The moment you've all been waiting for...we officially have the votes for the 2010 Blog-A-Day-In-May Challenge. Each winner was based on the number of votes. For the overall winner, we voted for our personal 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, and then each of those were assigned point values to give an overall score. All scores are listed below in parentheses.(We were also able to reference specific posts in our justifications. Thanks to Regina for already linking them all on her blog. :-))
Readers' Choice
Adam (4)
Kelly (4)
Amber (3)
Mike (2)
Regina (1)
Most Supportive Blogger
Regina (4)
Kelly (3)
Amber (1)
Best Blog Post
Mike (3) - Medal of honor-"Fatal Frame II"
Adam (1)
Kelly (1) - What the crap?
Amber (1) - Flash Mob
Regina (1) - To throw or not...
Meghan (1)
Laugh Out Loud Funny Post
Adam (3) - Montgomery flea market proprieter on target employee and customer
Amber (2) - Crank Yankers - This one goes out to all my fellow bloggers
Billy (1) - Enjoy a good laugh
Julia (1) - Daily Puppy - Silas
Meghan (1)
What the Crap Post
Billy (2) - Not really a toy, but my favorite book from my youth
Adam (2)
Julia (1) - No daily puppy today
Kelly (1) - Put a ring on it
Regina (1)
Mike (1)
Cheesiest Post
Kelly (3) - I don't dance, I just shimmer - Suze, I love you - Put a ring on it
Mike (2) - Red Dead Redemption Drops Tomorrow
Amber (1)
Julia (1)
Billy (1)
Weirdest Post
Adam (5) - - Creepin -Elmo on Kitten - Creepin' Lead Singer of Smash Mouth on exotic birds
Mike (2)
Most Universal Blog
Regina (3)
Billy (1)
Adam (1)
Kelly (1)
Julia (1)
Most Creative Blog
Adam (5)
Mike (2)
Kelly (1)
2010 Overall Champion
Mike (65 pts)
Amber (30pts)
Regina (30pts)
Meghan (20pts)
Kelly (10pts)
Julia (5pts - Not eligible for overall champion award as voted out by other participants)
Billy (o pts)
Adam (80 pts - Not eligible for overall champion award as voted out by other participants)
So thank you to all my readers for voting me Readers' Choice. The comments made with each vote were pretty entertaining as well. As the second annual competition has closed, I am looking forward to next year. In the meantime, we I have entered the Summer 2010 Blog Challenge with some other friends you can see listed on the side of my blog. This one is a little less structured as we only have to blog once a week. However, I love that this is catching on!
6/16/10
It's All Good
For some reason this afternoon, I needed to stop and think about the good things in life. Maybe I was channeling my inner "Jessica." Okay, if you have not seen the video yet, I will post it at the end. The point is, I felt the need to write some of my own affirmations:
And if you really haven't seen it yet, here is a little girl who has the right idea on affirmations:
Sidenote: I finished W1D2 of the C25K Plan this morning. Definitely feeling it, but feeling good about it. I also will be looking at running shoes this weekend, but the biggest thing is I have started working on a blog for all of us getting active to publish together. So stay tuned!
- I truly enjoy my job.
- I have wonderful friends.
- I love my family.
- I have great mentors.
- I am dating a good guy.
- I am healthy enough to enjoy life and get active.
- I have some amazing support around me.
And if you really haven't seen it yet, here is a little girl who has the right idea on affirmations:
Sidenote: I finished W1D2 of the C25K Plan this morning. Definitely feeling it, but feeling good about it. I also will be looking at running shoes this weekend, but the biggest thing is I have started working on a blog for all of us getting active to publish together. So stay tuned!
6/14/10
C25K W1D1
I have always envied runners. Always. I think it looks like such a great way to not only get in shape but take off the day and decompress. However, I have never enjoyed doing it myself. I tried running for a bit with a girlfriend in college, but it did not work out. I just wrote running off as something I just do not do. Until I found a new inspiration.
My fantastic friend Tara introduced me to the world of the Couch to 5K Plan. You may have heard of it. Quite often today people I talked to about it had either heard of it, tried it, were thinking of trying it, or know someone who has or is doing it. Crazy. Well, I looked into it, and started week one, day one this morning. Woo!
The premise of the program is pretty simple. In nine weeks, you work your way up to being able to run three miles. It starts you off slow because the mistake of most new runner is jumping in too quickly. So this week, it is a five minute warm-up walk, then alternating 60 seconds of running with 90 seconds of walking, then a five minute cool-down walk. In total, the workout is about 30 minutes. Each week is designed for you to run three days, with at least a day break in between. This week, my goal is Monday, Wednesday, Friday. As my schedule gets crazier, I am sure I will switch up the days.
I figured I would give this a shot not only because of my envy and my respect for Tara, but also because running is such an easy way to work out anywhere. This summer is bringing with it a bit of travel, both professional and personal, and while I love my Wii workouts, they are not exactly portable. Of course, I also love a challenge. First the 30 Day Challenge with the first EA Sports Active, then the 6 Week Challenge with EA Sports Active More Workouts. (And add in blog challenges and such.)
So yesterday I downloaded a suggested podcast to get me going from another woman who has done the C25K Plan. It may not be all my favorite music, but it got me going this morning. Plus, not having to time myself because she tells me when to walk and run is much easier. I do really see myself doing this to really run a 5K, but who knows. I really just want to find a new way to be active.
Now I have joined the world of want-to-be runners. I also hope to be a support (and get support from) Tara...and it seems Susan may be joining the ranks as well? I had a thought today that maybe we could blog together about it, or find some form of online support/sharing venue as we all live in three different states. Although I am not sure I will stick to blogging each day I run. We shall see.
Nonetheless, here's to running!
Sidenote: I joined a new blog challenge today. Blogging at least once a week for the rest of the summer. So far, the other participants are:
Critically Acclaimed (Justin)
Pocket Susan (Suze)
Finding Focus (Richard)
Exchanging Keys (Regina)
Waiting on the World to Change (Tara)
And no word on this year's May challenge winner yet. I will keep you all posted.
My fantastic friend Tara introduced me to the world of the Couch to 5K Plan. You may have heard of it. Quite often today people I talked to about it had either heard of it, tried it, were thinking of trying it, or know someone who has or is doing it. Crazy. Well, I looked into it, and started week one, day one this morning. Woo!
The premise of the program is pretty simple. In nine weeks, you work your way up to being able to run three miles. It starts you off slow because the mistake of most new runner is jumping in too quickly. So this week, it is a five minute warm-up walk, then alternating 60 seconds of running with 90 seconds of walking, then a five minute cool-down walk. In total, the workout is about 30 minutes. Each week is designed for you to run three days, with at least a day break in between. This week, my goal is Monday, Wednesday, Friday. As my schedule gets crazier, I am sure I will switch up the days.
I figured I would give this a shot not only because of my envy and my respect for Tara, but also because running is such an easy way to work out anywhere. This summer is bringing with it a bit of travel, both professional and personal, and while I love my Wii workouts, they are not exactly portable. Of course, I also love a challenge. First the 30 Day Challenge with the first EA Sports Active, then the 6 Week Challenge with EA Sports Active More Workouts. (And add in blog challenges and such.)
So yesterday I downloaded a suggested podcast to get me going from another woman who has done the C25K Plan. It may not be all my favorite music, but it got me going this morning. Plus, not having to time myself because she tells me when to walk and run is much easier. I do really see myself doing this to really run a 5K, but who knows. I really just want to find a new way to be active.
Now I have joined the world of want-to-be runners. I also hope to be a support (and get support from) Tara...and it seems Susan may be joining the ranks as well? I had a thought today that maybe we could blog together about it, or find some form of online support/sharing venue as we all live in three different states. Although I am not sure I will stick to blogging each day I run. We shall see.
Nonetheless, here's to running!
Sidenote: I joined a new blog challenge today. Blogging at least once a week for the rest of the summer. So far, the other participants are:
Critically Acclaimed (Justin)
Pocket Susan (Suze)
Finding Focus (Richard)
Exchanging Keys (Regina)
Waiting on the World to Change (Tara)
And no word on this year's May challenge winner yet. I will keep you all posted.
6/13/10
Prevention is a Process, Not a Program
From last Wednesday through Saturday, I attended the third annual Novak Institute for Hazing Prevention. The institute is an interdisciplinary meeting of professionals and students and is put on through HazingPrevention.org. Florida State has been lucky enough to have one of our Associate Dean of Students as one of the faculty of the institute. We were also privileged to have been awarded the first Zeta Tau Alpha Award for Innovation in Hazing Prevention and Education, which allowed us to help ease some of the cost for myself, one graduate assistant, and five students from various organizations to attend this year's institute.
My original goal was to blog at the end of each day (like I did for the Women's Leadership Institute last December but failed to do for ACPA). However, the length and intensity of the days coupled with my poorly functioning laptop kept me from doing that. So here, I just wanted to get out a few thoughts about this experience because it was truly a meaningful one.
Without getting into the details of the curriculum, I will just say we spent half of the time learning about a new way to think about hazing and grasping a new framework by which to approach this difficult topic. The other half of the time we were able to talk about how to apply the ideas we were learning to our specific areas and campuses. Again, FSU is somewhat ahead of the curve as we have modeled this approach by implementing our online presence for hazing prevention (although we are now talking about what our next steps may be). These conversations and sessions were so interesting because they were truly interdisciplinary. We had students and professionals from Greek Life, Student Affairs, Campus Recreation/Athletics, Marching Bands, ROTC, Housing, and even some police officers.
