Blaugust 2021 Recap
I’m a bit at a loss of what to write today for the final post of Blaugust… so I figured I’d do a list of all the posts I’ve written this month with a sentence or two. Because why not?
The Posts
- Day 1: [General] Welcome to Blaugust 2021 – Some advice to get you started on Blaugust.
- Day 2: [General] Back to Streaming This Week! – Spoiler alert: No streams have happened yet because… *gestures*
- Day 3: [Reading] TBR Stack August 2021 – A look at what I want to read for the month of August.
- Day 4: [FFXIV] Corpse Groom – Tam-Tara (Hard) was absolutely mind-blowing!
- Day 5: [FFXIV] To the Crystal Tower – My thoughts on my first time through Crystal Tower quests/raids.
- Day 6: [FFXIV] Ding 60! – I hit level 60 for the first time in FFXIV!
- Day 7: [FFXIV] [Reading] Gathering and Audiobooks – Some thoughts on pairing gathering professions and audiobooks.
- Day 8: [General] How Week One of Blaugust Went – Not… great.
- Day 9: [General] Getting to Know All About You – Intro to getting to know you week.
- Day 10: [Gaming] Have You Ever: Gaming Edition – Evergreen Q&A post!
- Day 11: [FFXIV] Stressing Over Dancer – Thoughts on the Dancer intro quest in FFXIV.
- Day 12: [General] Creating a Second Blog – A follow-up to a post from Blaugust 2019.
- Day 13: [FFXIV] Ding 80! …On Fisher – I hit 80 in FFXIV! But on Fisher.
- Day 14: [General] Revisiting the WP Content Calendar – A follow-up to a post from Blapril 2020.
- Day 15: [FFXIV] Big Ugly Cry – Heavensward hits hard after The Vault.
- Day 16: [Gaming] Developer Appreciation Week: Games – A shoutout to the devs for the games I’m currently playing.
- Day 17: [Gaming] Developer Appreciation Week: Streamers – A (somewhat diverse) list of streamers I love that you should check out.
- Day 18: [Stationery] Developer Appreciation Week: Sticker Shops – Shoutouts to my favorite sticker shops!
- Day 19: [FFXIV] Master Matoya Appreciation Post – Title explains it all.
- Day 20: [Gaming] Five Games for a Year – If I could only play five games for one year…
- Day 21: [General] Website Issues Stink – I love having my own website, but holy heck do I loathe it at times.
- Day 22: [General] Staying Motivated Week – Advice for staying motivated.
- Day 23: [Review] Book Review: The Raven – My first ever book review! Book by Sylvain Reynard. I was not a fan.
- Day 24: [General] Social Media as Promotion – Rambling thoughts on the title.
- Day 25: [FFXIV] Tip-toeing Into Glamours – I’m trying them out! Or… at least I put stuff into my Dresser!
- Day 26: [Gaming] Would You Rather: Game Edition – Another evergreen Q&A post!
- Day 27: [Life] Spoons, Please – I think I’m hitting IRL burnout.
- Day 28: [FFXIV] So Much I Want to Do, So Little Time – Thoughts on my current situation in FFXIV.
- Day 29: [FFXIV] Why Am I Rushing? – More thoughts on my current situation in FFXIV.
- Day 30: [General] Currently Nerding, August 2021 – A recap of what I’m enjoying this month.
- Day 31: [General] Blaugust 2021 Recap – This post!
Final Thoughts
I wrote a lot about FFXIV specifically this month. And I dipped my toes into the waters of some book blogging, which was a fun change of pace! While I don’t think my book review is the greatest, I’m pretty proud of it, especially considering I DNF’d the book so hard.
Every year I typically write about the lessons I’ve learned during my time in Blaugust, but I don’t have much to add this year from what I wrote in Blapril 2020.
- Blogging every day is not something I can manage.
- When life gets overwhelming, content goes poof—but I can manage to catch up!
- I love the content calendar plugin so much.
The only new bit I learned would be that micro-posting is the best way for me to manage Blaugust without feeling burnt out at the end of it. Granted, I am burnt out at the moment, but not specifically because of Blaugust nor content creation.
This is post 31/31 for Blaugust You can find out more and sign up over at Belghast’s post!
