It took me a bit to get all the numbers crunched, but finally, here are the participants and awards from #Blaugust2025.

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http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2025/09/07/blaugust-2025-in-review/

Blaugust 2025 In Review

In yet another way that Belghast is so much better at this than I will ever be, I am very very late indeed getting out the wrap-up post for Blaugust 2025. But! We’re doing it now and that&#82…

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In Review – August 2025

Complete all the requirements for the Community Builder Badge during Blaugust 2025. In Review & Nerd Girl Goals to bookend the month. Complete the monthly trading post goals in World of Warcraf…

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A very familiar set of goals this month because I still have no idea what I'm doing with my life, never mind my hobbies.

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http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2025/08/31/nerd-girl-goals-september-2025/

Nerd Girl Goals – September 2025

I have zero business trying to set goals today. It’s the last day of Blaugust, and with this post I’ll barely have eked out my goal of the Community Builder award – this is post #…

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It got my hackles up a bit reading a fellow Blaugustian's post about introversion being used as an excuse to be socially lazy, and I wanted to write a little about my experiences in response.

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http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2025/08/31/some-thoughts-on-the-introvert-extrovert-spectrum-a-blaugust-response-post/

Some Thoughts on The Introvert / Extrovert Spectrum – A Blaugust Response Post

I knew I wanted to say something about this post (Stop Valorizing Introversion) made by Rabbit way back on the 21st, but I found myself really struggling with what I wanted to say. It’s not o…

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Journaling is one of those intensely personal things, for people who choose to do so. It's not a consistent practice for me, but it's lovely to have it to turn to when I need it.

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http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2025/08/30/even-more-room-to-write-a-blaugust-response-post/

Even More Room to Write – A Blaugust Response Post

Coincidences are weird. I’ve been working on my 50 Before 50 list, otherwise known as my midlife-crisis spreadsheet (and yes, I know I’m late, why is anyone surprised about this?). One …

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Today's Blaugust response post is on the topic of the challenge of starting something new, even - or maybe especially - when it's something that only provides personal fulfillment.

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http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2025/08/29/the-first-step-is-the-hardest-a-blaugust-response-post/

The First Step is the Hardest – A Blaugust Response Post

I don’t know that I would necessarily say it’s a universal experience, but it’s probably more common than we think. I know I feel like I’m an oddball because I struggle so m…

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You'd never guess, but... - another #Blaugust2025 group project, and one that got heavier than I intended.

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http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2025/08/28/blaugust2025-group-project-youd-never-guess-but/

#Blaugust2025 Group Project -You’d Never Guess, But…

One of the possible tasks for the #Blaugust2025 Community Builder award is to create or join in a group project. I invited my fellow Blaugust participants to write about something they don’t …

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Another response post today - I'm fantastic at showing grace to absolutely everyone but me. Why do so many of us have our standards sky high for ourselves, but not for others?

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http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2025/08/26/grace-for-everyone-but-me-a-blaugust-response-post/

Grace For Everyone But Me – A Blaugust Response Post

It might be cheating just a little to call this a response post since it’s technically a post for this week’s theme, which I suppose I could have just written about on my own. However, …

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Never let it be said that I don't put things off as long as possible. This is my first response post for the Community Builder badge, in which I answer Paeroka's question of if a game can be both cozy and challenging.

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http://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2025/08/24/cozy-and-challenging-i-certainly-think-so-a-blaugust-response-post/

Cozy and Challenging? I Certainly Think So – A Blaugust Response Post

Okay, this is a bit of a delayed response, but as soon as I read Paeroka’s post (Paeroka’s Ponderings: Can a Game Be Both Cozy and Challenging?), my answer was immediately yes. Even once I re…

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#Blaugust2025 Group Project – Small Joys, Big Smiles

One of the possible tasks for the #Blaugust2025 Community Builder award is to create or join in a group project. I invited my fellow Blaugust participants to write about their “Small Joys, Big Smil…

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