Tag Archives: blogging
Versatile Blogger
My bloggy friend Sara tagged me as a Versatile Blogger about a month ago, and I’ve meant to post on it ever since, but have been stumped by the requirement: listing “seven facts about me that you are unlikely to learn elsewhere.” I’ve been blogging for over seven years, so the list of things I …
2010 in Review
Here’s a peek behind the stats-curtain–yet another reason to love WordPress for sending me this information, as well as formatting it into a blog post for me! The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads …
Make
What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it? Today I made a Chocolate-Chip Pie, which I’ve never had before, but saw recently in a diner in Virginia, didn’t order it, and have regretted it ever …
Moment
Prompt: Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors). They are boisterous, they are rowdy, they can be unruly, and I love them so. They are a group of students who clamor for understanding, who fumble wholeheartedly with what they do …
Swinging
What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it? Hmmmm. My instant response is “have a life,” followed by “juggle everything in that life and hope desperately that nothing crashes,” but I think that is probably more indicative of my current state of mind than anything …
Possible Jackies
One of my bloggy friends, Sharon, posted a delightful entry recently on possible selves, and a theory that productive people envision better images of themselves and work towards them. She hypothesized all the Possible Sharons she’d like to be and what it would require for her to really be working seriously and productively towards being …
One Word
Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2011 for you? Honestly? The word that keeps coming to mind is Ambush; it was a year of constant surprises, blindsiding me until I felt …
Reflecting and Manifesting
It’s no secret I’m a devoted proponent of self-reflection; I don’t think I could have survived or persisted in as many years of blogging (seven and counting!) as I have if I wasn’t. The end of the calendar year is a natural time to reflect and gaze into the future, and in the past, I’ve …
Changes and Growth
Yes, it’s snowing on my blog! Every December, WordPress makes it snow on our blogs, and I love it–it’s a sweet and seasonal little effect that starts to get me in the spirit. You may also notice that I have switched templates yet again, but most importantly, I made my very first blog header image, …
Thwarted and Questions
I spent some time today playing around with Slideshare, which seems like it has a lot of potential for sharing resources, especially for educators or anyone looking for inspiration or intellectual community. But then one presentation never uploaded, and when I tried to use the embedding function to post another one here, it failed. Bah, …
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