Shenanigans: bethmorrissey.wordpress.com By Beth Stefanik Morrissey (98)
life has changed since my first blog post and all for the better!
I began blogging in 2006, right after I acquired Irish citizenship. I’d already lived in Dublin for four years and was getting really tired of sending out mass e-mails full of pictures and the highlights of my life in Europe. I wanted a way to show family and friends what daily life was like in Dublin, and blogging seemed to be the best way to do it. Shenanigans has become a place where I can share the mundane, the sublime and the ridiculous. I’ve made many new friends within the blogging community, and after a tour guide editor found me and commissioned some work, I realized that I could make a career out of writing. I became a full time freelance writer in 2007 and have launched a writing blog, Hell or High Water, hellorhighwaterwriter.blogspot.com. As I’ve grown more comfortable writing for the web, I’ve started to offer writing and blogging workshops in Dublin and have been blogging professionally for a variety of clients. My entire
Sharing: www.HickmannFamily.us By Joe Hickman, husband of former teacher Geri Hickman and father of Alexis (01) and JR (98)
Lily writes about her adventures as a stay-at-home mom. Photo by Brian Bobila.
Having lived in Asia for 25 years we found it difficult to keep up with others via Christmas cards and the odd letter. We decided that we needed an easier way to keep family and friends updated on what was happening in our lives, so we started the Hickman Family website in the late 90s. Over the years we have posted pictures and and stories about our ups and downs along with the times we laugh at others and ourselves. When Gerri was fighting cancer, we found it very helpful to write about what she was experiencing and learn from others what they were going through. The outpouring of support we received from around the world was very therapeutic, not only while Gerri was fighting cancer but for JR, Alexis and me after we lost her. I will not be still: elderchua.blogspot.com By Ee Chien Chua (07) I started this blog when I started my mission in 2008. I decided to blog about my experiences so that my friends, LDS and non-LDS alike, could see what a mission is like for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Along with that, it also serves as a kind of personal journal that I can look back on and have as a keepsake. Each week essentially includes a synopsis the week, along with my thoughts, feelings and insights into the things that I do and what I have learned. I suppose that it’s a good inside look at the life of a Mormon missionary. The reason: thereasoniblog.com By Chris Bartelski (00) For a long time I wanted nothing to do with photography. My wife had been shooting weddings for a long time, and I’d helped her a little bit, but mostly I stuck to running sound. After a few years working opposing schedules, I caved in and decided to join her. Once I jumped into the business, I was amazed by how many photographers blog, as well as have websites. At first it didn’t make sense to me why a photographer would have both, but then I figured it out. A website is more like a business card or a portfolio — it isn’t updated that often. But a blog is alive. It’s a way to show clients that my business is thriving. Our blog now receives a few hundred people who stop by every day just to see what’s going on. Most of our posts are photos from gigs, but sometimes I’ll
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