Rapid Fire Learning – 5 Things for January

The ever-inspirational Rosa Say has done it again with a challenge issued on Joyful Jubilant Learning, called Rapid Fire Learning. Rosa tells us as only she can, “Keia manawa” (seize the moment) with this “right here and now stream of consciousness exercise“.

My “stream” is in constant motion, so let me tap into it for a “rapid 5″:

1. I learned I enjoy breaking things down into 5 parts – the blog lists I’ve been doing (here and here) are great exercises in focus and summarization that I can apply in the “non-virtual” world.
2. I decided I liked Starbucks’ new breakfast sandwiches – I tried them a couple of times and each time they were pretty darn tasty. Chalk another one up for Howard!
3. I determined (with lots of help from my blogging friends) that optimists can be born AND made. Here’s another inspiring example (from Pendulum Parenting).
4. I confirmed that spending time with fellow bloggers on the phone and in person (as well as online) makes the whole experience that much more meaningful. An example was a recent chat I had with Liz Strauss as part of her “BAD Blogger” series.
5. I figured out that there really are “do-overs” in home improvement projects that actually make things better – I’m happy to say that our formerly flooded basement chronicled in December has been re-done beyond our expectations. The “part B” of this one is that I realized I really can paint walls without splattering paint everywhere!

There you go Rosa, and thanks for the challenge!

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