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Who doesn\u2019t love a nice little challenge?<\/p>\n

Well, in my many many wanderings through Social Media I found this blog and kind of a dare. As a person who loves those, I started reading. So, you have to write on your blog for 31 days, on any subject you like.<\/p>\n

\u2018Oh boy, oh boy, that sounds lovely\u2026 And there were so many topics going through my mind\u2026 But\u2026wait. I don\u2019t have a blog\u2026 Yet.\u2019<\/p>\n

So that\u2019s how it all started \ud83d\ude42 I wanted a blog for so long but I was always unsure of what I would write on it. Even though I do have lots of stories to tell, at least my friends always tell me how interesting my life is and how I live every moment, something just wasn\u2019t right. But when THIS<\/a>\u00a0came along, it felt just perfect. Maybe because just a few days before that, a friend of mine was annoyed with the fact that I was narrating a story and I only share it with a few people.<\/p>\n

So, this is it. You\u2019re on my blog now, so it exists, yey! I joined the \u2018Write 31 Days\u2019 Challenge, that starts on the 1st<\/sup> of October and I plan to write the whole month, one post a day. At least one that\u2019s related to the topic I chose especially for this and then others of my day-to-day life.<\/p>\n

You might be curious about my topic\u2026 But that\u2019s going to come out when the time is right. Let me tell you a bit about \u201931 Days\u2019. So it\u2019s an online writing challenge started by blogger Myquillyn Smith<\/a>. And it\u2019s where bloggers pick one topic and they write a post a day on it. There\u2019s also a community where we post those articles, and also a Facebook group, so that everyone can read the ones they\u2019re interested in the most.<\/p>\n

I thought this was the perfect place for me to be in my blogging beginnings. It was all the motivation I needed, plus the social interaction with people that have the same determination and enthusiasm as me, but most of all, the same purpose.<\/p>\n

I was looking at all those categories and I knew that I would never write on \u2018House & Home\u2019 or \u2018Family Life\u2019. In the end, I just knew that I belonged in the \u2018Too Awesome to Categorize\u2019 group. Ok, now may be the right time to tell you about my topic.<\/p>\n

Initially, I was thinking about listing lovely words like \u2018Sausade\u2019 or \u2018Wanderlust\u2019, words that have a certain meaning that makes them interesting. But then, there would be no \u2018ME\u2019 in there\u2026 And since my friends tell me I have some interesting stories to tell, and they even got angry with the fact that I keep them to myself \u2013 there you have it, okay? I\u2019m going to take out my memories box out of the closet and for the 31 days of October I will tell you 31 lovely, funny, stories that made my life until now.<\/p>\n

After deciding on my topic, I needed just one other thing \u2013 a title. How was I supposed to call it? 31 Days of what? Memories, stories, happenings, they were all too specific. One dear friend even suggested \u201931 Days of Sunshine\u2019. I did like it, it just wasn\u2019t right enough. And I got to thinking that all those memories were made at the right time with the right people for me to be a part of them. Most of them were unexpected, the people and\/or the happenings, I wasn\u2019t looking for either of them\u2026 And that made me remember my fav word in the whole world \ud83d\ude42 I just felt it, it was right, it was ME. And that one word is ‘Serendipity’.<\/p>\n

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To get the latest \u201831 Days\u2019 posts, simply follow #Write31Days<\/a> on Facebook. You\u2019ll especially\u00a0find me by following that hashtag of course, but also #ampblog<\/a> and #31daysofserendipity<\/a>, starting the 1st<\/sup> of October!<\/p>\n

Anyone who wishes to take part in this lovely project can find more info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Later Edit: Below\u00a0you can find all my posts that are ‘Too Awesome to Categorize’ \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Day 1 – I’m (Still) a Barbie Girl<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 2 – Learning to Let Go<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 3 – First (Business) Meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 4 – Beyond Comprehension<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 5 – First Friend<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 6 – Red and Blue Love<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 7 – Obsession<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 8 – The Aww Factor<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 9 – Mood for Love<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 10 – Coincidence or Fate?<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 11 – My Thing<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 12 – Always a ‘Bridesmaid’<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 13 – Happy as A Child<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 14 – Angel<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 15 – Barcelona of My Soul<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 16 – I Heart Burberry<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 17 – My Fortune Cookie<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 18 – ‘Something to Remember Me By’<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 19 – Second Beauty Queen<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 20 – Hey, Bartender!<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 21 – Why\u00a0Settle?<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 22 – Full Age<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 23 – Princess Me<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 25 – My Vienna<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 27 – Virtual Friend<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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