30 Day Challenge

Over the past couple of months weeks days, I have become addicted to reading blogs.  A couple of my favorites are Running on Happiness, Living on Love and most recently (yesterday) I discovered Pioneer Woman.  I spent 1 2 3 several hours yesterday perusing posts about people I don’t even know.

After realizing the insane amount of time I spent reading online yesterday, I asked myself, what draws me to these blogs?  Maybe it is because I am far from home and I love reading descriptions of ordinary living in the United States (especially on a ranch.  Oh God, what I wouldn’t give for 10 minutes in open space).  Perhaps it is (especially in the case of Pioneer Woman) that I love the engaging writing style.  I think though, that the biggest reason I love the stories these women tell is that they are content and happy with their lives and the choices they have made. They find the wonder and the beauty and the love in everyday life and are so awed by it that they feel compelled to share it with the world.

I want my blog/life to be like that.  So here is my attempt to make a better blog and to find/make/appropriate verb contentment and joy in my life.  For the next 30 days my goal will be to post one picture and/or one good moment from the day.  It takes 3 weeks to make a habit so hopefully this will continue after my 30 day challenge.  There are plenty of good things around, so I am hoping the hardest part will be remembering to post everyday.