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]]>As a thank you for subscribing to the 30 Days of Lists (free) email list and you will get a free set of list prompts to work through at your own pace. These lists are from our first edition of #30Lists back in 2011 and are perfect for your next personal project. This set is not the same as what you will see Listers working through on Instagram through December, as those challenges require registration. To find out if registration is open for a challenge, visit the registration page.
Click here to get your free set of list prompts.
By subscribing to our email list you will also be the first to know about upcoming challenges, news from the #30Lists team, and more.
Happy Listing!
Kam and the #30Lists Team
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]]>There is no wrong way to List. Whatever works best for you is the best way to do it.
Here are just a *few* examples of how Listers will be documenting over the next month. Maybe this will spark some ideas or inspiration for you for your own listing.
If you haven’t yet, be sure to REGISTER for the 30 Days of Lists challenge that starts today!
Each image is linked to the creator.
Traci’s Listing:
Renee’s List book:
Heather’s List book:
Susan’s List book:
Chele’s List book:
Carol’s List book:
Gaem’s list book:
Amanda Rose’s list book:
Be sure to click through to see her interior pages!
Sylvie Sance’s book:
Other books I’m not able to easily embed:
How will you be listing this month?
Be sure to CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for March!
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We are listers. Once we embrace it, we can take it to the next level and achieve extraordinary things.
I was watching this show on TV the other day (Almost Human) when listing made an unexpected and really awesome cameo. The whole show is set in the future, where consumer technology has progressed to fascinating levels. The main character came home and flipped on a button, turning on an enormous projected visualization in front of him, filled with virtual post-it notes grouped into categories and lists, tons of lists.
This really drove home to me that no matter how far into the future we project, lists are an essential part of who and what we are. Looking in the other direction, some of the most ancient things found, scrolls and such, are rather mundane listings of things – contents of ships’ hulls, pyramid burial rooms and even many parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Listing is eternal, necessary and, in many ways, cathartic. You can’t just run around all day with so much information locked away in your head, especially if you want to convey it or share it with other people.
At the beginning of the year, I set out a group of intentions. This list was the result of a long time spent thinking, refining, and planning. One of those intentions is to share my story and I knew that writing a big list – especially one that I’m choosing to share – will help keep me accountable to myself and to my friends. My 29 Goals before I’m 29 is a year-long, extremely ambitions list that I have no doubt I will not be able to complete…but that’s the point! I want to reach big and try to achieve and do as much as I can, and I want to have an easy way to share, track and update. Lists are the key that will hold this whole unwieldy thing together – one big list and a whole bunch of smaller lists nested underneath it.
What I love most about being online is that it can really be anything you want it to be. So it’s an amazing testament to Kam and Amy that 30 Days of Lists is surrounded by a thriving and supportive community on nearly every form of social media. So I encourage you to not just play along, but share your list and your story. There’s something brave in believing in what you have to say enough to put it down on paper, to let the ink seep in just the way you want it to.
We come together a couple of times a year and let Kam and Amy lead us on a month-long journey through thirty separate lists. We learn more about who we are, we learn more about who we were, and we learn more about who we want to become. Storytelling doesn’t have to be perfect prose. We don’t have editors or English teachers standing over our back forcing us to take our thoughts and weave them into long-form essays with perfect sentence structure. The first step to telling your story is getting your ideas out on paper. Listing is the best way (for me) to do it. I don’t need to worry about the burden of grammar, punctuation and all the stuff you’re ‘supposed’ to worry about when writing.
Be brave with 30 Days of Lists this March, and consider taking it a step further by exploring more of your own story through past rounds of 30 Days of Lists, pick up the bundle, or play along one round at a time.
Kristin is a millennial storyteller who loves documenting her everyday-life and awesome adventures. As the owner of rukristin papercrafts, a venue to share information and inspiration on creative ways to tell your story, she encourages others to dream big, find their voice, and be the author of their own adventure. An introvert who loves community, she loves meeting new friends online. Let her write you a thoughtful note or drop her a line on twitter or instagram.
Register for the new listing challenge now!
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Today, several of the 30 Days of Lists Ambassadors hosted a blog hop to help spread the word about the challenge and to get the listing juices flowing. It was so much fun seeing how excited everybody is to get this party started and we wanted to make sure that everybody gets an opportunity to check out the blog posts:
VISIT:
- The Nerd Nest
- My Life as a Teacup
- Alexandra Rae Design
- rukristin papercrafts
- Campfire Chic
- Lemon and Raspberry
All lists featured in the blog hop are from the (still FREE) March 2011 original lists!
