Sick Leave

I'm not feeling well today and I used all of the energy I could muster to participate in #MSedchat. I can't focus on reading or blogging today, but I wanted to fulfill my daily writing commitment.

My symptoms are:

- dry, itchy eyes

- sore throat

- runny nose

- exhausted beyond belief

- body aches

Hopefully, I'll feel better tomorrow. I had a flu shot, so hopefully it isn't that. It's to early for that anyway, right?

So, I’ve joined a blog-a-day challenge...

In an effort to make writing more a part of my daily life, I have joined a challenge with other awesome educators via my Twitter PLN. I have tossed around the idea of blogging quite a bit; dipped my toe in the water once or twice; and even publicly admonished myself for not blogging more. I know I have lots to say - my problem is mostly finding the time to say it within my busy day. That's no excuse for not sharing my thoughts, commenting on the the thoughts and opinions of others, questioning, collaborating, and venting.

Posts may not always be grammatically correct or typo-free, but that isn't really the purpose of writing. My goal for this blog is not that it will be a bastion of profundity (although I may occasionally have posts that gain traction). I want this blog to make writing more habitual for me, so that if and when I do have a profound thought, it is captured somewhere. I want to have a record of my thoughts so when I want to be reflective, I don't have to chase down the myriad notebooks strewn about that currently house my thinking.

So thanks to my fellow #EdBDaily challengers. Game on! Post 1/infinity is here.