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#reverb11 and #resound11 day thirty one – reflect

Posted on December 31, 2011 by phillynikongal • 2 Comments

I am a sad panda.

Today is the last day of the #reverb11 project. That being said, the prompt for today comes from the folks over at Geekin’ Hard:

Reflect - Take a moment to think back on your reverb11 responses. Have you learned anything? What surprised you about this experience? Which of your responses was your favourite?

When I look back on #reverb11 this year, and compare it to #reverb10, this year was so much better. I admit, I was sad and annoyed when I received the inevitable email from Gwen Bell two days before #reverb11 was supposed to start about her stepping down and not doing it. But what I loved was all of the efforts to step up and make it a better #reverb11. Even though it was all done in a hurry and there wasn’t much planning involved, I definitely think this was a lot better this time around.

The variety of prompts, between all of the people writing them, was fantastic. I liked being able to pick and choose from various bloggers, such as Jaemie over at #resound11, Rebecca at Relish Life, Geekin’ Hard, and #WeVerb11. There was some overlap sometimes, but I found that if I went to another prompt writer, I’d find something I could get behind. So I want to thank them all for their wonderful contributions to the #reverb11 community.

I loved being able to rant more this time around. Not that I wasn’t able to last year, but last year’s prompts just seemed to be so forced. This year, I felt like I was blogging with a purpose, which is what it’s all about in my opinion. I could talk about anything, and I felt more comfortable about it. The #reverb11 project brought out some new thoughts for 2012, and it’s making me really look forward to the new year!

I am really really hoping that this community prospers into next year. I would hate to see it die a painful death like it almost did this time around. I may try my hand at some prompts next year, who knows. All I know is, I hope that this time next year, I’ll be wrapping up #reverb12.

Thanks for a great December, and I hope your 2012 is amazing. Happy new year everyone! <3

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#reverb11: rest in peace or be reborn

Posted on November 30, 2011 by phillynikongal • 3 Comments

So I received a very sad email yesterday from Gwen Bell, the creator of last year’s Reverb10 project, which consisted of 31 prompts to reflect on 2010 during the month of December. I got very into it, found some bloggers to enjoy, and shared my little corner of the internet with the rest of the world. I also learned a lot of things about myself during that month.

However, the sadness yesterday came in the form of a regretful email from Gwen, letting us all know that Reverb11 would not be happening this year. But, she also let us know how we could still reverb on our own, whether it be through prompts we make ourselves, or other reverbers who have made their own prompts. I have to admit, I was a bit let down. Up to this point, it was pretty obvious that #reverb11 would be happening. Though a small part of me also knew that it probably wouldn’t. But I had high hopes!

This morning, I spoke to a gal I found via Mama Kat’s Losin’ It about reverb11, and since then, I’ve found two bloggers who have made email lists for daily prompts. I’ve signed up for both. I also found that someone had made a knock-off called #resound11 (which I am not too sure about since it just doesn’t give me the reverb vibe, though I’ve signed up for it anyway). I figured it couldn’t hurt to mix prompts and add some variety. Who knows, I may just end up writing a post for each one! I am very much looking forward to getting started tomorrow! With everything happening and changing in my life right now, I can use an excuse to get away from it and reflect on 2011, while also trying to wrap my head around 2012.

So here’s to getting a good start!

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