Starting December 1st:
- 1 new list topic will be posted each morning
- additional giveaways
- list topics hosted by some of our sponsors
- ‘your take’ posts high-lighting the lists all of you are making
Start stocking up on your sticky-notes, ordering notebooks from your favorite online sellers, or creating a journal of your own to house your lists, December 1st will be here before we know it.
The daily list prompts won’t start until December 1st, but you can trust us when we say that it’s an excellent idea to check the private blog regularly between now and then for tutorials, updates, and maybe a giveaway or two.
Also, it isn’t too early to get to know your fellow Listers!
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]]>This year we are making that happen.
December 2013 we will be holding a BRAND NEW edition of 30 Days of Lists!
What you need to know:
- These are 30 NEW list prompts that will begin Sunday, December 1, 2013.
- The list prompts will NOT be holiday-specific. You can absolutely interpret them to go with Christmas or Hannukah or whatever other day you mark during the month. But even if you don’t celebrate, the lists will still work for you.
- Registration opens November 11 – we will not be having a special pre-registration period.
- We are currently accepting a limited number of sponsors for December’s challenge. Sponsors get free registration, a sidebar ad, option to “host” a list and more. Email us to grab your spot. Deadline November 1.
Questions? We’ll be sending more updates between now and December 1 with additional details. For now just MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!
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]]>Read below what each lady has written about their own love of listing and be sure to click through to their lister page to connect with them on social media.
Kristin is a Lister:
It’s an addiction. Embrace it and it becomes a way of life. Lists have the amazing ability to break down even the most complex ideas into tiny little parts so you can understand the details. Lists are simple to make, but have endless possibilities. Adding some art & design into the mix makes listing a hobby that is both productive and creative.
Creative lists are perfect for me — I’m equally right brained and left brained, so my logic side gets to have all the words written down in a neat format and my creative side gets to make that list really fun to write and look at.
My personal goal for this year is to write more and I’m excited that 30 Days of Lists will help me accomplish that goal. Writing doesn’t have to be in perfect prose, it doesn’t have to be long-form essays with perfect sentence structure. Writing is about getting your ideas out on paper, using the written word to communicate your thoughts. Listing is a great way to get your thoughts and ideas out on paper without the burden of grammar, punctuation, and all the stuff you’re ‘supposed’ to worry about when writing.
Join me and the rest of the #30Lists community this September as we once again take on the 30 Days of List challenge!
Megan is a Lister:
I make lists in my sleep–without them I would be truly lost. I use them for so many things in my life: I have lists to keep track of how quickly I need to use produce I pick up at the farmer’s market, projects I want to complete, and progress points I’ve met on my way to accomplishing goals. I keep them in notebooks, apps, whiteboards, and post-its. My lists are everywhere; without lists, I couldn’t do everything I do.
As much as I need lists to keep track of all of the ideas and to-dos floating around in my busy brain, lists aren’t only for functional purposes! They’re also great for creative writing, quick journaling, and easy memory keeping. 30 Days of Lists encompasses all of these valuable strengths of lists, and that’s why I’ve been a lister since I first learned about the 30 Days of Lists challenge in March of 2012. I love that the challenge is a great opportunity to write creatively and make lasting memories in a way that is a doable daily challenge for me as a busy mama.
Listing is fun, meaningful, and efficient, and I believe that’s what draws in such a wide and amazing community of listers. I love that 30 Days of Lists is not only about creating lists of my own, but is about waking up each of the 30 days with the opportunity to connect with the amazing people 30 Lists draws in. I love that the 30 Lists community is all about supporting each other, discovering a bit about other people’s lives, getting inspired by others’ creativity, and making new friends!
As much as I love interacting with the ever-growing 30 Days of Lists community, I really value my lists most because they are windows into my inner self. There are few tangible things I treasure more than awesome documentation of my family through photos and words. While I love memory keeping that focuses on my family as a whole as well as each of us individually, I look forward to the two times a year I’m challenged to document 30 lists that are all about ME! I know that bi-annually, I’m challenged to document fun things I’m currently loving, get introspective, evaluate my goals and dreams, and think of fun things I’ve never really considered before.
If you, like me, use lists to keep track of your life, you’ll love joining up for the challenge to use them creatively as well! There’s no easier way to have fun making lasting documentation you can share with new friends!
