The other day an exercise teacher told the class that we would develop muscle memory if we kept repeating certain exercises. My question was “What if your muscles get dementia. But what she said made sense and I have started sharing that concept in my blogging classes. The more you blog the more you really do remember and can blog faster with less pain.

Try it. Set a goal today to create at least seven (7) blog posts in the next five (5) days. You can send me the links, if you wish, and I will visit. That helps to increase my comment memory. (smile)

Take care

Anyway, back to the subject at hand. I am preparing for a blogging class with a local coalition group. I decided that I should add a checklist. In my research I came upon a really cool plugging with FIVE STARS called Blogging Checklist. Now, after you install the plugin it will live in your SETTINGS. (I am always looking for where to configure those plugins after I download them)

The plugin gives you great examples that you cut and paste into the in the dashboard.

Now you can add your own options by placing brackets around your choices. [sing a happy song]

Once you complete your checklist and finish your post those options are there for your next post. So, I am trying this out and if you do also let me know.

Meanwhile, the class I am teaching is for WordPress.com and I will need to give them an old fashion paper copy of this handy job aid for them to put by their computer. That is one of the good things about being a baby boomer, “You don’t forget the old way of doing things.” (I hope)

Blogdigger
Blogdigger is a search engine for RSS and blogs. Blogdigger uses state of the art syndication technologies, such as RSS and Atom, to index blog content and make it available for search. Blogdigger searches thousands of RSS and Atom feeds, and is built-in to many popular News Aggregators, such as FeedDemon and NetNewsWire.

Blogpulse
BlogPulse is an automated trend discovery system for blogs. BlogPulse applies machine-learning and natural-language processing techniques to discover trends in the highly dynamic world of blogs.
Icerocket
IceRocket is an Internet search engine which specializes in real-time search. Based in Dallas, Texas, it launched in 2004 hoping to market itself solely through word of mouth.

Technorati
Technorati Has a Directory of the top 100 as ranked by Technorati Authority.
The Top 100 is updated once per day.

• Entertainment
• Politics
• Health
• Conspiracy theories
• Food
• Sex
• Relationships
• Children
• Grandchildren
• Caregiving
• Finances
• Pensions
• Technology
• Social media

Ok, perhaps many of those below the age of 50 are not blogging about pensions and their care giving may be with children and not parents. Yet, the general topic areas are the same. What makes the difference, in my opinion, is the expertise and experience that baby boomers bring to the table.

What do you think?

If you find a blog post you like you can post it on your site or refer to it. You can make your own comments and if you use their permalink a trackback will be sent to them. So now you have created a blog post.

Try it. If you want me to post a video or tutorial let me know.

One of the great things about blogging is that it provides a voice for many of us who sometimes feel that no one is listening in our immediate circles. Some of the thoughts include:

• Caregiving
• Pension
• Retirement options
• Retirement issues
• Purpose driven work
• Work to add to retirement
• Grand children and related joys and issues
• Children and related joys and issues
• Grief from loved ones missing in our lives
• Mates
• Making money online and offline
• Health, health, health
• Collections
• Music
• Art
• Hobbies
• Dating
• Life after Divorce
• Oh, did I already say caregiving?

Now I did not include everything. You can add more. But are you blogging about any of these things? Please share what is on your mind that you are blogging about.  I know it is one of the reasons some of you have more than one blog.

I asked myself this question as I traveled home from visiting my mom in the rehab center.  I said ” Wow, I haven’t blogged in a very long time.” “Why?”

Well it certainly wasn’t because I was bored. No, it is because I am super bogged down with trying to do the Ebay and Etsy online commerce, work a full time job, figure out ways to add to my pension and take care of mom. I have all the drama I need to blog about.

Just my two recent trips to the Emergency room in a large urban poor community in New Jersey gave me more than 20 blog posts.By the time I talk about the evil of shutting down hospitals, overflowing ER rooms that strip the dignity of the cattle herd, amazing staff that works in what appears to be a war zone I have a lot to blog about. I should have recorded notes and blogged on a relevant blog before going to bed late each night.

Or,  what about all the Ebay postings, people and lessons I am learning? Learning the software, learning the rules, finding things to sell, consignment challenges, learning how to sell things I never looked at twice before. All Attempts to add to my pension fun.That’s good for at least 20 posts on two  new blog I created.

I realize that blogging can be systematic. I mean after all I created a blog management system that I am not using these days. So, it is time to put it  into action if I am going to give food to my hungry blog children on a regular basis.

What about you?

Are you scheduling your blog posts?

Are you making notes of your daily thoughts, dramas and challenges?

Are you bursting with ideas to blog about?

Or

Are you bored with the blogging adventure?