Haiku Friday: Can You Help A Fellow Blogger, Sister?

Have you heard the news?
Bad stuff is happening to
bloggers everywhere.

Some are losing jobs
Others losing health or life –
Bad times all around

As for me, today
for the first time ever I
have no insurance

Jobs are still scarce here
Aaron applies daily but
The phone is silent

Want to help others?
Join Kristen in August to
Blog the Recession

It’s very simple:
Click through to read your blogs on
the actual URL

Such a simple act
Can boost ad revenue for
your favorite bloggers

It’s a brilliant idea. Since it seems like hard times are falling over many right now, why not commit to help each other out? We may all be short on money, but it doesn’t take much to click the post title in your feed reader and read it on the actual blog.

I’ve already been doing a version of this for some time. If there is a post that I particularly like, I will find an interesting ad (like a Google Ad) for that blogger and click on it to earn them a little more money. I’m willing to look at interesting ad to help a fellow blogger out. Along with a comment, it’s my way of saying thanks – like leaving a tip in a tip jar, only you don’t have to give any money, just a little time. You can grab a button and join in over at Motherhood Uncensored.

To play along for Haiku Friday, follow these steps:

1. Write your own haiku on your blog. You can do one or many, all following a theme or just random. What’s a haiku, you ask? Click here.

2. Sign the Mister Linky below or at Jennifer’s blog with your name and the link to your haiku post (the specific post URL, not your generic blog URL). DON’T sign unless you have a haiku this week. If you need help with this, contact Jennifer or myself.

3. Pick up a Haiku Friday button to display on the post or in your sidebar by clicking the button at the top.

REMEMBER: Do not post your link unless you have a haiku this week! We will delete any links without haiku!



Haiku Friday: A Bit of a Shock

Back from BlogHer now
Time to check up on Bloglines –
O M F’in G!

Over one thousand
posts to read. And yet I can
not hit Mark All Read

My weekend plans are
set – I will wade through these
posts, reading each one

But please don’t hope for
a comment on each, ‘cuz I’m
not a fast reader

It’s true. I cannot bring myself to hit Mark All Read, because I fear I’ll miss some important detail of someone’s life. So instead I will hide out this weekend and read through everything, skimming at times, but making sure each post goes past my eyes. I hate having such a backlog, because I feel like I’m not doing my part to be a good bloggy citizen.

To play along for Haiku Friday, follow these steps:

1. Write your own haiku on your blog. You can do one or many, all following a theme or just random. What’s a haiku, you ask? Click here.

2. Sign the Mister Linky below or at Jennifer’s blog with your name and the link to your haiku post (the specific post URL, not your generic blog URL). DON’T sign unless you have a haiku this week. If you need help with this, contact Jennifer or myself.

3. Pick up a Haiku Friday button to display on the post or in your sidebar by clicking the button at the top.

REMEMBER: Do not post your link unless you have a haiku this week! We will delete any links without haiku!



Haiku Friday: BlogHer Edition

Huh? Looking for me?
Sorry, I’m at BlogHer now
Too drunk to haiku

Gone to BlogHer 08

Have a great Friday, everyone!

To play along for Haiku Friday, follow these steps:

1. Write your own haiku on your blog. You can do one or many, all following a theme or just random. What’s a haiku, you ask? Click here.

2. Sign the Mister Linky below or at Jennifer’s blog with your name and the link to your haiku post (the specific post URL, not your generic blog URL). DON’T sign unless you have a haiku this week. If you need help with this, contact Jennifer or myself.

3. Pick up a Haiku Friday button to display on the post or in your sidebar by clicking the button at the top.

REMEMBER: Do not post your link unless you have a haiku this week! We will delete any links without haiku!



Haiku Friday: Test Time

Big test tomorrow
If I pass, I stay in school –
No pressure at all.

I’d write more haiku, but I really have to study for this test. It’s the halfway point of nursing school, and if we don’t pass this comprehensive test, we’re out of the program. OK, it’s not quite that dramatic. We have one more chance to take it if we fail, and if we fail both times, we can reapply to continue the program after sitting out a year. Still, I don’t really want to think of that possibility. Once I’m done with school, I’ll have more options for working, which means we won’t have to panic (like we are now) if another layoff should hit us.

(Yes, we’re still unemployed. The job market is short on any jobs that require more than “must be able to lift 40 lbs.” and pay more than $9.50 an hour.)

So, I’m going to think positive thoughts, keep studying, fuel up with caffeine in the morning, and pass this test.

In other news, does anyone want to do a Haiku Theme Week again soon? If so, throw out some topic ideas you’d like to see!

To play along for Haiku Friday, follow these steps:

1. Write your own haiku on your blog. You can do one or many, all following a theme or just random. What’s a haiku, you ask? Click here.

2. Sign the Mister Linky below or at Jennifer’s blog with your name and the link to your haiku post (the specific post URL, not your generic blog URL). DON’T sign unless you have a haiku this week. If you need help with this, contact Jennifer or myself.

3. Pick up a Haiku Friday button to display on the post or in your sidebar by clicking the button at the top.

REMEMBER: Do not post your link unless you have a haiku this week! We will delete any links without haiku!



Haiku Friday: A Fourth of July Haiku

Hey Americans
Happy Independence Day
Enjoy the fireworks

Cordy’s school had a
parade in the rain, marching
with their drums and flag


No fireworks for us
Both girls will be asleep by
nine no matter what

I think Cordy would probably like to watch the fireworks, but I don’t think it’ll happen this year, because my two girls turn into pumpkins at 9 pm. No matter where we are or what exciting event is happening, they cannot stay awake past 9 pm, and many times fall asleep earlier.

Normally they’re in bed by 7:30 pm at the latest. Cordy has always wanted an early bedtime, and Mira is following the trend. It makes it tough to do anything later in the evening, but it’s also nice to have a little time without them. Luckily the neighborhood fireworks display is very close by, so the girls can go to sleep in the evening, and Aaron and I can watch the show on our front lawn.

(Before you say how lucky we are, know that both Cordy and Mira are awake at 6:00 am or earlier every morning. I’d happily trade an hour later bedtime for an hour later wake-up time, but it never happens.)

To play along for Haiku Friday, follow these steps:

1. Write your own haiku on your blog. You can do one or many, all following a theme or just random. What’s a haiku, you ask? Click here.

2. Sign the Mister Linky below or at Jennifer’s blog with your name and the link to your haiku post (the specific post URL, not your generic blog URL). DON’T sign unless you have a haiku this week. If you need help with this, contact Jennifer or myself.

3. Pick up a Haiku Friday button to display on the post or in your sidebar by clicking the button at the top.

REMEMBER: Do not post your link unless you have a haiku this week! We will delete any links without haiku!

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