And here we are. The last day of NaBloPoMo. Many participants have reflected on the experience, most proclaiming it painstakingly difficult to keep up with, but all seeming to have enjoyed the experience. I think it was an exercise appropriate for the times, and I’m glad I participated. I’m not going to reflect much on my own experience with the experiment other than to say that I honestly didn’t find it all that difficult, besides the emergency room visit, yet I’ll be glad to be freed from the confines of the daily posting requirements. Even though I do plan to keep up with regular posts as I did before this mania began.

What I really want to say on this final day of the craze that shook the Internet is that I’m glad I participated because it allowed me to expand my blogging horizons. I’m always looking for interesting blogs to read, people I have things in common with, or just those that have a spunky way of spinning a sentence. But I never had a very easy time of finding new blogs to read. Which is why I love the invention of the NaBloPoMo Randomizer, courtesy of pink elephants. If one blog is just not my taste, I simply click the little button and voila! There’s another. And another. And on and on until I suddenly find myself lost in the words of someone captivating. I was thrilled to hear that the Randomizer isn’t going away with the end of NaBlo; I hope it stays around until next year’s participant list is available.

Throughout the month I’ve read many new blogs and have even added a few to my “daily reads.” In honor of this exciting (excruciating?) month, this is me sharing a few of my new favorites with you:

My Life According to Me—a blogger my age, or close at least! (they’re suprisingly hard to find)
Empty Womb, Hopeful Heart: An Adoption Journey—she adopted a gorgeous little boy..and then found out she was pregnant
Daisies at pluckthepetal.com—I just find her so refreshing
Flailing my Arms—gotta love a daddy blogger, especially one who blashpemes freely

And that’s really all I have to say on Day 30. Except that I really want to win one of the 35(!) generous prizes, which I totally qualify for. That would make it even more fun than it has already been.

Tata to all until…well until tomorrow most likely.