I love everything about butterflies because they tickle my imagination. Â As they flutter from blossom to blossom, I might get a glimpse of a fairy kingdom or catch sight of a killer hiding in the garden. Â Oh, the possibilities…
BLOGGING 101 – A GREAT EXPERIENCE
For the past three weeks, I’ve participated in an online class offered by WordPress (Blogging University). The class was Blogging 101. Wow! That’s all I can say. Â I’ve been blogging for a while but it’s been a lot of trial and error and hoping. This class boosted my confidence. Â I realized I knew more than what I thought but that I had plenty of things on which to improve. My fellow bloggers were awesome. Â They took the time to read my posts as well as leave helpful comments. They truly were great neighbors.
Because of the assignments (challenges) issued, I was forced to step out of my comfort zone. Â I visited other blogs and left comments (that was something I didn’t often do). Â I am now following a variety of different blogs – writers, travelers, photographers, etc. – I have found they each offer something from which I have benefited.
I must admit there was a downside to the class. Â Working a forty hour week doesn’t leave me with much time to devote to my current work in progress and completing the assignments pretty much sucked up most of my evenings. Â Having said that, I think the pros outweighed the cons. Â In fact, I’ve already signed up for Blogging 201.
New Weekly Feature
After racking my brain for the past couple of days, I’ve decided on my feature. Picture This. Â It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Â That being the case, they definitely have stories to tell.
Being a visual person, I often find my muse hanging out in unexpected places: a garden, an abandoned barn, or an alleyway. Capturing those images has become a hobby of mine.  Each Thursday, I’ll share a picture and include a quote, a caption, or background information.  And with any luck, your creative self will be inspired, too.
Day Fourteen: Extend Your Brand
I feel like I accomplished this assignment back in Week 1. Â When I changed my blog theme, I also changed my Twitter, Facebook and G+ page headers. They aren’t exactly alike but they’re pretty dang close.
FACEBOOK PAGE COVER
TWITTER HEADER
GOOGLE + COVER
Instead of creating a Blavatar, I decided to stick with the image I’ve been using on all my social media sites. While I don’t love my picture, it’ll do until I schedule some time with a photographer.
Six Word Story Challenge
Having never participated in a blogging event, I hesitantly scanned the events page and looked at some of the early blog posts for the assignment. Blabberwockying shared a six word story challenge by Benedict Nicholson. This event seemed like a good place to start.  Six words.  How hard could it be? Hmm.  It’s actually a bit more challenging than I had originally anticipated – but, I enjoyed it.
This week’s prompt: Â LOSS
My attempt:
She lay down, clutching his pillow.
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