Happy Halloween. I don't know how pioneer women could see where they were going but I guess they didn't have as much stuff to run into as we do! I do appreciate regular clothing where I can see who is coming up beside me!

Perhaps this penguin did one too many "library challenges" this week! This photo from Flickr by Frank Hurley made me laugh. The other 3 penguins look bewildered, a look I wear while "challenging" myself! I'm sure they're telling him "Tomorrow will be better."

More flickr

Am I the only one that is MORE than challenged by this challenge? This is as challenging as trying to stand upright & not blow away in 45+ mph winds yesterday! I uploaded 2 more photos in Flikr, then I tried color picks & did the personality quiz. It said my decorating personality was "sun-kissed, you have the elements of energy, friendliness & EASE." Was that ever false, there is no EASE yet, but I keep hoping. It was fun doing the color stuff. Next I tried the map, picked Norway & couldn't get it to do anything. Finally I got tired of looking at the hourglass after about 10 minutes! Another day is coming.

It's not snowing--I refuse to believe that white stuff coming straight down is snow. Only one person on staff is excited about such an early snow & she's originally from FLORIDA!

SURFING THE INTERNET BOOSTS AGING BRAINS

I was checking my RSS feeds & came across this quote:"Many people search the Internet for health information. Now new research suggests that the simple act of Googling may be good for your brain health." You may see me really getting into this challenge now! I shall no longer feel guilty about the amount of time I'm "playing" on the Internet for this challenge, since I shall be brain healthy. I''m always reminded of a former boss 25 years ago, who called me when I'd gotten home from a hospital stay from type A flu. He said not to come back to work until I was 100%. I said "I have never BEEN 100%." He said! "I was referring to your PHYSICAL health." So now with this new research , surely there's hope!

This image of my grandson going really fast down the slide expresses my feelings of trying to do Flicker!!!! I guess I'm technology challenged, I seem to always miss a step or two & take twice as long as normal folk to get it done! The challenge is to keep at it, & I'm most thankful for other staff assisting me. Since I don't have a digital camera or camera phone I can't try that yet. I just got into the modern age awhile back with a bank debit card! So there's hope for the future!

Library challenge #3 was REALLY challenging! I managed to open an account & subscribe to Unshelved, a Food site & Travelin' librarian. I'm not sure if I'll keep those or choose new ones!

It's time to start blogging. Creating my account was a bit of a challenge, thankfully other staff members are experts! I have been on vacation for the past 2 weeks, I even thought a couple times about what I should write in my blog when I returned! This is my favorite time of year so we enjoyed walks, looking at fall colors, picking apples (that turned out to NOT be on Mom's apartment property--they were delicious & I wasn't arrested) & of course eating out.

7 1/2 Habits: the easiest thing for me would be to have confidence in myself as a competent effective worker. I'd not feel too confident in a new job, but I've been doing this job for many years. There have been many challenges of new, improved methods of doing things; I love learning new stuff. Going to workshops, conventions & seminars recharge my batteries!

The most difficult habit is using technology to my advantage. I don't have a computer at home so practice time is limited & I feel like I'm wasting time to just "play" if I have no real goal. Sometimes I find so many choices when searching & I'm never sure which one to pick to find the information quickly--maybe I shouldn't try to be so quick!