Hi everyone!
I know this time was too long--I haven't updated in months, so I've probably let a lot of you down--my apologies for that. I'm also really sorry this post isn't the snowy owl post I had planned on before, I'll just be sharing with you all about how often I'm planning on updating from now on, as well as what to expect from me on this blog.
To begin, this year I'm a freshman in high school--oh joy! Because of the heavy workload (I'm taking an AP class as a freshman along with a handful of Honors courses, plus preparing for a major competition in February), I unfortunately will not be able to update as often as before. I understand that when I first started this blog I was able to blog almost once every week, and then as time went on I kind of started slacking. I'm really sorry to say that I won't be able to make new posts weekly anymore.
However, since I do still have a passion for animals and wildlife conservation, I would like to make it a goal to update as much as I can, to the best of my ability. I'm also telling myself to start taking this blog more seriously--since I'm in 9th grade now--and trying to be more responsible about updating this blog. Realistically, I think I'll only be able to update once every two to three weeks, and around the time of high school finals, probably even less. No more long periods of silence without warning!
A little sneak peak at my blogging schedule in the months to come:
January: I'll be having a big competition in February, so I'll be posting less this month to prepare.
February: My big competition will be sometime this month (I'm pretty sure it's the second week), but after that, I'll have a little time to blog some more.
March: My AP exam will be in the beginning of May, so I'll be posting a little less than usual.
April: My AP exam will only be one month away--it's crunch time for me around this time, so expect very little number of updates. (There is a chance I can make some time during spring break to update once)
May: AP exam on the 8th! After that, high school finals--eek! My spring semester finals will be the last week of May (I think), which means I'll be posting a bit less than usual as well.
Basically, January~May will sort of be my "off" months, when I won't be able to post as often. But June, July, and most of August will be summertime for me, so I'll be able to post as often as I want then!
On another note, I'm possibly going to be starting volunteering for a wildlife conservation volunteer program in a couple months, so I'm really hoping that I can share what I learn from that with all of you! Then it won't just be facts about animals I write about, but real conservation efforts and problems our world is facing.
This leads to the next topic I want to touch on. Although I always am very careful with not plagiarizing and making sure to practice "fair use," there is a small chance I could forget to cite a source correctly, or stumble on some other small mistake. I really want to start being more careful with what I put in my blog now, since I really don't want to get into trouble with the law for a copyright violation. That said, I'm going to try to not only talk about animal facts from my research and reading, but also incorporate my own opinions or experiences with their conservation efforts (if possible--again, I'd like to achieve that though the conservation volunteering I'm hoping to start in a couple of months).
I hope you all understand my busy schedule and situation and have a general idea of what my blogging pattern will sort of look like. I'll try to put up that snowy owl post sometime in the next two or three weeks, though~ please look forward to that!
Thank you very much for sticking with me!
~Cheri
