complete opposite approach. I always think if I tell everyone what I'm up to, I'll be more likely to keep up with it. I'm not sure that it really works though.
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