Welcome back to the weekly Slice of Life! Write what’s on your mind, share your links below, and give some comment love to your online colleagues.
Need a bit of inspiration? This week, I’m getting my slice from a different direction…journaling on my phone! Learn more about it by reading this gift article from the New York Times.
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Popping in on Wednesday with a roundup of my favorite reads of the past year.
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2025/01/slice-of-life-year-of-reading.html
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It’s Wednesday, but I wanted to post one more time in January:
https://santuccisnippets.wordpress.com/2025/01/29/senses-of-an-austin-winter/
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A real life magical fireball
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A poem of hope: https://tendingbulbs.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/in-the-moment/
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Thinking about my grandmother on her birthday! https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/remembering-my-grandmother-sol25/
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When a collage of events is the only way to write about my day https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/collage-of-absurdity/
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Capturing a high and a low from two years ago, that gets revisited yearly as we celebrate a shared birthday. https://thespacebetweenthepages.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/hooray-for-this-day/
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I learned a new name. https://pelicansandprose.com/2025/01/28/name-that-tree/
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I gave journaling on my phone a try. Was it a cool trick? Yes. Clunky? Yes. Will I give it another chance? Probably also yes…https://edsoapbox.com/2025/01/28/slice-of-life-just-playing/
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Old Lady Gardener # 156 Seeking voices https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/olg-old-lady-gardener-156-seeking-clear-voices/
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A weekend with my people in my home state provided balm for a stressed spirit. https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/field-trip/
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It’s Lunar New Year’s Eve, get ready to get older https://learnwithvivian.com/2025/01/28/another-year-older/
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I didn’t know what to write about today, so I had some fun and imagined a new musical starring Elizabeth Bennet, Sherlock Holmes, and Data from Star Trek TNG.
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My students and I are wondering if the snow was all a dream: https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2025/01/28/slice-of-life-was-it-all-a-dream/
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I’m really tired for the best reason ever! https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/the-most-adorable-change-in-plans/
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I’m really tired for the best reason ever! https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/the-most-adorable-change-in-plans/
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Still coping with loss.
https://wordancerblog.com/2025/01/26/sitting-with-darkness/
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I’m away from home, thinking about what what make our home feel like we belong there https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2025/01/28/home-2/
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Three decades of marriage. This is something, isn’t it? https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2025/01/three-decades.html
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Life isn’t always sunshine & rainbows. Sometimes taking a stand is required. https://thesassymightymissb.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/im-with-the-banned/
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A slow start to a very sweet weekend. https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2025/01/28/slice-of-life-sweet-weekend/
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I guess I needed a push to make a decision. I got it: Getting Ready | arjeha
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This is one that was a struggle for me to write, but one that needed to be written all the same. https://iowaconflictedteacher.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=11587&action=edit
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Your link doesn’t open. I get a message saying I’m not allowed to edit.
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Well, shoot! I’m not sure what I messed up, but let’s try this link: https://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2025/01/28/slice-of-life-tuesday-true-colors-sol25/
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I couldn’t open your post, Darin.
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Quotes about writing are some of my most favorite. Here’s my thinking from another writing challenge. https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/sol25-writing-is-hard/
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Winter has many different ways of bringing tranquility. A photograph transformed into a digital scene prompted my imagination.
https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2025/01/winters-brushstrokes.html
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What a joyful coincidence to see this post after blogging from my phone this morning! I’m so grateful for this space 🤍
Here’s a short letter to my daughter about the “not good enough” feeling I often encounter.
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Calling all travelers to share a favorite travel memory https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2025/01/28/coconut-cream-pie-at-the-midpoint-cafe/
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A field, a trip that almost did not happen: https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/a-field-trip-literally/
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I different kind of writing I am doing now…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/authoring-picture-books/
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Thank you for the article. I keep wondering if blogging is “old school” but it really is a way for me to savor memories like this one….
https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2025/01/sol25-january-28-look-alike.html
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Sunshine in human form: http://wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/01/27/sunshine-in-human-form/
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About our Republic day, using Betel leaves to make chutney powder. https://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/day-to-day-life-sol-2025-4/
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Thank you for the article. I blog on my phone and write poetry in the notes app on my phone.
Holding Onto Hope: https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2025/01/27/holding-onto-hope-and-joy-sol25/
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