It's Been Awhile!

 It's been awhile since I've blogged. The main reason for my break from blogging is that there were a couple of weeks in a row where I just couldn't think of anything to blog about that matched the prompts. Then instead of doing what I should have done, which is to just move on and continue with the next prompt that inspired me, I gave up on the challenge. I didn't even bother reading the prompts to see if they triggered anything! So I'm hoping to jump back in soon, even if it is just to post "the prompt this week is ________ and I have nothing to say about it,"

The good news in this long break is that I've been spending time actually researching my family history. I feel like I've accomplished a lot! I've broken through two long-standing brick walls! Of course that has created more questions and brick walls. I'll share some details in a future blog post.

I've also learned to use a new piece of software, Zotero. I committed to trying it for a month before deciding to keep it, but I'm pretty sure it's a big YES! I'll blog about my experience with Zotero in a future post, too.

I've also spent the last week or so preparing to attend the National Genealogical Society Conference in St. Charles, Missouri next week. There are so many interesting classes being offered that it is hard for me to decide which ones I want to attend—or more exactly, which ones I'm going to have to pass up! The positive here is that the syllabus has a lot of good information I can use, even if I can't attend a particular class. If you are planning to be at the conference, drop me a comment—maybe we can meet up.

I hope to be back posting regularly in a couple of weeks. Until then, happy hunting!