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Painters Paint, Photographers Photograph — Blog Every Day Challenge, Year 4
It’s September 1st (how did we get here so quickly?) and it’s time for my blog every day challenge! This is the 4th year I am doing this challenge of blogging for a month straight, and the impetus of doing the challenge this month came earlier today because of a video I keep thinking about. I was in the garden cutting flowers for my office, and a phrase from the video I saw recently kept swirling in my mind. “Painter’s paint.” An artist was saying that during university he w

Ariann Mieka
Sep 12 min read


Here We Go Again: A 31-Day Movement Practice
It’s 2026, and I’m officially embarking on a brand-new challenge to share on my blog. This time, instead of my blog-every-day-for-a-month ritual, I’m committing to a movement challenge : 31 days of yoga and/or intentional movement, every single day. Now, let’s manage expectations early. It will mostly be yoga, but I’m giving myself permission to switch things up when my body asks for something different. The goal is simple and doable: at least 15–20 minutes of yoga type mo

Ariann Mieka
Jan 54 min read


March (into April) Blog Challenge Part 3
For the past two years, I’ve taken on the challenge of blogging every day in March. This year, I planned to keep the tradition alive—but...

Ariann Mieka
Mar 24, 20251 min read


March Blog Challenge Part 2
Last night while nursing my carnival 2024 injury (funny not so funny story), I came across a timelapse video in my camera roll. It...

Ariann Mieka
Mar 1, 20241 min read


50mm Challenge.
Many people view the 50mm lens as a versatile lens that all photographers should have. I’ve had one for a million years at this point,...

Ariann Mieka
Mar 30, 20232 min read


March Blog Challenge!
I decided to challenge myself to write on my blog every day for March! That was yesterday (February 28th). I soon realized that March, in...

Ariann Mieka
Mar 1, 20231 min read
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