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Since I’ve started blogging, I’ve been inspired to…
1) Bake cookies and make beautiful, crafty things
I did actually bake some chocolate chip cookies last week. They were the same as they always were. I did not, however, make anything beautiful or crafty. But hey, it could happen!
2) Have a good laugh
Poop soap for a Christmas gift! Oh my goodness, she makes me laugh even on the worst of days.
3) Find inspiration and motivation to write
After visiting this site, I found a delightful little poem left in my comments. This one totally inspires…almost like a writing prompt.
4) Decorate for Christmas and visit Ireland again
Well, I would like to say this helped me to get going, but I have not even started decorating.
5) Enter contest, after contest
I don’t know if I should confess to this, but I have entered a half-dozen contests (at least) since Monday. I’ve even decided to sponsor my own contest.
6) Dress up my blog
I figured out how to add buttons from other sites, make links, add photos. Too much fun!
7) Give back and encourage more
Sigh. I still need a lot of work on this one.
Learn how this whole blogging thing works, add more gadgets, do pingbacks and trackbacks*
What can I say? It’s a process. I did figure out how to add a new plugin onto my server. And I did it all by myself!
9) Bake bread and find God in the little details of living
I did try to bake some Italian-style loves for a very sick lady. Alas, something went terribly wrong. The loaves did not rise; they didn’t even smell good. Finding God in that? Not sure if that’s even possible.
10) Keep on blogging!
I’m still here, aren’t I? That should speak volumes.
* This is an experiment of sorts. If you did in fact receive a pingback (or trackback) due to this post, can you please leave me a comment. Thanks so much for the inspiration everyone!
P.S. I have no idea how to keep the “8parenthesis” from turning into a smiley face. It’s purely unintentional, I assure you.
I got your pingback or trackback…I’m still not sure the difference.
Thanks for the suggested reads. I’m going to check out some of these blogs you’ve mentioned.
Never underestimate the power of poop soap. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. After all, you get to use the soap for at least a few days.
-FringeGirl.
For the “8″ + “)” turning into a smiley face, you can either disable your smileys in the admin section of your Wordpress program ~ although now ALL your smileys will be disabled on your site.
… or, you can put a space between the “8″ and the “)” It might do the trick!
Your list is good, thanks for sharing!
PS Thank you for visiting me over at my place. I love company!
Thanks for the lovely mention
Great idea for a post too.
Hey Jenn,
I like this list too. Some good links I’ll need to explore.
And I’m still figuring out this blogging thing too, so I know I’ll study those especially.
Hi Jenn, I came over to check you out, after discovering your comment at Getting Down With Jesus. (Bailout post). This Jen is pretty new to blogging. I’ve never pingback-ed, and frankly, I have no clue what this means!
Great blog! Nice to “meet” you.