What was truly inspiring about the experience was being in such an intensive environment with a group of people who were all truly interested in the topic. The power of dialogue can be so amazing. I also have been able to think about what I learned and how it applies not only to hazing prevention, but it will also shape how I approach a number of things I do in my current position. So much of the curriculum was focused on how we need to move beyond just doing programs to truly implementing a process of preventing hazing behaviors. I realized on Thursday after hearing from a psychologist and his views on what hazing means to people why I was interested in this topic to begin with: I love thinking about what makes people who they are and why they behave the way they do.
Watching our students was also a rewarding experience. Although some of them struggled with the concepts, I was encouraged by watching them process the information and what it meant to them and their respective organizations. I also loved meeting so many amazing professionals not only from Higher Education but also from national organizations.
Although it felt like summer camp at times since we were staying in a residence hall and eating in the dining hall, I had a great time. I roomed with Panhellinc women who all worked for their sororities' national offices, which anyone who know me was a new experience in itself. But really it was about becoming part of a larger movement. All the work being done with hazing prevention is very young, but I can feel it moving like a steamroller as we get others on board. The work also draws from other areas of prevention (sexual violence, alcohol and other drugs). This is not about policy, but about true change. How can we best increase desirable behaviors in our students?
As you can tell, I am still processing all of this. I could also keep writing much more, but I will not do that to anyone who is actually still reading. I will likely become part of reigniting this movement here at FSU, which is pretty exciting. I am certainly grateful for this experience, and I hope I can pay it forward.
My original goal was to blog at the end of each day (like I did for the Women's Leadership Institute last December but failed to do for ACPA). However, the length and intensity of the days coupled with my poorly functioning laptop kept me from doing that. So here, I just wanted to get out a few thoughts about this experience because it was truly a meaningful one.
Without getting into the details of the curriculum, I will just say we spent half of the time learning about a new way to think about hazing and grasping a new framework by which to approach this difficult topic. The other half of the time we were able to talk about how to apply the ideas we were learning to our specific areas and campuses. Again, FSU is somewhat ahead of the curve as we have modeled this approach by implementing our online presence for hazing prevention (although we are now talking about what our next steps may be). These conversations and sessions were so interesting because they were truly interdisciplinary. We had students and professionals from Greek Life, Student Affairs, Campus Recreation/Athletics, Marching Bands, ROTC, Housing, and even some police officers.
What was truly inspiring about the experience was being in such an intensive environment with a group of people who were all truly interested in the topic. The power of dialogue can be so amazing. I also have been able to think about what I learned and how it applies not only to hazing prevention, but it will also shape how I approach a number of things I do in my current position. So much of the curriculum was focused on how we need to move beyond just doing programs to truly implementing a process of preventing hazing behaviors. I realized on Thursday after hearing from a psychologist and his views on what hazing means to people why I was interested in this topic to begin with: I love thinking about what makes people who they are and why they behave the way they do.
Watching our students was also a rewarding experience. Although some of them struggled with the concepts, I was encouraged by watching them process the information and what it meant to them and their respective organizations. I also loved meeting so many amazing professionals not only from Higher Education but also from national organizations.
Although it felt like summer camp at times since we were staying in a residence hall and eating in the dining hall, I had a great time. I roomed with Panhellinc women who all worked for their sororities' national offices, which anyone who know me was a new experience in itself. But really it was about becoming part of a larger movement. All the work being done with hazing prevention is very young, but I can feel it moving like a steamroller as we get others on board. The work also draws from other areas of prevention (sexual violence, alcohol and other drugs). This is not about policy, but about true change. How can we best increase desirable behaviors in our students?
As you can tell, I am still processing all of this. I could also keep writing much more, but I will not do that to anyone who is actually still reading. I will likely become part of reigniting this movement here at FSU, which is pretty exciting. I am certainly grateful for this experience, and I hope I can pay it forward.
6/2/10
Voting Time!
As our Blog-A-Day Challenge has ended, now is the time to vote for this year's winner. Thanks to Regina, we have two surveys this year to help us determine the 2010 champion.
Blog Participants: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BLVP7BQ
Blog Readers: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BK6JVST
All voting is expected to be done by Sunday, June 6 at 12:00 pm.
So if you have been keeping track, go vote! I will keep everyone posted once the results are in. :-)
Blog Participants: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/
Blog Readers: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/
All voting is expected to be done by Sunday, June 6 at 12:00 pm.
So if you have been keeping track, go vote! I will keep everyone posted once the results are in. :-)
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