Just Keep Swimming

Stress is a funny thing, it can stop you dead in your tracks or motivate you to take action. In my case, both happened. I was motivated and tried to work, but my brain did not want to cooperate. Fortunately the work was completed and I have a huge weight off my shoulders. The title of this post is from the movie Finding Nemo. Dora sings this song and I have to repeat it to myself several times a week. It is my mantra of sorts. It helps remind me to keep moving forward with a positive attitude, just like Dora, her brain didn't work quite right either. Today's quote of the day comes from Albert Einstein and reiterates the same sentiment.
"Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Who would have thought that an animated fish and one of the greatest mind ever could have this much in common???

Journaling

I write in a journal everyday. I have made this a habit to help me process the thoughts of the day. It helps me to relax and release the energy of the day. I struggled with this process in the beginning and need to find a way to motivate myself. I love to be inspired and I love vocabulary. So one of the things I have been writing in my journal is an inspiring quote and a word for the day. I try to make the quote pertain to the feelings I am processing and often times the word will match as well. Now, I write in the journal just so I can get to finding the quote and learning the new word for the day and am working through many feelings without it becoming work. So I figured I would share the quote and word of the day.
Quote...
“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.”
― May Sarton
Word...
Appertain - To belong as a part, right, possession or attribute. (dictionary.com)
What is going to motivate you???

Motivation

Where does motivation come from? Is in intrinsic or extrinsic? How do we obtain it? Is there such thing as to much?
These are all questions I have been pondering today as I have a lot of work to do and no desire to do it. Although I work on the tasks at hand, I am easily distracted and can find numerous ways to waste time. I seem to work better under pressure, but that pressure stresses me out. I found this quote that seems to fit my thinking.
“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
― E.B. White

Making a Habit

Day 2. I don't have much to say today. Just trying to make blogging a habit. Just saw the movie Hugo. It is a must see. I love children's books. The vocabulary is amazing and the content always has a great message. I am a kid at heart!

#TRMA585

I had completely forgotten about my blog. I started this for another class. I will try to be better about keeping it up to date. Thanks!

Ecosystem Scavenger Hunt

A scavenger hunt is a game where you look for items or information. Use the worksheet to explore Ecosystems. Click on the hyperlink to find the data needed.

1. Find a definition for ecosystem and then find three other words related to ecosystems that you recognize from our unit vocabulary.
http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/habitat/habitat.html

Write you definition and vocabulary here




2. Read this web page and complete the food chain activity at the end. Write down one of the food chains you created.
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/CURR/SCIENCE/sciber00/8th/energy/sciber/chains.htm
Answers to the activity can be found at…
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/CURR/SCIENCE/sciber00/8th/energy/sciber/chainans.htm
Please correct your answers.



3. Please explore this web site and then write down one large, medium and small Carnivore, Herbivore and Omnivore. Then list one interesting fact about you learned to share with the class.
http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/marssim/simhtml/info/whats-a-carnivore.html


4. Now put what you have learned to the test and create a habitat for the black-footed ferrets in this fun game.
http://www.arkiveeducation.org/games_habitat.html

5. Now build a food web for a specific habitat. If you have time participate in the “Who dun it mysteries. Please print a copy of your completed web.
http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm