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Professional Development
Posted on June 3rd, 2008 No commentsWow, this seems to be a year for professional development for me. I decided since I’m spending money on this ‘career’ that I had better start keeping receipts. So far, since January I have:
* Bought two books on writing
* Entered one contest
* Bought a new laptop and router (I’m kinda hard on technology and seem to wear it out rapidly. I could totally be a tester…)
* Paid for a workshop this coming weekend
* Bought an agent proposal critique at an online auction
* Bought a pile of books in my genre
* Enrolled in a summer online workshop on strong heroinesAnd these are just the things I’ve paid for in the past 6 months! This is going to be my year. I can feel it! I’m so excited.
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It’s All Kid’s Play – Jean’s Children’s Activity Blog
- #398: Easter Tree April 4, 2010Make your own Easter Tree to decorate your home or to use as a centerpiece at your table.To make a basic tree you will need: A branch with many little twigs on it, clay or playdough, small plant pot, and decorations.Place the clay or playdough in the bottom of the pot. Push the branch into the playdough or clay. Once it dries, it will hold it in place quite […]
- #397: Colour Easter Eggs April 3, 2010This is a safe and easy way to colour eggs for Easter.To colour Easter eggs you will need: Hardboiled eggs (cooked in their shells), crepe paper (you can rip up party streams), water, and papertowel.Take small pieces of crepe paper and wet them. Lay them over the egg until the egg is coloured. Set the egg on the papertowel to dry. Once the crepe paper is dri […]