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Time of the Month

by Anni Pon

Rated: 13+ · Book · Biographical · #2274705

A monthly blog started June of 2022. *discontinued*

The blog is currently on hiatus, as of July 2023.
Please come back in February 2024.

This blog has officially been discontinued.

However, my monthly writing challenge is still running:

The One-Line Lyric Challenge

[13+]
A musically-inspired challenge with writing prompts posted twice a month. Prizes included!
by Anni Pon

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It's that time of the month again. Time to hear all about the general happenings of my life.
Expect puns, quotes, poetry, tips, etc.

Now with the infamous "Myth of the Month" (M.O.M.), where I bust a common myth every month. Just like Myth Busters. With less explosions. Maybe.

(Rated 13+ just in case language or controversial topics arise.)

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Feb 24, 2024 at 10:40pm
In response to "End of the Line"

You need to do what is best for you.

I stopped blogging more intensely personal stuff at the end of last year and converted my blog into a hopefully helpful writing blog.

But if you need to step away, do what is best for you. So long as you're still hanging around WdC, all is good.

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Kåre เลียม Enga

Feb 24, 2024 at 10:21pm
In response to "End of the Line"

Blogging is a bust. My blog collects dust.

I'm tired of begging, shedding, getting hurt.

It has no ambiance, no audience, spare purpose.

Even my focused blogs don't work.

People prefer re-posting memes and monetizing rage;

AI pictures of people and flowers instead of the real thing.

It's the age we live in... sadly.

Newsfeed is a good option. A short blogette for those who want soundbites with a link for those who want more.

Beholden gives good advice.

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Turkey DrumStik

Feb 24, 2024 at 10:20pm
In response to "End of the Line"

This all makes me think that we as a community need to do a bit more work to de-emphasize the idea that blogging is strictly about one's personal life. Topical blogs are definitely underrated around here, at least in my opinion. Still, I run my (topical) blog because I want to share the things I find. Maybe that's an option to explore with your blogging: sharing things that catch your eye and fangirling telling the rest of us what makes them so intriguing.

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Beholden

Feb 24, 2024 at 9:57pm
In response to "End of the Line"

Blogs don't have to be personal. In fact, the most successful ones specialise in particular subjects and the blogger is merely the one who supplies the initial spark to instigate conversation. For instance, your job sounds interesting, especially if you have to explain it to outsiders. A blog built around it is almost guaranteed to do well.

So I'm glad that you're thinking of diversifying from the more personal diary model. Maybe try out a few subjects and then go for the one in which you feel most comfortable.

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Spirit🍁🍂Writer

Jul 31, 2023 at 12:49pm
In response to "Try, try, try in July"

Hi new to your blog and wishing you the best with school! Hope your kitty 🐈 will be well also!
Blessing's

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Anni Pon

Jul 27, 2023 at 9:55pm
In response to "Try, try, try in July"

Kåre เลียม Enga Yeah, these entries take me a lot longer than 10 minutes. But that's what the newsfeed is for. I will do brief check-ins every now and then, don't worry. Sleeping? Yes, but probably not 8 hours. Eating? Maybe while in class. Showering? Well, we'll see.

Thanks Lilli 🧿 ☕ and QPdoll is Grateful! I will try my best.

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QPdoll is Grateful

Jul 27, 2023 at 9:11am
In response to "Try, try, try in July"

Congratulations? I hope all goes well with the BootCamp. Remember to take care of you. We'll be here, anxiously awaiting your return! Have fun, and I hope you learn lots!

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Lilli 🧿 ☕

Jul 27, 2023 at 7:32am
In response to "Try, try, try in July"

Wow! This is exciting and will certainly keep you busy. You will be missed and don't forget to carve some time out for self-care.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Jul 27, 2023 at 2:00am
In response to "Try, try, try in July"

A 10 minute check-in would be nice every month; but, if you're like me... nothing is 10 minutes.

Do you plan on sleeping, eating or showering for the next 6 months? Just asking...

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Kåre เลียม Enga

Jun 29, 2023 at 11:26pm
In response to "Turning blue in June"

I like the beginning of Spring and Autumn. Growing up, summer was too hot for me; winter too dreary.

In the tropics (Thailand 16 degrees N; Costa Rica 9 degrees N) the end of Cold Season is Hot! Hot and dry and smoky and may be great at a beach but not for me. The rains are a godsend; but by the end... the grey skies and deluge is a tad too much. In both places that would be March-April and September-October... kinda... sorta... I'd rather be in Montana during those months; but, reality has fangs and bites.

I can get a arctic-summer-high. However, that's not good for my balance either. I had to be careful visiting Norway in summer and winter.

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July 29, 2022 at 12:50am

#1035825

Stars in July

7.29.22

Freedom shines and rots, overripe
Wearing those watermelon stripes
Don't look up, don't believe the rest
The stars in July are endless

It's been a very long summer, and an even longer July.
(How is that possible? Don't ask me.)

I'm afraid I do have more health updates this month. More friends and family down with COVID, a second surgery for my mom that led to a pretty nasty strep infection. But everything is on the up and up now. And my mom was officially declared cancer free!

So I'd say things have improved health-wise. In terms of mental health... that's another story. With the current state of the world, I don't think I'm the only one. Summer has always been a hard time for me. July in particular, for reasons I am not going to get into here.

Most of the life changing events in my life have happened in the summer, so now I associate summer with things ending. I guess most people have these associations with winter, when the weather is cold and gloomy and the year is ending. It's the opposite for me. Summers are suffocating. In CA, summer was 108° and smoky with frequent power outages. Now in VA, summer means 90% humidity and severe thunderstorms. Either way, it sometimes looks and feels like the world might be ending. It's not, yet.

This has been a summer of goodbyes. My entire lab has turned over in just the last few months, and I'm the only one left now of the original members. As the most senior member, all the responsibility for training and helping the new faces falls on me, in addition to my usual workload. Everyone needs me for something. I am in the beginning stages of burn out. Or maybe the end stages? I haven't had an actual vacation in at least 2 years, maybe longer. And I definitely can't now, I have to write an entire manuscript in the next week and a half to meet a hard deadline.

For those who aren't in the world of academia, it's a little hard to explain why I have 300+ hours of annual leave accumulated but can't take a day off when I actually need it and haven't taken a vacation in literal years. It's just never a "good time".

I will say that writing consistently for the weekly Micro-fiction challenge has been keeping me sane. Although it has added to my workload, it helps a lot to have a creative outlet. Something that's not science to think about. I wish I could be more involved in the contests and activities going on around here. I see some great ones out there. I just can't write at all during the week, sometimes over the weekend either. Even maintaining this monthly blog and one weekly challenge feels like a lot. I haven't even started on this week's prompt yet.

Don't worry, things will settle down eventually. Either that, or my mental health will deteriorate to the point where I actually can't work. Either way, I will be taking a break in the near future.

Here's a nice refreshing glass of iced

positivitea

just for you:

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”
— Michael Altshuler

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