My Life Ramblings
A Blog about Life Stories – Old & New.
Category: August 2023
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Embrace the Magic of Autumn: 6 Enchanting Ways to Enjoy Fall’s Splendor
Categories: August 2023Continue Reading: Embrace the Magic of Autumn: 6 Enchanting Ways to Enjoy Fall’s SplendorThe end of Summer is here, and with that, the beginning of Fall is right around the corner. I find myself taking more and more time lately to enjoy the changes that each season brings. Here are some of the reasons I love Fall. 1. Fall Foliage The beautiful colors of the Autumn leaves can…
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Learning about Keywords: Unleashing ChatGPT’s Power for Keyword Optimization Success
Categories: August 2023Continue Reading: Learning about Keywords: Unleashing ChatGPT’s Power for Keyword Optimization SuccessTwo years ago, I began my arduous journey of Self-Publishing. I learned how to format my already edited Life at Loon Lake manuscript, and then upload that file onto Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). I did the same with the numerous Children’s Draw & Write journals that I have linked here. It was a long…
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Youth Sports & 8 reasons Why They’re Important in Today’s Society
Categories: August 2023Continue Reading: Youth Sports & 8 reasons Why They’re Important in Today’s SocietyIt is not a secret that I love sports. My family and my colleagues know about my sports obsession. The reasons behind my passion for athletics, however, may surprise them. Watching sporting events in person, as well as on TV, is exciting. I enjoy the crowd noises, the back-and-forth commentary of the announcers, and just…
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Unleashing Creativity: Inside the Cozy Writing Log Cabin of an Author’s Retreat
Categories: August 2023Continue Reading: Unleashing Creativity: Inside the Cozy Writing Log Cabin of an Author’s RetreatA few years ago, my husband and I started to search for a ‘She Shed’ that I could use as a writing space. I wanted somewhere to go and write that was away from the kids. A place all my own. We ended up driving all over the state of Michigan, looking at various designs.…
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Pinball in the Classroom – Positively Impacting Student Behavior Through Pinball Play
Categories: August 2023Continue Reading: Pinball in the Classroom – Positively Impacting Student Behavior Through Pinball PlayI am all about thinking ‘outside of the box.’ As a Special Education teacher, I am continuously looking for ways to motivate my students, as well as provide them with any accommodations and/or supports that may help them. A couple of years ago, I started to wonder what impact Pinball Play would have with Autistic…
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Navigating the End of Summer and Embracing a New School Year as a Teacher
Categories: August 2023Continue Reading: Navigating the End of Summer and Embracing a New School Year as a TeacherThe end of summer is here, which means it’s time to get my classroom ready for a new school year. While I really enjoy my Summer Break, I also love the anticipation of a brand new school year and seeing all of my students. This year I feel like I have a jumpstart on getting…
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Dreams Unbound: Navigating the Path to Becoming a Published Children’s Book Author
Categories: August 2023Continue Reading: Dreams Unbound: Navigating the Path to Becoming a Published Children’s Book AuthorEver since I can remember, I’ve loved to read. At night, long after I was supposed to be sleeping, I would hide under the covers with my flashlight and a worn out copy of Little House in the Big Woods. My hobby would frustrate my family at times. I would prefer to sit on the…
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Success Can Happen in Small Steps…
Categories: August 2023Continue Reading: Success Can Happen in Small Steps…Today has been a long, tedious day. It began, or last night ended, with a website session adding various links that took until after 2:00 A.M. I wanted to read a little bit in my latest J.D. Robb book, so I didn’t end up going to bed until after 3:00 A.M. (Completely my fault). This…
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Technology Troubles at 2:00 A.M.
Categories: August 2023Continue Reading: Technology Troubles at 2:00 A.M.Let me start off by saying I absolutely hate putting together a website. I’m not good at it. Every time I search up on YouTube how to do something, such as add pictures side by side, it takes me an hour to figure out how to do it when the kind gentlemen on the video…
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Your Style of a Clean Home – Immaculate, Lived-In, Total Chaos?
Categories: August 2023Continue Reading: Your Style of a Clean Home – Immaculate, Lived-In, Total Chaos?Summer is coming to an end and school is fast approaching. I will be going back to the classroom, and between teaching and kids’ practices/sporting events, free-time will be a thing of the past. While I have spent a lot of time out in my Writing Cabin working on various projects, my house cleaning projects…