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Anticipation



It's coming.
The challenge...
Thirty-one days of blogging.
It's almost here.
Plans are being made.
Students preparing.
Ideas formulating.
Blogs warming up.

Waiting.
Anticipation.
Excited. Worried.
Will I be able to do it?
Will I fail?
What if I can't?

Want to know the secret
to succeeding?
Show up.
Every day.
Show up.
Write.
Read.
Comment.

Slice of Life Challenge
2018
My fifth year...
here it comes.
I'm ready.
Who's with me?


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  1. SallyFebruary 27, 2018 at 6:42 AM

    Love your structure of your slice today - photo and honest words, repeat!
    I'm in!!! And hope you'll come to my ORANGE PARTY on 4/5! Bring fellow LCPS Slicers! See more in my email to you!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2018 at 6:54 AM

    Me! I am feeling anxious, but excited and glad to have some students in with me (6 other classes at school will join in and 1 teacher slicing too). I love your slice- the perfect mix of can do and nerves (all with a plan)!

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2018 at 9:02 AM

    I feel anxious every year...but it is that good sort of anxiety, the one that gets my motor revving.

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  4. Deb DayFebruary 27, 2018 at 9:12 AM

    I love this post. The pictures are fun and the words share the excitement!

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  5. Kristi LonheimFebruary 27, 2018 at 11:55 AM

    I'm in! I can't believe it is almost here. I am a little bit envious of those who are joining us for the first time. I think there is something to be said for the naivete of that first year - and all the excitement. Here we go!

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  6. Alice NineFebruary 27, 2018 at 12:32 PM

    Oh! I love all your pictures. They are so inviting. Love the poetic flow of your words. Here's to March 2018!

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  7. elsieFebruary 27, 2018 at 1:38 PM

    Anticipation rides high before and during, but what fun it is! Perfect poem for today!

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  8. Terje February 27, 2018 at 2:51 PM

    I love the warmth, joy and colors of your writing space. Yes, showing up, writing and connecting - we can do it!

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  9. KarenFebruary 27, 2018 at 5:48 PM

    Love this! Especially: "show up. every day."
    It's time to write!

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  10. Christie WymanFebruary 27, 2018 at 8:55 PM

    I'm with you, Michelle! What a fun workspace you have. And that typewriter! :-)

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2018 at 10:35 PM

    Michelle,
    I so love that it is also my fifth year! So creative today! I think I am going to have to hunt for an old typewriter! Love that in the picture! I was ready to add "bottom in the seat" after "show up, every day"! So true!

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  12. MandyFebruary 27, 2018 at 11:48 PM

    Okay, I'm jealous over the typewriter...it might be on my wishlist in life. I've been on the fence and just wrote a post about that fence in a way. I knew coming over here would reduce the size of the fence but I'm really hesitant this year but I heard your voice in my head and maybe I need to add some new structures to write. Stay tuned...

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  13. Carol VarsalonaFebruary 28, 2018 at 4:15 PM

    I'm right by your side, Michelle. I am going into my 4th year. Rocking Rocks and so does our community of writers.

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