Archive for December, 2006
December 18, 2006· Filed under General, Holidays, Organizing, Reflections
This year has been busy, but in a good way! I am frantically trying to wrap up the loose ends of the year so I can start 2007 with a clear head and some inspiration. Here is the latest:
- I got all my Christmas cards out - yeah, me.
- The tree is up and decorated.
- Most of the presents are bought and waiting to be wrapped.
- I’m trying to tackle the house room by room to be ready for Christmas Day.
- My work to-do list is shrinking as I mark off completed tasks, but I still have a handful of tasks to tackle.
- I still have to go through my box of paperwork and keep the necessaries for taxes and pitch the rest.
So, basically I am doing everything in little bits and trying to tie up as much unfinished business as I can. I try to start each day with my blank sheet of paper, filled with business to-dos, holiday and home goals. I never mark it all off, but the list is shrinking.
December 15, 2006· Filed under Blog Carnival, Family, Holidays
I’m hosting the Carnival of Red Hot Bloggers today. This week’s topic is “Adventures in Holiday Decorating” and I’m sure we’ll have a few winners! You don’t have to be a part of the group to participate. If you have a post or wish to write a post about your adventures in holiday decorating this year or in years past, leave me a comment and I’ll add you to the list.
This year our 8 year old was on a mission. In years past, we have done a variety of simple outdoor lighting things - like red and green spotlights on the pond, but she made it very clear that this year needed to include more effort. She hounded us for weeks starting with the day after Thanksgiving. She had seen the first Christmas lights on houses in the neighborhood and figured that we were behind schedule.
I bought two big bows for the fence posts at the end of the driveway. Not enough says she. We put one green bulb and one red bulb in the outside entry lights. Still not enough. We placed a Christmas tree in the living room - complete with lights that could be seen from the street and one in the playroom too. Getting closer, but we still don’t have lights on the house.
So, without telling Miss M that he had more planned, my very brave husband scaled the ladder and strung blinking rainbow lights all along the eaves. And for the final touch he made a Christmas tree with lights attached to boards out by the tree in the yard.
As we pulled into the driveway after an evening of sports, the joy on her face (and the other two siblings) was priceless. She was the happiest kid! She got out of the car and ran out calling, “thank you, thank you, thank you Daddy!”
To me, Christmas is truly for kids and I love seeing how it creates a form of magic for them, no matter how old they may be.
- I have another story about my adventures in holiday decorating that involves Christmas trees falling - called “It Just Isn’t Christmas Until.“
- Gayla at MomGadget has a truly touching story of Christmas decorating and second chances. It’s a must read.
Join in! It’s not too late!
December 15, 2006· Filed under Blogging, Technology, Working from Home
You know that old saying, “what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger?” Well, that was the story of my day. I had a little issue with WordPress this morning and by asking the right people for help, the problem has been fixed. If you are interested in getting the details of what went wrong and how it was ultimately fixed, go to my business blog, Essential Keystrokes for a recap.
And now I return to my regularly scheduled evening…
December 14, 2006· Filed under Blogging
This is a two-pronged post. First, I just want to let everyone know that I am experiencing technical difficulties on all three of my WordPress blogs today. You can read what is on this page, but the permalinks are gone. So, you are not seeing things, there really is a problem.
The second reason for this is to ask for HELP! Does anyone have any solutions for me? The main page is working fine. I can get to all the posts to edit them via my control panel. You just can’t go to the permalinks and you can’t leave comments. And since you can’t leave me comments, I need you to email me if you can help. If you know what caused this, how to fix it or any other hints, please send me a note at keystrokes [at] adelphia [dot] net.
December 13, 2006· Filed under Blog Carnival, Blog Tipping, Blogging, Working from Home
Yes, we’ve all heard the expression, “Cat Got Your Tongue?” and know that it has to do with not knowing what to say. I have my own saying, “Mouse Got Your Fingers?”, which must have to do with not knowing what to blog on any given day. Writer’s block be-gone! Here are a few good ideas to help you beat the blogging blues…
Easton provides us with a list of 111 things to blog about. Now, if you can’t find something on the list that gets you going, then check out Liz’s gift of 31 topics January.
Still stumped? Join our Red Hot Bloggers blog carnivals or a group writing project. If you are lucky, you may get tagged with a fun meme. If you aren’t so lucky, start your own.
So, blog away! No more wasting away the day thinking of what to say.
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