The End of Winter Break

Butterhorns fresh from the oven

It’s certainly not the end of winter, but it is the end of winter break. In some ways it has gone quickly, as it always does, but in other ways it feels like it’s been a long time since I sat in a classroom. Here’s a little bit of what I did during break:

I went to my nephew’s program on Christmas Eve. My very young niece had little patience for sitting in a gymnasium and promptly ran out of her slightly-too-large shoes, literally, every time we set her feet on the floor.

On Christmas morning, my immediate family made a large breakfast. My brother made the pancakes, I made the bacon, my sister made the scrambled eggs, and my mom woke up before everyone else to make the traditional butterhorns. At my grandma’s house we had our secret Santa gift exchange raffle. I ended up with a nice, large fleece blanket and a gift card for a restaurant. I like practical, very useful gifts. My uncle ended up with the secret Santa gift I gave which was a kit that included things like a very large packet of batteries, tissues, and other things that you may run out of during the winter.

Blogging About a Blog

Week in Review: A Reflection of February 27– March 4

I spent this past week cheating on my blog with another blog. One of our assignments for my Communication Technologies class is to set up a blog and create a blog post once a week. We were given the choice between two different blogging platforms. Since I’ve already been using Blogger for almost a year now, I decided to try a different blogging tool.

We were given the freedom to write about any topic we chose, but we had to pick a narrowed topic that would give our blog posts direction and purpose. Some of my classmates are blogging about the latest technological gadgets, baking, and animals, just to name a few.

I chose to create a blog called “How to Organize Your Life.” I write about ways to organize your things to make them more convenient or creative ways to decrease your clutter. I just posted a blog a few days ago about utilizing vertical space for storage.

Through reading the textbook and the discussions we’ve had in class, we’ve learned about the importance of pictures and legal issues using others’ images. Tags are very important and can be categorized. We learned how to write blog titles that stand out and encourage viewers to read blog posts.

All this information has been interesting and very useful. The best part is, I get to use what I learn right away. Matter of fact, I’m doing it now!