Hard to believe it's April already. Seems like the year just started and here is is already a fourth of the way over. I've also noticed that I haven't blogged here since early January. Kind of like the last time I mentioned this ("Blogging Decline"), it's a combination of motivation and probably more importantly related to the fact that I have been writing in my journal a lot more these days.
Beginning on my mission, I started writing in my journal on a daily basis. That continued through my 2-year mission and on for a few more years, finally running out in 2007. From then I stopped writing and would sporadically write here and there, so I have these random entries for 2008-2011, sometimes just one day and other times I'd string a few days together. Despite that I would carry my journal with me in my backpack with the intention of writing, but never did most times. Well, during my Christmas break in Utah, I decided to try once again to get back in the habit of writing every day or at least close to that as a New Year's resolution. So far so good. I'm 4 months in (officially re-started on New Year's Eve) and have written pretty regularly. The most days I've missed have been 3 in a row and then it's usually followed by a long entry summarizing what I've missed. In March I finally bought my first new journals since 2007. When I was writing regularly before, I would buy 2 new journals about once a year or so (when I write every day, the 204-page journal usually lasts about 2/3 of the year)
The downside of my journal writing is that it tends to suck my desire to do any other kind of writing for the day, so my blogs have largely gone neglected, mostly because I don't have much else to share or I just completely lack the desire to write. Plus I have my history blog (which I updated recently) and my private blog (which I also updated recently). My poor Kent Patch blog hasn't been updated in awhile too. I have good intentions (I start blog posts and get pretty far with them), but I never seem to have the desire to finish them. That said, I do have some plans for some new posts here, including a review of the book and movie The Blind Side that I recently saw and read (loved it!). Downtown Kent continues to evolve as well, so I need to post some updated pictures. I'm also hopeful to finally make this web address a central website and have the blog be its own separate page instead of the main page.
In the meantime, I'm still subbing in Kent and at Maplewood. The school year is starting to wind down, so I am looking for work to replace subbing, and not just "summer" work either. Of course full-time teaching is high on the list, but it is by no means exclusive. I have applied at a few places locally and am still looking while I wait for formal replies. I have posted my extended resume here on the site ("Resume" tab at top). I'm looking forward to tryouts for This is Kirtland! coming up and getting started on that, plus I will be singing the National Anthem for the Cleveland Indians again on April 28 against the Angels.
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