Spin Cycle prompt – Page 4

…the tough get going! But what if the tough are tired, stressed, or overwhelmed? What if the tough one (me) discovers that a blog post she started writing on her phone disappeared because she forgot to save it?

Well, I quit writing my Spin Cycle post about Encouragement because I felt quite Discouraged with a capital D. It was easier to give up than to try to rewrite the paragraphs I had lost.

But then I remembered that it’s November. What does that mean? It’s National Blog Posting Month, y’all!

I’ve participated in NaBloPoMo every year since 2009, and I’m certainly not going to let a little writer’s block get in my way!

And so our continuing prompt this week is Encouragement. When do you need encouraging? Who gives you encouragement? Or how do you provide encouragement to others? (I’m going to need your encouragement for the next month!)

Write a post about encouragement and link up here any day this week!

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At a recent “blog meeting” with my good friend, Mayor Crazyville, I wondered if I should give up The Spin Cycle. Let’s be honest, I haven’t been great at promoting it lately and we haven’t had many bloggers link up.

So the Mayor and I started talking about how blogging link-ups, memes and carnivals aren’t as popular as they once were; how social media sites such as Pinterest and Instagram are so visual and seem to have taken away traffic from mom bloggers. Even 5 Minutes for Moms gave up their Ultimate Blog Party this year.

But then, even though all this talk was discouraging, Sharon (the Mayor) was very encouraging. She helped me remember why I took over The Spin Cycle in the first place. Even when I’m embarrassingly late with the prompt, I need prompting to keep on writing. (See what I did there?)

This week for The Spin Cycle, our prompt is Encouragement. When you need encouraging? Who give you encouragement? Or how do you provide encouragement to others?

Write a post about encouragement and link up here any day this week!