For the last few years I have written
31 posts over the month of January. I think it’s a good fun way to start the year. While there are posts that I know will happen in January, like recaps of the previous year and plans going forward. Posting everyday for a month is an interesting challenge, and was inspired in part by
NaBloPoMo. In November I am quite busy with
NaNoWriMo and possibly one year, I will add
NaKniSweMo to that pile because I’m insane of course.
I have prepared my plan for the month, full of theme days, the Saturday and Sunday ones I believe I made up. Though they may exist elsewhere. You have likely seen the first three on other blogs you read. For example I found WIP Weds and FO Fri with
Tami’s Amis
Making Monday - Something you are working on that is not a knitting project (Spinning, Beading, Sewing, Cooking, Paperwork, etc…)
Work In Progress Wednesday (WIPW) - Something in progress, usually knitting
Finished Object Friday - Finished object Friday (Knitting, Furniture Assembly, Blog posts, Etsy Update) Did you finish a thing? Talk about it here.
Studying Saturday - Something you used/are using/ have learned from or are learning about. (school, new craft skill, online lessons, live lessons, etc..)
Geek Out Sunday - Talk about something you love (books, TV, movies, cooking, job, new scientific discovery; something that makes you do an inner Muppet flail)
And on top of theme days I have days where I will be talking about one thing or another and some alternate theme day posts. SO we have a nice Month long series of posts and then some. So if you are interested in joining or just wondering what I will be talking about in January there is a full chart below.
Day
2014
List of posts
Details
Wednesday
1-Jan
Looking back
2013 Goals/Desires/Achievements (Did you have a list in 2013? How did that turn out?) A short overview
Thursday
2-Jan
2014 Goals
Setting New Goals
Friday
3-Jan
FO Friday
Christmas knitting, did you do it? Did you make it? What did you finish? If not what was your last FO of 2013, or your first of 2014?
Saturday
4-Jan
Studying Saturday
Anything you want to learn in the New Year
Sunday
5-Jan
Geek out Sunday
Favorite Book/Movie/ TV Show
Monday
6-Jan
Making Monday
What is something you have just started in 2014? No Limits
Tuesday
7-Jan
________ Through 2013
Look back at last year of _________ and plans for 2014 (Spinning, Designing, Sewing, Cooking, Running, Traveling, Working) A more in-depth look at one or more aspects of your Jan 1 Post
Wednesday
8-Jan
WIPW
Thursday
9-Jan
A Stashers life
Chat about the stash of your choice (books, Yarn, Beads, Fabric)
Friday
10-Jan
FO Friday
Saturday
11-Jan
Studying Saturday
Sunday
12-Jan
Geek out Sunday
Monday
13-Jan
Making Monday
Tuesday
14-Jan
Ready Set Go!
Project you can’t wait to start - What is it? What has you so excited?
Wednesday
15-Jan
WIPW: 31 Posts
Halfway Point. Still going strong? Lagging?
Thursday
16-Jan
Social Media
Talk about an internet tool(s) of your choice, how you succeeded/failed in using it (Ravelry, Plurk, Instagram, twitter, blog, Facebook)
Friday
17-Jan
FO Friday
Saturday
18-Jan
Studying Saturday
Sunday
19-Jan
Geek out Sunday
Festival/Fair/Convention/Parade - Talk about a gathering you are glad exists, enjoy visiting, or wish to one day get to
Monday
20-Jan
Making Monday
Tuesday
21-Jan
If I had a million craft bucks
What would you do if you had a million dollars but you could only spend it in a craft related fashion?
Wednesday
22-Jan
WIPW
Thursday
23-Jan
Still On the Needles
What’s in the box/bag/Bin/Corner of shame? That WIP that is much too old? Do you just need to weave in the ends? Knit a sleeve? Sew a Hem?
Friday
24-Jan
FO Friday
Saturday
25-Jan
Studying Saturday
Sunday
26-Jan
Geek out Sunday
Monday
27-Jan
Making Monday
Tuesday
28-Jan
The Most Dangerous Place on the Internet
What internet hole will take hours from your day or many dollars from your wallet?
Wednesday
29-Jan
WIPW
Thursday
30-Jan
Just Take My Money
Is there a designer who gets you? They release a pattern and your wallet empties? If not a designer a dyer? A bag maker? A shoe store?
Friday
31-Jan
FO Friday
Wrap up - 31 posts Finished!
And lastly as I know I don’t always have something in progress or anything finished on a Friday, Alternative posts. There are 20 additional topics.
Any day
Alternative Posts
1
A Craft I always wanted to do
2
A Geek Craft I always wanted to do
3
A tutorial
Tell me how you did that
4
A recipe
Doesn’t have to be for food, do you have the recipe for the perfect basic hat? Margarita? Share.
5
Photo post
Tell a story in pictures (From Cast On to Finished Object, day in the life, weather, pets being pets)
6
I Was Not Expecting This
Something you did in 2013 that was unexpected, great, out of character, etc.
7
An anniversary
Real or Fictional talk about an anniversary you’ve experienced recently (50 yrs. of doctor who, first concert, first blog post)
8
Spice Rack
Pull that one spice you put in everything, or the one that is extra special, how did you start using it?
9
Frog It
It’s not working and it’s time to take it apart, what was it and what shall it become/ or what should it have been
10
I Tried
A Failure be it CraftFail, That lump that should be food, or the sweater, that should have been for you but is now for your 4 year old niece.
11
Take That!
An unexpected Success
12
Drink With Me
A favorite drink, Kid Friendly or Not. How do you make it? How did you find it?
13
Cake or Death
You Decide.
14
From the Funny Pages
A ( web) comic you enjoy and why
15
We’re going Back, to The Future
An old project you want to remake, repair, save from being a UFO
16
Double Vision
Two of something (yes including gloves, socks)
17
First Time For Everything
Something you are doing for the first time or planining to do
18
To the Museum
Have you been to a museum, gallery, show, recently?
19
The Wet, Furry, Scaly, Prickly Family
Tell me about your pets, past or present
20
Music
What are you listening to? Should I be listening to it?
So if you are interested in joining along leave a comment with your blog URL.