There's a lot of good that comes to mind when I think of technology. (I won't go into all of the pros.) I mean . . . technology sure does make life easier in SO MANY ways. Wouldn't you agree? But, with the good of technology comes the bad. (I also won't go into all … Continue reading Dependency on Technology for Literacy
There's some exciting stuff that I want to share with you about the direction of this blog. And, the following updates/announcements are going to come pouring out to you in a smorgasbord of offerings. Hope you don't mind. But, please just humor me if you do. I'm SO relieved that I'm sharing everything that's on … Continue reading The Literacy Corner – Update #4
Well, it appears that I waited until the very last day (literally the very last day of the month) to provide you with my literacy update. And, I purposely did it, so I could give you all the latest and greatest juicy details from the reading and writing worlds of Degrees of Maternity. Now, just … Continue reading The Literacy Corner at Degrees of Maternity – Update #2
Been doing some creative contemplating, and I came up with an idea. Me and my ideas. I know . . . I know . . . "Here goes another one," you might be saying. But, hear (or read) me out. Okay, so I was doing some creative contemplating about the best way in which to … Continue reading The Literacy Corner at Degrees of Maternity
Well, it's the last day in November and I thought I'd better get in touch with you. And, I must say that it feels good to be back in the blogging saddle once again. Writing for this blog is just something that I will always come back to no matter how much time I've been … Continue reading Back to Blogging
. . . is . . . you can't do any one thing justice when your attention is divided among multiple tasks. It's just impossible . . . for me, anyway. I can't do it well. For example, I've tried driving or doing mundane chores around the house while listening to educational materials on audio. … Continue reading The Problem with Multitasking . . .
Sometimes, you just need a minute to collect yourself when you're in the middle of a reset for your creative outlet. And, that was me last week. I just needed a moment, so forgive me for being MIA. Been doing some soul-searching, simplifying, and prioritizing. But, I'm back this week with a more focused determination … Continue reading A Foreshadowing with a Reading and Writing Reblog
There are a few special times of the year that I feel the need to do a reset with the direction of my blogging content, and I'm currently at the onset of one of those times right now. Bet you can guess what time it is. Well, it's Back-to-School Time, of course! And, this school … Continue reading Back to School and Writing Therapy: A Degrees of Maternity Reset
Once upon a time, there was a middle-aged woman who was torn between the two creative loves of her life: Reading and Writing. And, she came to a time in her life where she felt like she had to forsake one of the relationships in order to focus on the other. And, why? Well, that … Continue reading A Tale of Two Loves
Inevitably, you're going to develop your reading skills while you read. But, I don't want to discuss reading skills today, per se. What I'd like to do is go a little bit further and a little bit deeper on the benefits of reading to gain knowledge and, then, discuss applying that knowledge in order to … Continue reading Reading to Develop Skills (Other Than Reading)
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