It's September already?

When I first started blogging, I was a little worried about finding things to write about. “A new post every single day? Where am I going to find that kind of material? Won’t I just start repeating stupid things like ‘Ate a cheeseburger’ or ‘Slept lots’ or ‘Saw people I like’? Will it be boring? Can I stick with it?”

Very nearly one hundred posts later, I can definitively answer: Yes, everywhere, no, no, and emphatic YES.

Material has been shockingly easy to find—I’ve learned that amazing things happen every day, if you’re open to them. I’ve written about people I know, people I meet, beautiful or ironic or plain silly things that simply happen over the course of a day. Where I used to let them happen, then slip away, recording happy moments has compelled me to hang on to them. Even if the post doesn’t go up until noon the next day, I think about what I will write every evening before I go to bed: what good things happened to me today?

What an awesome question to ask.

I think I’m happier, more able to deal with the crappy things that happen to all, just because I’ve become more focused on the positive. Sure, it’s hard some days—and I won’t deny wigging out a few times since fall obligations have started up again—but “hard” isn’t “impossible,” and it gets easier every day.

I’m also so happy that I started this experiment when I did. Senior year of college is an important, crazy, fun, hectic time. I have a million memories already, and I want to remember as much of it as I can for as long as I can. This will help. I’ve always enjoyed having a record of where I’ve been, and I’ve already been some incredible places this year.

Here’s to continuing the experiment.