Read. Write. Rinse. Repeat.
For the last day of this experiment I went with the "Magic Carpet" writing prompt below. I hope you enjoyed reading these as much as I enjoyed writing them! If I could fly on a magic carpet, that would be AWESOME. First: I would fly all over the world. I would visit Paris and… Continue reading First Grade Writing Prompt – Day 4
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate Peanut Butter Coconut Milk Ice Cream Favorite Book: Ender’s Game Favorite Sport: Swimming Favorite TV Show: Currently Bones, but it changes periodically Favorite Movie: Pippi Longstocking Favorite Celebrity: Tom Holland Favorite Food: Pizza Favorite Dessert: Brownies Favorite School Subject: Math Favorite Recess Activity: Reading Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Vosler Favorite Place… Continue reading First Grade Writing Prompt – Day 3
I do not like bugs. Let me tell you why. Reason 1: There was this time I was taking the trash out and a bug flew in my mouth and down my throat before I had time to react, and then I spent the next 24 hours wishing I could cut my head off. Reason… Continue reading First Grade Writing Prompts – Day 2
In honor of school starting this week (at least here in Michigan), I thought it would be fun to do some first grade writing prompts. I did a Google image search to find these, so I will link back to the best of my abilities. First up: How to eat an Oreo cookie. There are… Continue reading First Grade Writing Prompts – Day 1
One of the things that is super important in allowing me to maintain my hectic/busy schedule, is properly managing my stress levels. Sometimes (most of the time) I'm really good at this, and life moves quickly and I am able to keep up. but also, sometimes I become overwhelmed and then the busy schedule just… Continue reading Managing My Stress Levels
Recently I went to Boston for work. While I was walking around the warehouse, I caught a glimpse of this beautiful cliff behind the building (see picture above). While I was admiring it, I asked the warehouse manager about it. "It's new," he said. "When we moved in, there was a hill behind the building,… Continue reading Thoughts from Boston
For work I've been reading this book on Auditing (The ASQ Auditing Handbook, 4th edition, edited by J.P. Russell), and as I was reading through my many notes last night, I stumbled upon this quote: "Variation is inherent, it exists in all things." The idea behind this, at least as it applies to quality, is… Continue reading Variation is Inherent
You are in my headEvery time I close my eyesPlease, leave me alone It is hard to knowThe right words to say to youI’ll keep trying though I can’t imagineThe position you are inI don’t envy you It is hard to lovewhen we are always at oddssomething has to give. Did you know it hurthow… Continue reading A Series of Unrelated Haiku Poems
I thought it would be fun to do a video blog interviewing my parents for my birthday as I am 32 today! It was my first ever attempt at video blogging an interview, and I learned a couple of things. 1) My mother is extremely camera shy, so when she was being interviewed there was… Continue reading An Interview with my Parents for my Birthday
Every time the Powerball or Mega-Millions gets really high--you know, 300 million or so--I always go out and buy a ticket and spend roughly the next 24 hours or so fantasizing about what I might do with the money, if by some miracle I happened to win. I mean, honestly, if I really did win all… Continue reading What if…. I won the Lottery
Krista M. Doud 