The Blog
I am going to refer to this as a lifestyle blog with a purpose. This is a project of mine to keep my writing skills up and to be able to express myself. There are many blogs out there today and I felt as though mine should have an intention, or a purpose if you will. Sure, you can blog, but what else can you do with your writing?
This is a journey into blogging with a journalistic flair. With each entry I am adhering myself to a specific word count. Thus the name of the blog was formed to be “minima” a shortened version of “minimal”. If you are a journalist or have been trained in the art of journalistic writing you know there is no room for extra words or sentences that do not contribute to the “W’s”. Who, what, where, when, and why. It is not my intention for this blog to follow the W’s, or any journalistic purpose, as I said before – this is a personal blog. But entries will be limited.
100 to 500 words is my set limit. Entries will start with a 100 word count and go up 100 words until I reach 500. The process will then start over. I can be under the word count for each entry, but never above. Links to other websites/blogs at the end of each entry do not count toward the number of words for the specific entry.
The Writer
My name is Ashley Helgerson, currently I reside in my hometown of Las Vegas, NV. I am 29 years old, work in the sales department for a media company, feed my husband, tend to my dogs, and take joy in life with my family and friends.
I do all kinds of things; cook, bake, eat, bike, kayak, camp, read, worry about my bills, tediously clip coupons to save on groceries, and I went skydiving this year.
Now I’ve decided to blog. So let’s go.
