Site Goals

   I mentioned before that I'm trying to maintain site growth at a slow and steady pace.  Primarily, this is so I can continue to have time to find my voice and keep up with the needs of my growing boys.

  However, I do feel that any website needs some definite goals.  I thought I'd share them with you.


When I hit 25 Followers, I'll begin using my twitter feed to post regular updates.  (At this point, I'm still rather confused by the whole twitter thing.) 
When I hit 50 Followers, I'll start a smallish Facebook page for my website.
When I hit 500 Followers, I'll begin the process to get my own URL.

See, the main thing is--- I don't blog to have a nice cushy job or get paid tons of money.  I blog because it's "what I do".  Some people jog.  Some people sew.  Some people like to solve crossword puzzles.  I blog. 

I never know if ANYONE out there actually reads my posts (until someone responds, that is) but I've got to blog it anyway.  It's just what I do.

So, I'm happy to have you all here- I hope you're still reading when I hit 1 million followers.  After all, I strongly doubt I'll have run out of things to say.

Fractazmic, the Game of Fractions

    Recently, I was able to jump of the bandwagon of a large word of mouth campaign and pick up a free deck of educational cards from the folks at I See Cards.  They gave out hundreds of decks of cards- just to spread the love of math among students.

    People taking advantage of the offer were given their choice of any of the three math decks offered.  (The offer was for a limited time, unfortunately, and has since closed.)  After looking over the card choices, I decided to give FracTazmic a try.

Per their website:

FracTazmic™ is a comprehensive interactive fun lesson in fractions that gives your child unlimited practice at their individual level.

Each brightly colored card displays fractions, along with eye catching graphics, to ensure reinforcement. Players will quickly identify the fractions on their cards and calculate their way to fun and learning! Fractazmic teaches fractions, numbers and measurement.

I've already played these with Chaos once, and I have to say, it's a brilliant idea.  However, that being said, Chaos is a bit young to play properly (these are slated grades 1-7), so I'm unable to give a full review at this time.  I'm planning on sharing these with a few of my homeschool co-op members since I do love the idea.

As I mentioned, the folks at I See Cards have three math-based card games: PyraMath, FracTazmic, and PrimeBomb.  Each teaches a valuable set of math skills in a fun, non-threatening way.

 Along with the cards, I was also sent a sharable discount code.  If you purchase any products at shop.iseecards.com you can use the promo code mathisfun for 50% off anything up until April 7. You can share this code with as many people as you'd like.

A New Milestone!

Late last week, See Morgana Blog finally hit 20 followers!

I know, that seems like the smallest drop in the bucket in comparison to most of the other blogs I follow, but it's a huge deal to me.  For years, as I wrote for other blogs, I always wondered how I'd attract readers if I ever tried to do my own thing.  The conclusion I've come to is that the "slow but steady" approach really feels just as gratifying as the "quick and overwhelming" method.

So, I want to take a moment to thank YOU- all 20 of you- who read my blog and make me feel a little less alone out in the "interwebz".  THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I've got big things in the works for the next few months, both in real life and on this site.  More site updating will be coming soon and I'm hoping to have my own custom URL by the end of the summer.  But first, you'll begin seeing a LOT of organizing posts as I swing into Spring Cleaning.  So, please stick around... and feel free to invite a few friends.

Stuff I Like: The Daydream Edition

     It's always great to daydream a little on Friday morning.  (Especially if your Friday is as chilly as mine is today!)  While waiting to take the kids for a little pediatric visit (which I haven't told Tantrum the Younger about yet), I thought I'd throw together a quick little post of some random awesomeness I've found around the web. 

This ceramic egg carton would look so cute in my fridge!  If only it came in a 6 dozen egg size.  From organize.com

      I see serious potential in these for the boys' room.  I'm going to have to contact etsy seller handz to see if they also have a Return of the Jedi piece.  I can just visualize this on the navy blue wall, above the white board and batten trim.  Their room is white and navy blue with lots of little pops of aqua, lime, and orange.  At $19 each, this is some cute AND affordable artwork.

Speaking of geekery, this sticker set is AWESOME.  I'm so tempted to sneak these onto our minivan and see if anyone notices or gets the reference.  (For non-geeky readers, this is a reference to the Dune series by Frank Herbert.  There have been two major- and amazing- movie adaptations.  This also happens to be one of Husbeastie's major geek triggers.)  These stickers come from another etsy seller, mashafalkov, at $2 per set of 4.

   Let me know if you find any subtle geekery or kitchen awesomeness around the web.  I'd love to take a look at it!

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