As I establish a habit of making regular blog posts, the insight from my fellow microbloggers will be valuable.

@palousegeo I've been doing it for a few years on my OpenStreetMap Diary¹. You can see the structure I use. I use Workflowy.com, and record what I do when I do it, then copypaste & format it monthly.
I think fundamentally, you have to do what works for you. I think you need self awareness to notice when something makes it easier (or harder) for you to blog.
i.e. You have permission to follow (or ignore) any technique if it improves your blogging 🙂