This week has been pretty good in terms of getting things accomplished, but I still feel really bogged down by not accomplishing everything I’d wanted to do. At least I happily spent a lot of energy on family history and writing for Old Family Stories, a blog I started specifically to keep track of my family history-related goings on. I attended RootsTech in early February (immediately on the heels of Sundance Film Festival) and decided that the subject-specific blog would be
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I haven’t told anyone about this blog yet. I have another blog that is also under wraps at the moment. Why wouldn’t I tell anyone about my blogs? Mostly because I am embarrassed by how they look and function. Most normal people who want to blog just sign up for Blogger or, if they’re using WordPress like me, they maybe upload a custom header on a template they like and start writing. It’s just. not. that. easy. for me. I
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The best ideas strike without warning and can cause a serious mental high. Side effects may include visions of grandeur. I tend to sit on a lot of projects. Some for the last few days, some for the last few weeks, and some that come and go over the course of years. Story ideas, website ideas, clever craft projects, family history/photo preservation, and home organization/decoration are the main players. I live for the spontaneous moments when an idea hits me,
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