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jamesleighton.com100DaysToOffload - Looking back at the first six monthsI decided to take part in 100DaysToOffload to encourage me to write more, and to be more consistent with my blog. Throughout the first six months of 2026 I have not missed a single Week Note post and I am insanely proud of myself for not getting bored and giving up on those. It has made me spend more time documenting the things we get up to, and I am looking forward to a day in the far future where I can look back and relive these memories. ## Looking Back * Total posts published: 45 * Time span: 174 days (2026-01-04 to 2026-06-30) * Average cadence: 1 post every 3.87 days (~1.7 per week) * On track for 100? At current pace, ~94 posts by 31 Dec. Need roughly 1 post every 3.5 days for the rest of the year to hit the target. Total posts 45 Top day Monday Monday share 44% Zero posts Wednesday Posts by day: Monday 20, Tuesday 3, Wednesday 0, Thursday 3, Friday 1, Saturday 6, Sunday 12. Posts per month Posts by month: January 9, February 5, March 8, April 9, May 6, June 8. ## Highlights My top three posts by the numbers are "I started a photo blog", "Implementing a Random Post button on Bear Blog", and "Week Notes 2026-10". I have absolutely no idea why that specific week post got more attention than the rest but that's part of the fun. My favourite posts though are less well read: "A year of National Trust Visits" & "Dolphin Spotting, Gold Mines, and Coastal Walks: A Week in West Wales 🐬". I really enjoy sitting down after a trip, writing some notes and turning that into a fun travel post. It's a great excuse to actually use all the photos we take too. ## Looking Forward At my current pace, I will just miss my goal of 100 posts by 03-January-2027. To help ensure that doesn't happen I've started working on several draft posts stored away in my Obisidian vault. The goal is to always have 5-10 posts ready to go, and maybe even sneakily post them ahead of time. I have 55 posts to go before the the year which is roughly 9 posts a month. After taking away the remaining 25 week notes, I am left with 30 posts in 6 months which is a much more reasonable sounding 5 posts a month... I've added a schedule to my calendar to help remind me to post! Wish me luck! * * * This is post 46 of #100DaysToOffload. * * * To respond on your own website, write a post which contains a link to this post - then enter the URl of your page here. Learn more about WebMentions. * * *

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