day 1 of 31 days of writing challenge: pharmacology

Usually I think writing challenges of any sort are pretty lame. I've never taken part in one because I write for a living. I don't need writing challenges. My entire job is one.

But this month, gosh darn it, I'm trying it out. In my single days, I blogged elsewhere. Between 5,000 and 15,000 people read every single blog post. I knew my audience perfectly, and I knew they agreed with me the majority of the time, which made writing, well, not much of a challenge at all. 

But writing here is different. Here I'm writing about life in the country, and my goofy Black Star chicken that won't stay in her pen, and the recipes I try that actually turn out and my undying love of cereal and Crunchwrap Supremes. My audience is, if we're being honest, me. And probably my parents. And a random conglomeration of other farming folks and Lutheran pastors. 

So I'm writing for the next month to remind myself that I write because I like to. I'm not writing for retweets or shares. 

I'm just writing because it's how my brain works. And because I love it. And because no matter who's reading or where I'm posting, I'm a writer at heart. 

And that's not lame at all. 



Read day 2: finding calm in the country. 
Read day 3: napping in the craziest places. 
Read day 4: what do farmers eat? 
Read day 5: through rain, sleet, snow and hail. And we're not talking the USPS. 
Read day 6: don't tell us what to do. 
Read day 7: garden envy. 
Read day 7: won't you be my neighbor?
Read day 8: naming the animals. 
Day 9: naming animals.
Day 10: Things that go bump in the dryer.
Day 11: national farmers' day.
Day 12: farms help communities. 
Day 13: reasons to celebrate.
Day 14: like the Boy Scouts, ever ready. 
Day 15: the next generation. 
Day 16: to everything there is a season. 
Day 17: we go to church. 
Day 18: we take breaks.
Day 19: we make do.