Showing posts with label 30 Goals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 30 Goals. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
My New Adventure!
In keeping up with The 30 Goals Challenge, I am finally posting about my accomplishment of Challenge 3: Start an Adventure (waaaay late, I know). No, it's not an educational adventure I am embarking on, but a personal one. I've joined Weight Watchers! This is my 2nd week, and I have been doing fairly well so far; I really like the program. In the end, it will also have a positive effect on my job as I'm confident that I will be more energetic at work. I'm excited about this new goal as I work toward a healthier lifestyle and better relationship with food. Now I can move on to the next challenge as well!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Blog Carnivals
I'm days behind in "The 30 Goals Challenge". I started six days ago, but I'm only on Day 2 of the challenge. That's because I feel stumped. Originally, when I read about Day 2's goal - to contribute to a blog carnival - I had no idea what this was, and that intimidated me from giving it a try. So I put it off (as I always do when I'm having trouble starting something). Well, today I told myself that I have to just do it, just sit there, read it again, figure it out, and do it.
So here I am, looking around the education blog carnival list, trying to figure out exactly what this is all about. I think I have a pretty good understanding now (not solid yet, but enough to know what I need to do to accomplish the goal). I found a carnival that I'd like to join, and the submission page is open....but I have nothing to submit. So I'm back at square one where, once again, I'm stuck.
I've only written one real post so far (not including my welcome post), but I don't love it enough to feel it's worthy of submission. So I told myself I would write a new post, and now I have "blogger's block". It's most likely because I feel some invisible pressure to write something "good" (whatever that means) since I'm going to be submitting it to a carnival. Maybe I just need to step away from the computer and try again later.
At least right now I've found a carnival that interests me and I know what I need to do to contribute to it. Goal 2 is *almost* accomplished.
--UPDATE--
I just submitted one! Let's see how this goes! On to Goal 3 - Start an Adventure!
So here I am, looking around the education blog carnival list, trying to figure out exactly what this is all about. I think I have a pretty good understanding now (not solid yet, but enough to know what I need to do to accomplish the goal). I found a carnival that I'd like to join, and the submission page is open....but I have nothing to submit. So I'm back at square one where, once again, I'm stuck.
I've only written one real post so far (not including my welcome post), but I don't love it enough to feel it's worthy of submission. So I told myself I would write a new post, and now I have "blogger's block". It's most likely because I feel some invisible pressure to write something "good" (whatever that means) since I'm going to be submitting it to a carnival. Maybe I just need to step away from the computer and try again later.
At least right now I've found a carnival that interests me and I know what I need to do to contribute to it. Goal 2 is *almost* accomplished.
--UPDATE--
I just submitted one! Let's see how this goes! On to Goal 3 - Start an Adventure!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Welcome!
As with most things in life, getting started is the hardest part (at least for me). When I have an idea, a million and one things start flying through my head that hold me back from beginning. They usually revolve around the fear of the unknown, which is pretty much what I'm experiencing right now with this blog.
I've always kept journals for my private thoughts and life reflections, but I've never had a public blog before. Lately, I've been getting into reading blogs (most of whom I've found through Twitter), especially ones focused on education. That sparked my interest in creating my own. Then today, I was looking at The 30 Goals Challenge e-book by Shelly Terrell and decided that I wanted to give the challenge a try (though I'm a month late). The first goal is to "post your first 2010 diary entry", which is what this is. I do realize that participating in this challenge will require me to update on a regular basis, which is always a struggle due to my busy schedule, but it will be another welcomed challenge for myself.
On a side note I want to say...
I do have some hesitations about blogging, mainly because I'm an honest gal with a big heart, and I don't ever want that to get me in trouble. I am passionate about education so I have strong opinions about it. There are so many wonderful things about teaching, but it does not come without its fair share of problems. With that being said, there are some days when I love my job and some days when I don't, and my posts can reflect either of those days. They may range from my successes in the classroom to my concerns and questions about instructional decisions, to my frustration with things that aren't working. If a post should ever reflect this frustration, it is not to be taken as a bashing of my school, city, or school district.
In fact, anything I write is solely my opinion, not that of my school, city, or school district.
I'd also like to point out that I am a lifelong learner and I love hearing others' opinions. It gives me different viewpoints to mull over and other perspectives to take into consideration. So please leave comments. I will do my best to keep the conversation going!
I've always kept journals for my private thoughts and life reflections, but I've never had a public blog before. Lately, I've been getting into reading blogs (most of whom I've found through Twitter), especially ones focused on education. That sparked my interest in creating my own. Then today, I was looking at The 30 Goals Challenge e-book by Shelly Terrell and decided that I wanted to give the challenge a try (though I'm a month late). The first goal is to "post your first 2010 diary entry", which is what this is. I do realize that participating in this challenge will require me to update on a regular basis, which is always a struggle due to my busy schedule, but it will be another welcomed challenge for myself.
On a side note I want to say...
I do have some hesitations about blogging, mainly because I'm an honest gal with a big heart, and I don't ever want that to get me in trouble. I am passionate about education so I have strong opinions about it. There are so many wonderful things about teaching, but it does not come without its fair share of problems. With that being said, there are some days when I love my job and some days when I don't, and my posts can reflect either of those days. They may range from my successes in the classroom to my concerns and questions about instructional decisions, to my frustration with things that aren't working. If a post should ever reflect this frustration, it is not to be taken as a bashing of my school, city, or school district.
In fact, anything I write is solely my opinion, not that of my school, city, or school district.
I'd also like to point out that I am a lifelong learner and I love hearing others' opinions. It gives me different viewpoints to mull over and other perspectives to take into consideration. So please leave comments. I will do my best to keep the conversation going!
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