I love being a Lister!
Allie is a Lister:
I am a lister. I am a lister because I am in no way organized and lists keep my mind a little bit more under control. I am a lister because my right side of my brain (the crazy, creative side with the million and two ideas) doesn’t always communicate with the left side of my brain (the side that reminds me of the responsibilities I have and the logical things that need to happen)… and lists serve as a little bit of a bridge between the two.
I am a lister because I’m a scrapbooker, and sharing my story and writing down my memories is so much easier in a list. I’m the first to admit that I’m great with the “taking photos” part of scrapbooking… but not so great at the “recording the memories” that goes with it. Writing down quick lists of memories and items that go with the photos keeps my memories recorded and makes my journaling so much better.
I am a lister because of 30 Days of Lists. #30lists have shown me that listing isn’t boring– it can be creative and fun and a great memory keeping tool. For two months every year, I have over 30 lists of random memories and snapshots from that period of my life. Amazing. Add in the amazing community that develops every time and an awesome and inspiring blog, and you know exactly why I look forward to every September and March.
I am a lister, and I love it! Won’t you join in this September?
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]]>Want to contribute to 30 Days of Lists? Are you looking to put your blog or shop in front of a fantastic audience that you KNOW spends money on creative challenges? Looking for more than “just an ad in the sidebar” sponsor experience?
You’re in the right place!
Sponsor 30 Days of Lists for the September 2013 Challenge!
30 Days of Lists Sponsors get ad space, plenty of shout outs in our newsletter and registration packet, free registration to the September 2013 challenge, the opportunity to host a giveaway/daily list post or even share a tutorial…and more!
We have multiple shops and blogs that return every round because the space is so effective for them.
We look on our sponsors as contributors to each round of listing. PLUS you get to be an affiliate if you choose and potentially make back the money you invested originally.
Win-win-win
Interested? Contact us today!
Friday, July 26 is the absolute last day to sign up as a sponsor and we only have 2 spots left.
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]]>September’s challenge is going to be a good one – we’ve chosen the prompts and invited the ambassadors (see below). We had 749 Listers join us in March 2013 (with even more grabbing the self-paced version afterward) and we’re hoping for even more to join the community this time around.
What else?
Pre-registration opens in LESS THAN A MONTH!
So, mark your calendars for August 5 to grab your spot! We’re changing up the pre-registration specifics this time around, so look for an email about that in the coming weeks. Not subscribed to our newsletter? Get on that.
Interested in sponsoring the September 2013 challenge? Email us as soon as possible to get more information, space is limited!
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]]>We created this challenge to be something you make your own — maybe you make a mini-album, include your lists in your Project Life layouts, Instagram your lists daily, or maybe you tuck them into your private journal…there is no wrong way to do 30 Days of Lists.
Amy shared a quick list of things Listers can do with their lists for our newsletter subscribers, and we’re going to share some of the ideas with you today. If you would like more exclusive #30Lists content, be sure to subscribe to the 30 Days of Lists newsletter.
Things to do with your LISTS:
- Add one list weekly to your Project Life layouts. Those 3×4 pockets are the perfect size for a quickly jotted list of memories or things in your life
- Blog your lists – daily, weekly, monthly. Put them out there and be amazed at how much your readers have in common with you.
- Make a minibook or Blurb book full of your lists. Perfect format for kids or guests to flip through on the coffee table and bond over your list of favorite childhood memories.
Ready to get listing? Get 120 list ideas for one low price, or purchase individual challenges through our previous rounds page.
How do you share your lists?
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We’d love for you to take part in a self-paced round (or 2 or 4) of 30 Days of Lists. Another quick journaling challenge. Another opportunity to record YOUR STORY.
Grab one (or all) of the self-paced 30 Days of Lists immediate downloads for each of the 3 previous rounds (September 2011, March 2012 and September 2012). March 2011 is still available for free here.
There’s no wrong way to make a list – so even if you missed participating with the community the first time around, you can still grab the list prompts now and make your lists anyway you want!
What you’re getting for just $5:
- immediate download (no waiting for us to check our email and send something to you)
- access to the private blog where the original list prompts (and comments and forum conversations) were posted
- pdf including the full list of prompts (and links to the original posts)
Or grab the previous rounds in a DISCOUNTED BUNDLE PACK!
Now’s the time to buy the March 2013 self-paced challenge
or ALL the challenges in our bundle pack.
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