It is fitting that today is Slice of Life Tuesday! The Slice of Life writing challenge started me on my blogging journey over four years ago. I’ve written nearly every day since February 23, 2017.
Naturally, there are ups and downs when one blogs every day. Mostly, there have been satisfying days of accomplishment as my blog has grown and I collect comments from faithful readers, whom the younger people in my life would call friends.
Mostly, I reflect on life in my blog. My journey has been varied and this leads to connection with many different occupations, as well as thoughts on life. I’ve been an intensive care nursery nurse, a pediatric nurse practitioner, an invested volunteer for our school system, an advocate for gifted education, a developer of curriculum for a garden club I founded and ran for 13 years, a community speaker, a substitute teacher, a gardener, a photographer, an environmental educator, and a master gardener volunteer.
On top of all that, I am a mom of three successful adult young men, a wife, a sister, a daughter, and a friend.
I’ve lived in New York, Maryland, Delaware, and Wisconsin. I’ve worked in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Buffalo and Rochester New York, and Holmen, Wisconsin.
I read, sew, make jewelry, garden, cook, bake, and maintain habitat for monarch butterflies. My life activities provide a diversity of inspiring topics upon which I can muse and explore with the written word.
After 1400 posts and four years, my writing still brings satisfaction to my daily life. I’ve never been one to verbalize well. My brain speeds along faster than I can speak and my passion for certain subject areas is hard to deny. I become easily flustered before I can make my point. But, when I write, I can explain myself and hopefully be understood – without interruption, without suggestion, without face to face judgment. Writing is both cathartic and enriching for me. It is also something that needs constant practice and work – which, unbelievably, I truly like!
Among all the other things I am, after 1,400 blog posts, I think I can call myself a writer, too. If you are reading this post, I want to thank you for being part of my writing journey! There is more to come!
The Apples in My Orchard 
Congratulations and what an accomplishment! You inspire me. And, yes. You are definitely a writer. Looking forward to your continued journey as I ride like a passenger in the backseat of a car.
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Thank you so much, Nancy! I am humbled by your comments! I am so glad to have you along on this ride! 🙂
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Very inspiring! I liked how you wrote about the process of writing! My favorite sentence: “But, when I write, I can explain myself and hopefully be understood – without interruption, without suggestion, without face to face judgement.” Well written!
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments! I truly feel that way about writing. I can explain myself so much better. And, while I don’t like any form of judgement, I think that having a chance to explain one’s thoughts, provides a better chance of being understood. It also makes us slow down and contemplate a bit more than just saying what comes to mind. I appreciate your support!
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Congratulations! You have a mighty number of blog posts. You are a writer indeed. Keep blogging!
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Thank you so much!
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WOW. That shows commitment – to yourself, to your craft. I’m so grateful to call you a part of my writing community as well. As for me, I’m only up to about 400 on my two combined blog pages. YOU, my friend, are in for the LONG HAUL. And I’m more than happy to keep joining you for the ride.
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Thank you, Lainie! I appreciate you!
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Congratulations on an awesome milestone! I always enjoy your stories and look forward to many more! 🙂
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Thank so much!
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Wow congrats!!!! You definitely ARE a writer!
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Thank you!
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1,400 posts?! Congratulations! It’s been neat to pop in and out of your story arc over the last few years, and I’m looking forward to continuing to do so for a long time to come. Thanks for sharing with us, Carol.
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Thank you for reading, Tim! I appreciate it!
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Oh my congrats!!!! I use to write three times a week and now only write on Tuesday for my blog. I try to write more often in my personal journal. Way to go – to write daily and post is a big practice and wonderful to do. I find it interesting to go back and look over my older blogs – Yours must be fun to look at and review! Thanks for writing all these days!
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Thank you! Yes, it is fun to look back at the posts!
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Congratulations! This is an incredible accomplishment!
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Thank you so much!
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