I was invited by the wonderful Patti Jarrett from A New Day Dawns to join in the fun of a Blog Hop Around the World. I told her I would join in but as I write this I am not sure how great of a post it will be. Typical Beth Ann fashion---I jump in and say yes without really thinking it through but I will give it a good ole try. I guess the hardest thing for me was to think about what "creative" thing I wanted to focus on in this post. I do a bit of writing, a bit of photography and a bit of … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned
I am on day 8 of the NaBloPoMo challenge and having a great time doing it. Today the BlogHer prompt is : Tell us what you have learned so far about blogging every day. Since I am a list maker and list lover I decided to approach it this way. In a list. Feel free to add yours in the comments below! Blogging every day works well if you have massive amounts of coffee to fuel you. The support and encouragement from a community who is writing along with you is vital. (Thank you … [Read more...]
NaBloPoMo + Amazon Smiles
Before you think I am speaking in a foreign language let me explain. In the month of November writers and bloggers everywhere make a pledge to write every day. For writers the goal is to write a novel during the month. A pretty lofty goal but what a great way to get started. The official link for this is located here---National Novel Writing Month. It's a great thing. I have dreams of writing a book but honestly----I don't know if that is ever going to happen. If it does I suspect it … [Read more...]
6 Years Later–A Giveaway
When I started this blog 6 years ago today I had no idea what joy it would bring. I started out on Blogger with a blog called Beth Ann's Musings and in 3 years time I migrated my blog to WordPress and renamed it It's Just LIfe--Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary. I have never looked back. Over the 6 years we have been on a bit of an adventure. I have posted 1866 posts and have recorded 22,824 comments on my blog posts over that time (that includes my own comments/responses). I … [Read more...]