Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.
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The Final Countdown
So it’s my last week at the local McDonald’s and I am just counting the days until I no longer have to be there. They have utterly screwed up my schedule this last week, too. Not only am I not working my normal days, they have completely disregarded my availability. But whatever, I only have a few more days.
In other countdown news, Matt and I are anxiously waiting to be able to sign our apartment. September cannot come soon enough. We’re so excited to begin the next step of our lives together.
His daughter is super excited to start third grade, too. Next summer she’ll get to go to one of the camps my main job (and soon to be, only job) hosts every year. She’s excited to be in third grade, her dad isn’t as excited though. His baby is getting too big.
Oh, and I just got my tickets for the Cowboys Pre-Season game against Houston in August, and for our hotel room. One last mini-vacation before school and moving and everything else. This is going to be an absolutely amazing trip for him and I.
A lot of things to countdown to: leave a horrible job I hate, getting ready to move, my step-daughter starting third grade, and my boyfriend and I going on a vacation for the last time until we get super busy at our respective jobs. A lot to be excited about.
Until next time: Don’t let the stress of yesterday or the panic of tomorrow take away from the joy of today.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.
You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.
Why do this?
- Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
- Because it will help you focus you own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.
The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.
To help you get started, here are a few questions:
- Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
- What topics do you think you’ll write about?
- Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
- If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?
You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.
Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.
When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.
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