I was browsing through some of the bloggers I read looking for blogging fodder to keep up with my 30-day challenge of writing every day. Jon Becker at Educational Insanity always has thoughtful posts and I appreciate his willingness to poke fun at himself sometimes.

The post that caught my attention today is about VCU’s Department of Educational Leadership’s new media ecosystem.  Jon invited us all to get involved in this ecosystem that includes blogs by doctoral students at VCU. I’m already part of the ecosystem as I belong to the Facebook page and follow the Twitter feed. But, it was great to spend time browsing the wide variety of blog entries.  I left a few comments for folks and signed up for the updates.

I think the post that really resonated with me today, perhaps because I feel like I’ve been burning the candle at both ends lately and now have a cold, was one by Andy Wolfenbarger.  He focused on the power of a cohort to support its members, but the main message was that passionate people tend to simply work too hard.  We see all that needs to be done and forget that taking care of ourselves is important, too.  I’m taking his good advice today…work can wait. The henhouse needs some attention and so do I. There’s a sunny spot on the porch calling my name and dogs that will be happy for a long walk later on.

And now that I’ve gotten my blog entry done, I really don’t need to be online the rest of the day! Thanks, Andy, for your good advice.  Your cohort is lucky to have you and I’m lucky to be part of this ecosystem.