31 Reasons I LOVED Slicing in March!

1. I wrote everyday
2. I got to read other slices
3. I made new friends
4. I added to my blog
5. I got  a glimpse of other parts of the world
6. I pushed myself to write
7. I discovered others have similar thoughts, feelings, ideas
8. It gave me a place to brag, gripe, reminisce and reflect
9. I learned new things about myself
10. I learned new things about technology
11. I found ideas for my kiddos
12. I shared ideas about my classroom
13. I thought about writing a lot
14. I found inspiration in everything
15. I looked for writing ideas
16.  I found myself wanting to write regardless of what my day had been like
17. I stuck to a commitment (as best I could with cable problems for 4 days)
18. I turned morning journal time to “slicing time” in first grade
19. I learned how to write a poem from my ipod
20.  I turned everyday events into stories
21. I want to continue
22.  I laughed and cried with and for total strangers and it felt “right”
23. I got to write about my favorite subject-my kids
24. I have now have a SOL file
25. I joined new blog lists
26. It made me happy
27. I enrolled in graduate classes and plan to write a grant to attend NWP next summer in NYC (if it doesn’t get cut) Look out NY!
28. Other people read what I wrote and they liked it (not just my mom)
29. I tried new writing styles
30. I am now part of a writing community
31. I now feel I am a writer!