Published in January 2023
Considering that I was sick for basically all of December and felt like I spent all of January trying to catch up, I published a surprising number of articles at the beginning of 2023. See them all below the fold.
Earth911
Millet for the Environment and Better Nutrition
What TrashBlitz Revealed About Pollution in Parks
Shopping for Plant-Based Leather
Hunting Invasive Species for the Environment
Students Help Track Climate Impact on Marine Species
Earth Action
Stop New Drilling Leases on Public Lands
Reprints
Eco-Friendly Ways to De-Ice Your Sidewalk
What’s Wrong with Bottled Water
Home Remedies: Indoor Air Quality
Winter Reads: Books That Support Your Love of Nature
Cork vs. Cap: Which Wine Stopper is Better?
Fighting Climate Change Through Wetlands Protection
ParentMap
Fine the Magic of Cinema at Children’s Film Festival Seattle
Exciting Camps and Activities for Summer 2023
Call the Sitter: This Is Not Your Average Valentine’s Day Date
Seattle Times
Comedians create what’s believed to be the PNW’s first disability-focused comedy festival
Seattle’s first Iranian theater company is ready for its first live show
Western Washington Medical Group
3 Keys to Maintaining Heart Health
Common Childhood Viruses & What You Should Know About Them
Coping Strategies for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Crooked Road Blog
Aside from the December article roundup, I posted two things on the blog in January. One was my Goodreads Year in Books and the other one was about the most popular books at the public library.
Popular Posts
As always, K-drama posts Amnesia and Secret Childhood Connection were top performers. Some folks also looked at my bylines, which was gratifying. My review of Carmina Burana was probably in the top 10 because Tacoma Opera is performing it this winter. Other ballet posts did well: Slingerland Duet and Ballet in Music Videos. I don’t know why it was those two. I always thought Growth of the Soil was a relatively obscure book, but once again, my review got lots of views. And the new post about the library did well.
Search Terms
Once again variations on “kdrama amnesia” filled half of the top 10 search queries. My name ranked high, and it is nice to know people are looking for me. The rest of the top 10 were usual suspects: choose your own sex adventure, growth of the soil summary, one flat thing reproduced. But in the number two slot there was a fun surprise: fairy wings flower smell. I wonder where that came from. I tried googling it myself and my website was not among the search results. I even used the search bar on my website and got “nothing found.” So we’re ending January with a mystery.
About The Author
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I'm a freelance writer in Seattle specializing in parenting, arts and the environment.