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Get ready for the NaBloPoMo spam

White hand-drawn doodles of a calendar, pencil, cruise ship, books, camera and renovation tiles on a navy blue background, with the title “Get ready for the NaBloPoMo spam”.

So…this year I’ve decided to do something a little crazy. Which is unlike me, I know. I very rarely do anything spontaneous or bite off more than I can chew.

Jokes. That is exactly like me.

Anyways, this year I’m participating in NaBloPoMo – National Blog Posting Month. Or, in other words, write a blog post every day for the month of November.

National Blog Posting Month 2026

About NaBloPoMo

San, from the in between is mine, has an excellent rundown on her blog. The short version is that in 2006 Eden Kennedy tried to participate in NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, and found that writing a novel was too hard. She decided to write blog posts instead, and NaBloPoMo was born. BlogHer hosted it until 2016.…

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5 things for Friday (vol. 15)

I’ve survived my first week back at work after two weeks of holiday! Truth be told, it was great to get back and see everyone, sit still, and just feel productive again.

Orange Nails

I had painted my nails a hot pink glow-in-the-dark colour before leaving for the cruise. By the time I got home, they were removed and I was ready for my next set.

I decided I’d go with orange, partly because I’m inspired by all the fall/autumn colours I’m seeing online, and partly because of Halloween this weekend. It’s on theme!

The colour I chose was actually a colour-changing colour, which I only remembered halfway through. My sister-in-law had the same one and it barely changed colour for her.…

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Monday Mentions: the personal blogs I’ve been loving

A little while ago, I wrote a post, “Where did all the personal blogs go?” complaining about how I was struggling to find personal blogs to read and enjoy.

Since then, I’ve been on a campaign to find more.

I’ve been:

  • Stalking the comments of the blogs I already follow
  • Checking out the recommendations I got on my post (thanks Elisabeth!)
  • Following the “Blogging” sub on Reddit
  • Adding comments to posts – I love when people comment on my posts, so why not return the love and let people know I’m appreciating them

I’ve managed to find some great new blogs, which I thought I would share here.

And in doing so, create a “Monday Mentions” post theme.…

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