I can’t believe I used to find the time and inclination to post most weekdays on this blog. I guess I’m a little overwhelmed at the moment. My work blog is getting really popular so I’ve been devoting quite a bit of time to it. The company’s still not sure what to do with it, or whether blogging is a worthwhile activity for a corporation, but they’ll see the light eventually. I’m getting 4,000-5,000 visits per month, with an average of 4 minutes spent per visit. People in the hardware industry are using it as a resource, and I’ve also gotten emails from architects and code officials who like it.
Today I posted my 365th post on my work blog, which seemed like a milestone. You know, 365 days in a year and all that. So, call me crazy, but I decided to start a Project 365 to celebrate. Project 365 is where you post a photo each day for a year, which signifies what you were doing, thinking, seeing, or feeling that day. I thought that I could use the project to help the readers get to know me better, get them coming back more often, and give me something fun to do besides write about doors.
Since it’s been tough for me to find time to focus on this blog, I’m going to do a Project 365 here too. Sometimes it will be the same photo from my work blog, and sometimes it will be different. You probably won’t want to see photos of door closers, and I don’t really want the readers of my other blog to see photos of Scorpion Bowls. I’m also hoping to practice and improve my photography skills in the process. I work better with a goal and a deadline.
So here’s today’s photo:
We got 20 inches of snow this week, and I’m smack-dab in the middle of an unplanned 6-day school vacation, created by 2 snow days followed by a teachers’ professional development day, the weekend, and MLK day. I feel a little guilty saying this, but I’ve noticed that the kids have suddenly become less dependent upon me for their entertainment. It shouldn’t make me happy that they’ve turned to electronic devices to keep them busy, but I can’t help but feel a little relieved. I do have to work, and it’s much easier to do that when the kids aren’t expecting me to rock their world every moment.