LABOR-ING... RELAX-ING...

Solvang ~~~ 9.3.11

"People often complain about lack of TIME

when lack of 

DIRECTION is the real problem."

~ Zig Ziglar, motivational speaker, author 
Doing some LABOR.ing
and 

some RELAX.ing

How 'bout you?

WORD CLOUDS...

alphabetized & designed "any which way" 

HAVE YOU PLAYED WITH WORDLE? OR HOW ABOUT PICNIK?
I spent some time playing with WORDLE and figuring out some possibilities for using it in the classroom. (who says teachers take the summers off?)

black background w/ half horizontal & half vertical lettering

WORDLE can be used to generate "WORD CLOUDS from the text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text."


FYI - All of my samples include the SAME WORDS...

same format with white background & different color scheme

You can scramble the words, and create a new look...

black background is difficult to read! looks impressive though!

You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes.

same word layout with different color scheme

PICNIK was used to add borders to a couple of my WORDLE.


WORDLE can be found WORDLE...

PICNIK an online photo-editing program is simple to use... add frames, graphics... WELL, you just have to check out PICNIK also...


Have fun... how would you use these programs???

POST HERE!

Post your personality findings!!!

Quiz: What do your color preferences say about you?

In the link below, select colors you like and dislike.

Your results will be tabulated to reveal some data 

about your personality. 

http://www.testcolor.com/personalitytest/personalitytest.php

READY? 

POST YOUR FINDINGS PLEASE!

My findings 
(drum-roll please):

Today's personality score:

42% extrovert

57% introvert

SOUNDS APPROPRIATE!!

My "pie chart" showed 
my highest areas were:

Imaginative (126)

Well-thought (126)

Involved (117)

Intellectual (114)

Attuned to others (100)

Umm... "Well-thought"... 
I would say I was very careful about what 
I wanted to say before I spoke today... 

does that equate to "Imaginative"? 
I wouldn't say that! 

but I AM imagining being on 
SUMMER BREAK!

I'm trying to be "Involved" in my work which 
could be considered "Intellectual" 
(I know, it's a stretch - but working in Education
is a field where we develop 
our passion for learning new things...).

I've been very, very 
"Attuned to Others"
this is a difficult time with schools, 
agencies & organizations 

being "downsized"... 
it could be ME next year 

who would be packing up my workspace.

My employer stated that it is 

IMPORTANT to be COACH-ABLE!

Skills can be taught!

My mantra for now!

EXHIBIT KINDNESS

&

COACH-ABILITY!

I found this quiz at one of my fav BLOGS ~
"How About Orange"
http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/

Today's post include some 
cute, retro-style 
downloadable cards. 
Check them out!!

TGIF QUESTION...

(pic taken at Farmer's Market, Berkeley ~ 11/21/09)

FRUIT?

VEGETABLE?

WHAT IS THIS CALLED?

HOW IS IT USED IN COOKING?

IS IT FROM THE CITRUS FAMILY?

Send me an

answer 
to my question. 

"Don't knock the weather; 

nine-tenths of the people 
couldn't start a conversation 

if it didn't change once in a while."

~ Frank "Kin" Hubbard, American cartoonist

HUH? 

IT'S 

R A I N I N G 

AGAIN!

I looked outside!

D R I Z Z L I N G

S P I T T I N G   W A T E R 

????

  

Whoo! Hoo!

WEIGH IN!!!

Ha! Ha!

I bet you thought I was talking about WEIGHT...

I don't own a bathroom scale...

I know I should....

When my pants are getting tight - I know

I've been hitting the snacks too frequently.

Long day - got to work at 8:06am.

Worked late (5:35pm)...

JPE & I drove to work together,

so he had to wait for me!!

He's such a patient guy!

OH!

We hang the toilet paper

"over the top"

(middle picture)

How about you?

comic - Toothpaste for Dinner

http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/

WHAT'S YOUR IKEA TAG?

"SFRISTENN"

Wonder how this is pronounced? 

My IKEA moniker is a CHAIR! 

UMMM... Does IKEA know I collect minature chairs??

Go to:
IKEA FURNITURE

Insert your name... 

What's your IKEA name? 

What piece of furniture are you?

My favorite chair quote:

"A house that does not have 
one warm, comfy chair in it is soul-less."

~ May Sarton, American poet, novelist

I've spent my morning in a "comfy chair" 
reading & sipping endless cups of coffee!
Gotta get up & moving now! 

Please post your IKEA furniture name 
in the comments space!