I’ve been reading a lot (yay!), meeting fellow bloggers (Suzy of the Insatiable Booksluts, double-yay!), and not writing much (boo!). But, I will be writing a whole lot more, starting at noon today, as that is the beginning of my Spring Break (hooray! hooray! hooray!). So, here are a couple of things that I need to put out there until my break starts…
Bloggiesta
First, I want to proclaim that I will be participating in Bloggiesta this weekend. Bloggiesta is a blogging event in which participants vow to set aside time to work on all things blog-related. I’m not sure how big of a participant I will be, but I do need to get some work done on my blog, and I do want to check out some of the advice that will be offered on various blog-related issues during the weekend. My goals for the weekend are:
1. Organize reviews; update links
2. Add copyright information and an affiliation disclaimer to the site
3. Clean up my labels and categories
4. Update/change my sidebar
5. Plan an April reading/writing schedule
6. Comment on starred posts in my GoogleReader
7. Learn something new about blogging
8. Write upcoming posts
9. Practice writing interesting titles
10. Learn how to write my posts on the Pages app on my IPad so that I can migrate to my office (which has no computer)
11. Brainstorm creative new ideas for posts
12. Read lots of blogs and take note on what I like so that I might improve my writing and/or blog
Once Upon a Time VI
I would also like to announce that I will take part in the Once Upon a Time Challenge, hosted by Stainless Steel Droppings. I really enjoyed the RIP challenge in the Fall, which SSD also hosted, and I love fantasy, so I’m excited about this challenge. I am going to commit to The Journey, which is simply one book, but I’m actually going to strive for Quest the Second, which requires me to read at least one book from each of the four categories–fantasy, folklore, fairy tale, and myth. I needed some more books to read in April, so this will definitely provide me with an incentive! This challenge goes through Tuesday, June 19.
I think I’ll probably be posting again later on today, so think of this as just a quick hello!
laurelrainsnow
I like your list….I’m also planning to visit lots of blogs and hopefully learn some new things.
So far today, I’ve cleaned up my sidebars and pages and visited some blogs.
I’ve been having trouble commenting on the blogger sites, which is odd, since I do have two blogger blogs and obviously have a Google account.
Have you had any problems?
Enjoy!
Nerija S.
I’m also doing the Once Upon a Time challenge! I love stories/novels based on folklore and fairy tales, so I was psyched to hear about this
Nerija S.
P.S. The boy with the sombrero is adorable ^^
sj
I have been messing around with the sidebar widgets almost daily. I can’t wait to see what you have in store!
One thing I noticed that made things look a lot cleaner was making all of the images in the sidebar the same width/size. If you need help with that, let me know.
Tanya Patrice
Tha Bloggiesta challenges have been awesome & I’ve been tweaking like mad today since I won’t be able to do much over the weekend. And I’m getting tons of ideas from everyone’s lists. Good luck with all you hope to accomplish
alexia561
Great list of goals! I’m planning on updating my sidebar too, and need to catch up on review writing. Getting lots of great ideas as I visit other participants, so hope to get lots accomplished as well! Good luck with your goals!
melissa @ 1lbr
I love your goal to learn something new about blogging. That’s really easy for me to do, since I don’t know much
Jacinda (@ReadingWifeJac)
I think I’m a sucky title writer. If you find any good tips, let me know!
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Lu
I hope you’re having a great bloggiesta so far! Enjoy the rest of your day
the1stdaughter
It looks like you’ve still been able to accomplish some of the things on your list! So congrats! Hopefully you can continue to revisit the challenges on your own and still keep learning. Enjoy and thanks so much for participating in Bloggiesta! We’ll see you again in September!