Someone (Hm-m-m!) once said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Good advice for a blog, as well, don’t you think? So this morning, in the interests of giving this blog some focus (while also procrastinating), I have examined the topics and frequency of previous blogs.
Blog frequency? Two at the end of May, eleven in June, four in July, one in August. The frequency has obviously fallen off.
Topics? Six essays on aging, five on nature and other observations, four on attitude, two on health, and one on family.
Therefore, to
- increase blog frequency,
- create accountability,
- address niche issues (aging well with grace, wisdom, wonder and joy) and
- also have fun writing about subjects that catch my fancy,
I am publishing the following editorial calendar for all the world to see. (So far, that’s a world of 10 people who have left comments, 35 “unique visitors” and 30 spammers.)
Mondays: Posts about Aging: health, diet, exercise, attitude, etc.
Wednesday: Pop-up Proverbs. My intention is not to look for these, hence the term “Pop-up.” But if they were to pop up in an e-mail from a reader (that’s a hint), it would count. In lieu of pop-ups, there’s always Grandma’s Little Notebook of Sayings.
Friday: Cook’s Choice. This means personal essays, musings about sharks, snails, storms or other (self-defined) insightful observations.
Talk to me: What do you think? Still too broad? Too self-serving? If so, what type of articles would be more helpful and/or entertaining? Book reviews? Cultural commentary?
Anyone out there?