cure for writer’s block: the blog-tember challenge

As you probably gathered from my previous blog-post, the struggle has been real when it comes to writing. Serious writer’s block over here. So I have found a temporary solution. Let me explain. ( tl; dr – backstory to why I am participating in this challenge.)

I love reading other’s blogs. I love learning about others’ lives and getting to know people, so when I get to blog stalk people, hear their funny stories, and see an insight into their lives, I get really happy.

While I have never used this blog to reach out socially to other bloggers (which most bloggers do), I follow random people’s blogs on Bloglovin’ and it’s the best. Well I found this challenge pop up on my Bloglovin’ feed and I felt inspired. I thought, I can do that!

By committing to this challenge publicly, I am forcing myself to write every day. I know that when I write every day I am happier, calmer, and feel like I am doing something for myself. I’d invite anyone else to follow along and participate too! You could just do it on your instagram account, but a blog would be even better.

To give credit where it is due, this a challenge that Brave Love Blog is putting together.

The challenge is to write every day in September and share it to your social media accounts. You can write whatever you want, the purpose to get writing every day. Below are the Blog-tember daily prompts that are not necessary to follow, but helpful to those of us with writer’s block.

The Blog-tember Daily Prompts:

Thursday, Sept. 1: Introduce yourself however you like! Pics, vlog, collage, your choice 🙂
Friday, Sept. 2: Share a list of your current goals.
Saturday, Sept. 3: Now that summer’s at an end, share a list of favorites from the season!
Sunday, Sept. 4: What are you up to currently? I have examples here and here.
Monday, Sept. 5: What was your most memorable birthday?
Tuesday, Sept. 6: Create a playlist. What you’re listening to now, what encourages you, holiday favorites, etc.
Wednesday, Sept. 7: Five things that bring you joy.
Thursday, Sept. 8: A house/apartment/room tour! Give us a glimpse of your space.
Friday, Sept. 9: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? Why?
Saturday, Sept. 10: A day in your life! Take us through it with you by sharing a photo each hour of the day.
Sunday, Sept. 11: Round up of your favorite Instagrammers! Who should we follow?
Monday, Sept. 12: Three books! One you just read, one you’re currently reading, and one you want to read.
Tuesday, Sept. 13: If you could switch lives with someone for a day, who would it be? Why?
Wednesday, Sept. 14: Make a mood board! Are you brainstorming a room re-do, a capsule wardrobe, or already planning for the holidays? Show us your ideas! I have examples here and here.
Thursday, Sept. 15: What is the craziest adventure you’ve ever been on?
Friday, Sept. 16: How do you de-stress/take care of yourself?
Saturday, Sept. 17: Vlogging day! Record a vlog about anything you like!
Sunday, Sept. 18: One product that simplifies your life.
Monday, Sept. 19: A list of your favorite blog posts you’ve written.
Tuesday, Sept. 20: Something you wish more people knew or believed.
Wednesday, Sept. 21: If you were a flavor of ice cream, which flavor would you be? Why?
Thursday, Sept. 22: Fall favorites. Share your must-haves for this season.
Friday, Sept. 23: A family recipe (if grandma allows, of course!).
Saturday, Sept. 24: Recreate an outfit or a project from another blogger. Be sure to link back to the source!
Sunday, Sept. 25: Review something! A place, a book, a service, a product. Anything at all!
Monday, Sept. 26: Grab a guest post. Let’s have a friend share our space for the day.
Tuesday, Sept. 27: Something that made you laugh or cry recently. It could be a video, a picture, a post, a memory. Anything that moved you.
Wednesday, Sept. 28: The top five pictures that illustrate your year so far.
Thursday, Sept. 29: Your Fab Five. Share your favorite bloggers/besties and tell us what you love about them! Share a link and give a shout out.
Friday, Sept. 30: Picture this, you’ve been stopped on the street by the photographer of Humans of New York, and he asks, “What advice would you give to a large group of people?” Share a picture of yourself along with the advice.