This week marks the one year anniversary of my first volunteer shift with the North Texas Wildlife Center. One year ago, I could not recognize the cries of a baby squirrel or identify opossum poop by its smell. One year ago, I didn’t know what an anhinga was. One year ago, I had never heldContinue reading “Diary of a Wildlife Rehabber”
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How to Write a Journal Entry When You Have “Nothing” to Write About
A couple of years ago, I shared my 10 Tips for Keeping a Journal, and today I want to elaborate on Tip #3: Think Small. As I said in my previous post, “If you wait until you have ‘good stuff’ to write about, your journal may stay closed for months. The truth is, there’s goodContinue reading “How to Write a Journal Entry When You Have “Nothing” to Write About”
10 Tips For Keeping a Journal
I started my first journals when I was in junior high. I called them my “poetry journals” because they were filled with—you guessed it—poetry. Mostly really, really dramatic rhyming poetry with titles like “Flirting with Disaster” and “Dancing with Danger.” Those journals evolved to include favorite quotes, photos, birthday cards, cartoons cut out of theContinue reading “10 Tips For Keeping a Journal”
Carie Juettner 