Daily Archives: January 19, 2010

january 19: tuesday mingle?

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I might be a day late and several dollars short, but I got it done! It’s been so hard finding time to record vlogs with the baby getting much more verbal and teething / whiny to boot. Add that to the hubby being out of town and there just aren’t many quiet moments in my day. Today I said, “I don’t care if it’s quiet, I really like these questions and want to play along!”

Monday Mingle vlog,vlogs

Monday Mingle is a vlogging meme hosted by 80 MPH Mom. Head to her blog for the weekly questions and the linky to submit your video post.

Don’t eat your children. Do write well.

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I finally get it!

I try to write well. I am honestly not the best when it comes to grammar and I usually write by “what feels right.” To be less than humble, I think this practice has served me remarkably well in life. But sometimes I am just not sure… and I wish I’d paid better attention in school / hadn’t moved around so much in grade school that I completely missed several common lessons like state capitols and half the times tables. But that’s for another post entirely…

But this little nugget of genius from theoatmeal.com is the best explanation I’ve seen for knowing when to use affect and when to use effect – it’s brilliant! For nine other explanations about commonly misspelled words and which ones are right when… click here.