Please join us every Tuesday throughout the year for our weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge! If you post your stories on social media, you can now use the new hashtag #SOL24.
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Additionally, the 17th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge (SOLSC) begins in March. Please click HERE for an overview of how to participate. We would greatly appreciate it if you could share that overview post with colleagues or friends who might also be interested in joining our writing community.
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I’m finally ready to move beyond survival mode… https://drcarlamichelle.wordpress.com/2024/01/16/i-want-to-live/
Look for your silence this year! 🙂 https://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2024/01/09/slice-of-life-tuesday-if-you-listen-carefully/
Crime Scene: https://athousandfibersblog.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/crime-scene/
Battling water in the basement https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/water-and-more-water-sol24/
https://karameadows220438969.wordpress.com/2024/01/10/glad/. (Not sure I am posting correctly, but here are some reasons why I feel “glad”.
The first 20 minutes of my workday… a list I’ve always wanted to make. Thankful I found the #SOL again. https://geniushour.blogspot.com/2024/01/slice-of-life-1-first-20-min-of-my-work.html
A short slice about my goal of writing poetry each day – and today’s poem, too. https://maureenyoungingram.com/a-poem-a-day/
A light poem inspired by my recent daily struggles https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2024/01/09/theres-a-vortex-in-my-bed/
A short conversation with my 90 year old grandmother and her sisters this week – http://brittescribe.com/2024/01/09/abuelas-at-the-kitchen-table/
Will we get snow this weekend? That’s been the topic of text messages with my husband this week! https://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2024/01/will-we-get-snow.html
Starting Tuesday writing again with a look at some of my traditions. What are some of your favorites? https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/carrying-on-traditions/
Sone future planning: https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/what-will-it-be/
Tammy’s Trio
https://open.substack.com/pub/tammyevans/p/tammys-trio-c6a?r=1v022c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true
A short slice with three photos https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-walk.html
One more discovery to add: https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/shifting-tastes/
That moment when you find out you’ve made the same mistakes that you lectured ten year old’s on. https://thesassymightymissb.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/hidden-treasures-past-mistakes/
A new start…https://dailyscribbles.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/two-little-words/
Ah, with age comes wisdom. . . . and other unmentionables!
https://myfrontporchsitaspell.blogspot.com/2024/01/different-perspective.html
It’s funny how slang can change over time and sometimes just stay the same. https://santuccisnippets.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/slinging-slang/
“Gray Days and Depression” Caution: Downer. https://sittingbehindtheeightball.blog/2024/01/09/gray-days-depression/
About unexpected rains, my husband’s birthday and mango flowers and birds 🙂 https://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/20113/
A funny thing happened when I tried to defend a parent…https://wordpress.com/post/humbleswede.wordpress.com/3302
Somehow this link is not working, fyi
Is this the link you meant to post? https://humbleswede.wordpress.com/2024/01/07/in-which-i-learn-an-important-lesson-at-the-checkout-counter/
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Leap… https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/leap/
It’s not just a new resolution! I’m finally getting serious about learning another language. Want to join me? https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2024/01/09/a-few-humble-tips-for-learning-a-second-language/
Celebrating the first snow of the season with poetry and of course, picture books! https://wordancerblog.com/2024/01/09/first-snow/
I love picking OLWs with students: https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/olw-with-grade-5/
Getting back to a notebook practice: https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2024/01/09/slice-of-life-100-days-of-notebooking/
On flipping my grandmother’s kitchen table https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2024/01/09/flipping-furniture/
A few moments of play with my granddaughter…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/playtime-with-aden/
Yesterday’s poem on Poetry Unbound gave me lots to think about. https://ayearofreading.org/2024/01/09/2031/
We can all learn a thing or two when walking with a kindergartener… https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/hallway-conversations-kindergarten-style/
Welcome to 2024 and my #OLW (One Little Word). https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2024/01/09/sol24-olw/
Last week I revealed my OLW: care. Saturday I took great care in cleaning the fridge. Photos await, but one shows a disturbing substance, so be forewarned: https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/cleaning-the-fridge-sol24/
Working on building better habits in 2024:
https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/habits/