What happened to this blog?

This started out as such a promising blog where I listed articles I had done on Helium and Squidoo. Helium was a bust and although I am still writing on Squidoo, I have finally figured out this blogging stuff.

Tomorrow is the last day of the A to Z Blogging Challenge and I have made it an entire month on Completely California. I did the month of February on Rhea/Yeakley Family History of the Family History Writing Challenge. I now understand that blogging is a ritual that must have a writing schedule.

I'm not ready to give up this blog so I will need to decide how I want to use it. I'm not sure yet where it will go but it's time to step it up if I am going to keep it.

National Tortilla Chip Day and National Letter Writing Week are the two latest lenses on Squidoo that won't make money but were fun to write. It started with a quest on Squidoo to create a silly or obscure January holiday and the one for February quickly followed. I am considering one for each month now so we'll see.

Brand New Page on Squidoo - Knott's Berry Farm

Like the Wilson's Creek Battlefield page, my newest one is one that I am really proud of. We are buying season tickets to Knott's Berry Farm which sent me back to the past. This is the one place that is full of family memories from my childhood. We are talking 60 years of memories. I am totally happy with this one and see that there is so much more to add. Can't wait until I find all my pictures.

New lenses from challenges

I haven't posted here in a while. I started a new blog called "Completely California" and have been adding all the lenses that deal with museums, attractions and anything else California that I have written. I also included my articles on Helium which gives me quite a long list. I have also written some new lenses that I am really pleased with. There was a challenge that asked for a book review. Exodus by Leon Uris was my entry into the challenge. Which not a total review because that would mean that I would have to provide "spoilers", I still think it's a good review of the book. I decided to corral all my Vintage Trailer lenses. I was surprised how many I really have. The newest favorite is the one I wrote on the Wilson's Creek Civil War Battlefield. I have great pictures and am really happy with the way it turned out.

How hard is it to write a Halloween article?

Halloween is a saturated field but I am trying to complete a quest for Squidoo. I can't find a single thing to write about. I have done three of the five and am at a total loss.

Passing for White

Passing for White is one of my newer Squidoo lenses. It has been almost 50 years since my best friend passed away and the story has stayed with me. I decided that it was time to write it down and was surprised how fresh it still seemed.

Taking on more than I think I have time for

I have taken on the role of Channel Manager for Parenting and Pregnancy on Helium. I am not unsure of why I did that. I want to help the channel grow and become better but I have also taken on the role of homeschooling parent. I still want to play on Squidoo because I know that I will never really make any money there. I miss the paying job. I also want to work on another project but just don't seem to have the time to even start.