I like to celebrate the birthday of my blog every year (see 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th birthday posts). I started this blog over 2,000 days ago.  I take this annual birthday celebration time to reflect on my blogging life. In the time since I hit publish on the first post I have:

• published 322 posts
• written an average of 20,000 words per year
• created a number of blog series such as
  • Mentor Text Monday
  • Abecedary of Reflection
  • Time Management for Leaders
• kept track of my word of the year for
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
• recorded everything I’ve read
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
• chronicled my core values and strengths
• written a lot about instructional coaching, which is the subject of the book I am currently work on as well

Outside of blogging, my professional life has one official job change, and a variety of job duties and responsibilities over the years. I have presented at national, state, and local conferences. Mentoring became an important part of my life, as a mentee and a mentor. The Aspiring Administrator Academy I began three years ago has now successfully produced at least 12 promotions for teachers becoming assistant principals (AP) and AP’s becoming principals or directors. I am honored to serve in the capacity to impact leadership development and I truly love my work!

Personally, I have continued to make traveling with family and friends a priority. In the past six years I have travelled to:

• Vancouver (in the summer and the winter!)
• Turks and Caicos
• Las Vegas (many times to see friends who are family)
• Paso Robles
• Caribbean cruise (St. Kitts, St. Marten, Haiti, Puerto Rico)
• NJ/NYC (Billy Joel!)
• San Francisco
• Chicago
• Ojai
• Boston
• Washington, D.C.
• New Orleans (work and fun)
• Portland
• Napa and Sonoma
• South Africa
• Hawaii (x2!)
• Palm Springs
• Dallas, Texas (x2)
• Yosemite
• Zion and Bryce Canyon
• Los Angeles (various concerts)

Wow! Making that list was fun. It’s hard to believe that I’ve done all that traveling in just six years. 

A deserted beach on Turks and Caicos

As I say every year, when I began this blog I didn’t know where it would lead. Six years in, I don’t know what the future holds, but I know that I will keep writing. I write because I love it, it is relaxing for me, and it’s a great reflection tool. I also write to share and impact others in their leadership work. Thank you for reading this little blog in one tiny corner of a giant Internet. 😉