Thing#4 - Register your blog.

Since I am doing this 23 Things journey into learning about a year after it was first offered, I'm sort of out here on my own, quietly annoying Jennifer by popping up sporadically, with long stretches of silence between.  And long run on sentences when I do show up.

I've e-mailed the URL for my blog to Jennifer and tried to register my blog myself, as I figure she may be just a leetle busy with other things.  Hopefully, I haven't totally messed things up.

So, now I'm on to #5, Flickr.  When? Who knows?

Thing#3 - Set up your own blog

Well, since I'm posting to my blog...

Thing#2 - 7 1/2 habits

OK, here are the 7 1/2 habits of lifelong learners:

1.  Begin with end in mind.

2.  Accept responsibility for your own learning.

3.  View problems as challenges.

4.  Have confidence in yourself as a learner.

5.  Create your learning toolbox

6.  Use technology to your advantage.

7.  Teach and mentor others.

7.5  Play!

Easiest?  I'd have to say that #3 is the easiest for me, as I am a puzzle solver to the core.  The hardest part of #3 is that I have to want (be interested in) to solve whatever the challenge is.

The hardest is probably #6.  While I think technology is very cool (even though computers did force me to finally learn how to type... oops! keyboard), I find the issue is the time, or lack thereof, to learn how to use it all.  I find myself resenting the "theft" of my time by having to read absurdly thick manuals containing obscure instructions for myriad features that I don't want.  The operation of a lot of devices seems anything but straightforward, and sometimes I just want to get on with my life.  Sometimes, I don't want more and more choices!

Wow, did I just vent, or what?

Thing#1

Well, that was easy...

So, I'm blogging as a learning experience for work, for 1. the knowledge and 2. the CEUs.  I'm writing my very first blog from home because I can't seem to find time at work.  This is not a good time to ask for off-desk hours since we are now short staffed since two wonderful people have moved to new positions.  Hooray for them!  They will be fabulous, but sad for me as I will not be seeing/working with them so often.  

The reason for the name "reluctant blogger" is because I've always tried to keep a low profile, and things like blogging and social networking on the internet just seem so out there.

Okay, homework done - can I go out and play now?