8 Things about me!

These are the rules: Each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed. At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, and then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged, and asking them to read your blog. Ok thinking of 8 things that are actually interesting may be the challenge here but I'll give it a try. 1. I am one of the fortunate people who has had the joy of marrying their best friend. 2. I love to fish, crab, and almost any water sport you can think of. 3. Last year I took the hunter safety course, I was the only female in the class, and also the only one who got a 100% on the test (and I hit the target more accurately then most of the guys in the class :P) 4. I am an online gamer, EQ2 is my current game. 5. A perfect Saturday night includes, my husband, myself, our dancing boots and hats, and Cancun Cantina!!! - well I should say this is only when we cant go to the eastern shore. 6. I have worked for BCPL since I was 15. 7. I love dogs, my husband and I just adopted a wonderful little girl, she is a great addition to our family. 8. I use to raise birds, and more then one person in BCPL is the proud owner of some of these rotten, i mean wonderful, little birds. OK. The people I have tagged are Adventures in Library NoObness, Freaking Out, Bahama Mama, BetsyBoop, Cofessions of a Circulation Assistant, Confuzzled's, Queen of Wii, and my 8th person I am waiting for there blog to pop up, but they will be getting tagged as soon as I see it! WOOT! have a great day!

Week 1 - Thing 2 7 1/2 Habits

Ok so as promiese I finally went back and took a look at the 7 1/2 habits of life long learning. Very interesting tutorial I think, lots of very good points. Looking at different habits I am surpried at how many of these I pride myself in trying to do every day. I am always looking for opportunities to improve my knowledge and increase my skills in various areas. Ways that I practice these habits, well I would have to start with Habit 1 - Begin with the end in mind. Going back to school to finish up my Bachelors degree so that I can pursue a goal for a Masters in Library Science I believe is a good example of that. Habit 2 - accept responsibility for your own learning. Again I believe striving to take a minimum of 3 classes a year is a good start. Habit 3 - view problems as challenges. I do that every day at work, this is actually one of my favorite things about my job. Habit 4- have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner. Ok this is probably where I need the most help, I am not very confident in myself, but I am working on it. Habit 5- Create your own learning toolbox. Honey I have a more then one toolbox, and they keep getting bigger and bigger. Habit 6 - Use technology to your advantage. I love technology, that is why my major in school is Business Technology Administration. Habit 7 - Teach & Mentor others. I am a true believer that is what BCPL is about, helping other's grow in there quest for knowledge as well, and that it only makes the teacher stronger. Habit 7 1/2 - Play! Well any of you who know me know that this is not a problem for me either lol. So off to a good start I believe. So on we go! WOOT!

Week 2 - Things 3&4

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know I am out of order. I have never been one to do things in order anyway. I am regularly bass akwards but that's OK it is me. No honestly I have not had a chance to sit down at a computer that has headphones or a set of speakers yet so I have not had a true chance to sit down and do the 7 1/2 habits of life long learning yet. I was so excited about setting up my blog and get started so I decided to skip this part for right now and get these 2 steps out of the way. I promise that in the next day or 2 I will grab a set of headphones and take the tutorial. Anyway, to document my progress I have set up my blog (as if you hadn't figured that out yet), and I have registered it. So now you all can share in my journey of learning. Cheers!

Week 1 - Thing 1- Read this Blog

OK so I have gotten started. As you can see I have 1 Signed up for 23 Things. I have read the blog. Although since my blond brain continually kicks in I do refer back to it from time to time. I have an idea of what the program is about and I am looking forward to learning about all of these great programs. I know little bits about some of them but I believe that I can never know too much. Now off to thing 2..... P.S. If memory serves me correctly, when we launched RFID at White Marsh with the original RFID Express Checkouts we referred to our robot looking machines as Thing 1 and Thing 2. We even had pictures of these 2 beloved characters on the machines at one point. I fondly remember that every time I start talking about the 23 things! Have a great day!

Getting Started

Ok so Maryland 23 Things here I come! I keep a myspace page but I don't play with it much, so this will be a new venture for me. I don't blog on there, and I have never been good about keeping an personal diary, so here is hoping i become addicted (shhhh guess I shouldn't say that since this is a work thing) oh well! I am looking forward to learning new things about the wonderful world of technology. Who knows maybe this will be the motivation I need to start working on my certification that I will need to finish my degree, before it is the only thing keeping me from obtaining that piece of paper, lol! I guess I must quote as I get started here, one of my favorite lines from one of the best movies ever: "That's what I like to hear Shrek and Donkey off on another world win adventure! "