{"id":4640,"date":"2023-12-21T12:05:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T12:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4640"},"modified":"2024-01-10T11:31:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T11:31:13","slug":"happy-holidays-blogging-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4640","title":{"rendered":"Happy Holidays&#8230; blogging 2023!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s time to write the final blog post for the year and I am taking a look back at what I have blogged in 2023, and in the best tradition of the form, to blog about blogging once again. And, if you missed one of these, now is a good time to catch up and bookmark posts for future reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half way through the year <a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4137\">I took stock<\/a>, and in the first six months of the year I had written 43 blog posts. The average per month was 7 per month. January was the month with the most posts (10) and March and April were the month with the fewest posts (5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, at the last count I wrote 72 blog posts in 2023! So 30 blog posts in the second half of 2023 for a strong finish in the autumn and winter, and an average of 6 posts per month over the whole of the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top 10 posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must read post of the year: <a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4609\">Festive Karaoke. Reclaiming online fun\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Special Guest Post of the Year: <a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4572\">Leading Virtual Teams Revisited \u2013 with Martin Hawksey<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post which &#8220;exploded&#8221; on LinkedIn <a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4377\">Are you returning to the office, five days a week? The week in hybrid working click bait headlines\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post which I had the most fun posting: <a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4336\">Holiday debrief (in watercolour)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post which made me feel most nostalgic: <a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4144\">Feeling like a CEO?! \u2013 My last career transition update: July 2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post with the most comments:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3891\">OER23 Conference: a whole lotta love<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post that was shared most widely:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3752\">The world is bigger than my desk.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post that was read most widely:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4102\">Thank you #EDEN2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post that had the most successful podcast companion episode:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3873\">What\u2019s so important about open practice for hybrid leaders?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post that I enjoyed writing the most:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4066\">A party without a cake is just a meeting\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All the blog posts on one page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">January (10)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3745\">Blogging for 2023: private and public posts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3748\">Taking a break was worth it.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3752\">The world is bigger than my desk.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3755\">Music therapy, hope and joy.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3760\">CEO Report to Members, January 2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3764\">How to\u2026 Lead Virtual Teams.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3769\">Mission Mastodon: Get involved in a new server experiment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3774\">Fresh podcast listens: Bren\u00e9 Brown<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3781\">In the library<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3785\">#LTHEchat 254: Hybrid working: new frontiers in professional practice. Led by&nbsp;@MarenDeepwell<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">February (9)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3794\">The benefits of a monthly round-up<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3788\">Personal reporting in Asana<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3791\">Wakelet from #LTHEchat 254: Hybrid working: new frontiers in professional practice<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3805\">Tranquillity by Tuesday<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3808\">Lunch break ideas for hybrid workers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3813\">In the library (again)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3810\">Coaching tool: List of 100 Dreams<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3826\">Tranquillity by Tuesday \u2013 follow up<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3844\">Career transition coming up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">March (5)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3865\">How to make a milestone map<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3869\">#IWD2023: A personal moment of gratitude<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3873\">What\u2019s so important about open practice for hybrid leaders?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3880\">Career transition update: March 2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3887\">Empowering agency and expertise for EdTech futures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April (5)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3891\">OER23 Conference: a whole lotta love<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3906\">Course preview: How to Lead Virtual Teams \u201923<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3912\">#LVT23 How to Lead Virtual Teams: Part 1 -Course Orientation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3915\">#LVT23 How to Lead Virtual Teams: Part 2 \u2013 How we work and onboard new colleagues<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3989\">Career transition update: April 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May (6)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3917\">#LVT23 How to Lead Virtual Teams: Part 3 \u2013Setting shared expectations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3922\">#LVT23 How to Lead Virtual Teams: Part 4 \u2013 Fostering a shared team culture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4013\">Tips for a week of complete rest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3920\">#LVT23 How to Lead Virtual Teams: Part 5 \u2013 Leading team activities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3924\">#LVT23 \u2013 How to Lead Virtual Teams: Part 6 \u2013 Set intentions for your practice<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4039\">Career transition update: May 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June (8)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4066\">A party without a cake is just a meeting\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4075\">ALT appoints new Chief Executive: Billy Smith<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4078\">Meditation and mindfulness in a virtual team<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4080\">Running. Trials and tribulations.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4083\">Hope on the Horizon. An EDEN Annual Conference 2023 Keynote<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4102\">Thank you #EDEN2023<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4108\">A moment of celebration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4113\">Career transition update: June 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">July (4)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?m=202307\">Top 5 listens on the Leading Virtual Teams podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4137\">The year in blog posts\u2026 so far<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4140\">Summer coaching inspiration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4144\">Feeling like a CEO?! \u2013 My last career transition update: July 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">August (3)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4184\">altc: a personal history<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4210\">Curious about coaching? Find out what to expect, how to prepare and how to make the most of it<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4146\">My last blog post as CEO of ALT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September (5)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4259\">Fresh listens: Podcast Season 3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4265\">Memories #altc23<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4289\">Plant pace\u2026 moving through change<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4320\">There\u2019s nothing more permanent than a temporary hack<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4325\">The story behind\u2026 Hybrid Working Habits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">October (5)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4336\">Holiday debrief (in watercolour)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4356\">The start of a whole new chapter: Day 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4377\">Are you returning to the office, five days a week? The week in hybrid working click bait headlines\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4441\">Step away from you screen\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4486\">Happy Hybrid Halloween\u2026 or the spooky side of virtual working.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">November (7)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4506\">Reclaiming Halloween Radio<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4520\">Celebrating a month of free-lance life<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4532\">OER24 \u2013 Here we come<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4540\">Hybrid Working Habits \u2013 It\u2019s a wrap<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4555\">Listen\u2026 to the practitioner\u2019s voice<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4572\">Leading Virtual Teams Revisited \u2013 with Martin Hawksey<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4592\">Stepping away from the screen \u2013 a lunchtime digital skills development session<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">December (6)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4596\">A year after publication: Leading Virtual Teams<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4609\">Festive Karaoke. Reclaiming online fun\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4613\">Re-inventing Mondays\u2026 2 months in<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4629\">Holiday \u2018reflect-along\u2019: Hybrid Working Wheel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=4647\">Thank you for an awesome year in coaching<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8230;and this post \ud83d\ude42 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding:20px\" class=\"wp-block-tnp-minimal\"><p>Subscribe to my free monthly newsletter and never miss a post \ud83d\ude42 <\/p><div><div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription-minimal  \"><form action=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=tnp&amp;na=s\" method=\"post\" style=\"text-align: center\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"nr\" value=\"minimal\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"nlang\" value=\"\">\n<input class=\"tnp-email\" type=\"email\" required name=\"ne\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Email\"><input class=\"tnp-submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"tnp-field tnp-privacy-field\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ny\" required class=\"tnp-privacy\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?page_id=1544\">I accept the privacy policy<\/a><\/label><\/div><\/form><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time to write the final blog post for the year and I am taking a look back at what I have blogged in 2023, and in the best tradition of the form, to blog about blogging once again. 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