It’s October 1, the official beginning of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. We, participants are called on to write a post each day, publish it on our website and share on the Ultimate Blog page. But where is the usual daily thread upon which to attach our post? Have the rules changed and there is no daily thread? I’m a bit annoyed. It’s not very gracious of me, I know. But I’m mad as hell – not over that but ….
It’s aggravating that overnight we went from summer to winter. I know. It’s an over exaggeration. But it was in the high 20s℃ a few days ago. Now we are at furnace temperatures. The elm trees in the front yard turned from green to yellow overnight. Or so it seems. Don’t mind me. I am in an irritable and critical mood. There does not seem to be any gradual easing into a season or anything. Nature and life feels sudden and chaotic. But I should be grateful that we are not in the path of Hurricane Helene. I should stop being mad as hell.
But it feels good to get it off my chest and not let the madness fester in my body. We tell ourselves so many falsehoods like you’re not getting older, you’re getting better/wiser. Some of it is true to an extent. On the way to better and wiser, I am having some anxieties. That is not good. Losing physical and mental strength is not good. Losing acuity in vision and hearing is not good either. All these comes with aging. I suppose feeling all these will propel me to finding ways of coping. That might be the getting wiser part. But if I could have my druthers, I like to stay on the younger side. And that’s call wishful thinking.
I think I’ve been mad as hell long enough. Time to put a stop to it. The good thing about it is it gave me fuel to rant and write. I hope to show up here daily on the Ultimate Blog Challenge without getting all fired up. It’s an opportunity to meet and share with others. Oh, I see that it was my own oversight. There is a new page to share our post. Sorry and thanks Paul Taubman. https://ultimateblogchallenge.com/october-1-2024/?inf_contact_key=13cd7c8fa7a91f9b644159c4f137ff13
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I did not see the daily thread for today either and have been wondering what is going on.
It is a bit strange, Brenda. I tried to post on the link Paul sent in email. Didn/t work. Wonder why it was used since I see little traffic on it.
I don’t know, it is odd.
I didn’t get the info about where to post either, so thank you for mentioning it!
Sorry to hear temperatures dropped so dramatically! Same happened here as well. I’m not mad though. I prefer fall over sticky, sweaty summer.
I understand about mad as hell. Recent changes in my life have not been good. Sometimes, I feel as if I’m living a nightmare. Which is probably a big part of the reason that I chose to create a picture book in my blog for this month. If I can’t get the joy from the outside world, I am trying to create the joy! Sometimes, that’s the best we can do. I hope things start looking up for you.
I totally get it. I try to focus on the positive things, which I know sounds pollyanna, but it gets me through the day. LOL! Running my own business has brought me a lot of joy – so at least, the work BS is no longer making me mad as hell. Also, not sure I’m crazy about the new posting system either – you can’t see anyone’s featured image which makes the blog posts stand out more. I guess we will see how it all plays out. – XO Elisa
Well I’m glad your got that off your chest and now feeling better! I was wondering where the daily thread was also, I never saw the post with the link you shared. Thanks for that! Hope tomorrow brings you more cheer and another exciting blog.
It’s good to destress! I hope you have Joy in your life to counteract all the stress ❤️
I feel a little frustrated, too, that suddenly everything is changing about where and how to share our posts for the challenge. Any change can be frustrating if it is sudden and challenging – like my being without power for the past 5 days.