To Recap Or Not To Recap, State of the Blog

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Not To Recap

I had a whole slate of recap posts set up for the last week in December. Then I read an online discussion that said recaps should come once the year is over. I immediately thought, ‘Well, of course they should!’

Moved the schedule for last week of December over to first week in January. Makes sense, the year was not over. For example, the recap of 2022 does not include Milton’s surgery on December 31. A major event for any year! [The Home Team At Home In 2022], [When Weekends Go Wrong]

I already made this change with my fitness posts. “State of the Fitness moved to the first weekend of the next month. That way, I can record by month instead of by random chunks of the time between posts.” [The Next Step Dec 2021]

Unfortunately, moving the recaps to January mean starting on Monday. In December, Monday was occupied by Christmas, so recaps would have started on Tuesday. If I started on Monday, blog schedule dictated recapping Horsekeeping. Did I really want to look back over 3 months of stall rest? No, I did not.

Did I want recap the horse search? Again, no.

Did I want to compare Home Team dreams vs achievements? Deeply, seriously no.

What is the point of spending a full week looking back? Enjoyment? Personal Growth?

I did cover a few things that lent themselves to list making. [Saddlebreds of 2023, horse shows], [Fitness, 5Ks]

So, making a virtue out of inclination, last week I resumed current events rather than look back.

To Recap

Instead of a whole week, part of a post.

Home Team 2023 in a nutshell. Milton started the year on stall rest. Then we did the Virtual Tevis. Due to stall rest, horses were not up for long sessions. We started short, daily walks to get our mileage. Kept at it once VT over. Milton did some hitching. Rodney did some riding.

Other horses. Tiny nibbles looking for new horses; some activity, no progress. ASB lessons & shows.

Dogs. Fitness. Photography. Fiction. Art. All ticking along. Blog working as incentive for creative endeavors.

Blog. 365 posts. Kept me amused.

Guest Posts of 2023

One category definitely deserves revisiting. To repeat – in case I did not convey to them, or to you, how much I enjoy including other perspectives and other voices – thank you to Jan, Michelle, Kelly, Mathieu, Thomas, Kate, Grace & Laurie.

[Horse Tethering Ring in Portland Oregon]
[Mardi Gras Parade Horses]
[Between The Ears, Camel View]
[Between The Ears, Mystery Mount]
[And on That Farm She Had A Horse, Sand Sculpture]
[Model Horses to Go With Model Trains]
[Gazelle Postcard]
[Rodney’s Grand Reopening]
[Fierce & Fuzzy, Shetland Pony Congress]
[Riding The Camino de Santiago]
[Another Rider on The Camino de Santiago, Guest Post]