Reflections on Portlandia A to Z

Now that I'm finished with my second year of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, I've learned a few things:

• I'm conscientious and thorough. When I take on a theme, I want to do the subject justice...which means it takes me time to research the topics and my posts are not very short. I want to make sure I include the important details.
  
• It might be wise to write well ahead of time instead of cramming it all into April. At the beginning of the month, I was staying a couple of days ahead...but then towards the end, that fell apart! Wouldn't it be great if I wrote the posts a few months out? It would be so much easier. But I live for deadlines...who am I kidding?
  
• I learned all sorts of new things about my city, and there's so much more to explore!
  
• After two years of challenging and time-consuming themes (Portlandia from A to Z in 2014 and Oh, the Places You'll Go in 2013), I have decided I need to alternate more complicated themes with simpler ones such as favorite books, favorite songs, or favorite musicians. The last two years have been fun though!
  
• When I end up cramming in the writing, I haven't had time to visit other blogs. I am happy to report that I did discover a great new blog, Fuzzy Undertones, by Marci, a fellow Portlander (who now lives in Vancouver). I love finding new blogger friends! 

Hope you enjoyed my Portlandia from A to Z!