Test post!

This is my first post to this blog--I haven't blogged since college, and even then I didn't keep up with it. In the few years since, technology has changed enough that it'll definitely take some effort to catch up!

While reviewing the 7 1/2 lifelong learning habits, I have to admit that I felt as though I should have been taking notes, whether or not I'd need them in the future. One drawback of having a science degree is that I've learned to take notes on everything and condense it all into the most basic outline possible. It's time to "break out of the box," I suppose.

I'd have to say that the most difficult habit for me is the very first. Naturally.
I find that I'm easily overwhelmed by the big picture (so much so that I considered not even starting the 23 things). I may think about a goal temporarily, but I immediately ignore it and focus only on the details. I also, however, know enough about myself to understand that once I start a project, I'm typically okay and can plug through just about anything. So here goes, with my first blog post in over 2 years.

I believe that the easiest habit for me is Number 3-"viewing problems as challenges". This is a newly acquired talent that I had to work on for a very long time. It's my husband's fault--he's lately become the more pessimistic of the two of us, and I've been thrust into a position of support. Even if I don't always see "the silver lining" at first, eventually I find it and goals become much less scary for both of us. So really, I have him to thank. :) As a result, my car doesn't have "transmission problems". I just need to take it for a tune-up.

In beginning this journey, I'm excited by the fact that I'll be learning more about the internet and the technologies it now encompasses. As a college student, I used it primarily for emailing and reading scholarly journals; as a result I know next to nothing about the multitude of uses I hear mentioned around me as my colleagues complete the 23 things. Here we go!