shari smothers

Hi. I’m Shari. I want to share a little more about me because I want to know about the writers of the blogs I visit. So, here’s a bigger pictures.

These Days

I recently completed updating the website for a small non-profit organization called Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston. So, the sites are up and running, even the inactive ones. Since it’s not my main job, I don’t have any thumbnails for them—for now. That may change, but for now you can check out my list, to see my work.

• Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston
• Sir Knight Professional Band Arrangements
• The Word ‘Mage
• The Word ‘Mage Blog

A Few of My Favorite Things

Writing has been very useful for me in my various positions over the past 20 years. From letter writing, to ad copy, to articles ghost written for an information library on a website; I have made use of the skill that I enjoy so much.

Blogging provides me with a fun way of publishing. It gives me a way to be available for exchange of ideas with readers. And it’s a great way to participate in group activities from other blogs.

Poetry is another genre that I really enjoy. For creative pieces like that, I have Telling Stories, another blog. Together they allow me to say what comes to me to put on the page.

Photography is another activity that brings me pleasure and productivity. You can see some of my efforts posted on my Flickr photostream.

Graphic design has gotten me through many birthdays, holidays and events, on a shoestring budget. It’s added great fun to being frugal, as well enhancing projects.

Web design keeps me up nights. I find I really like page manipulation through coding. I have been learning how to layout web pages, including optimizing images (photos and graphics) for the web. I’ve used it to edit web pages, tweak my blogs and to build websites for me and for work. I plan to do more of that soon, starting with a website project for a friend.

A Word on Publishing

What can I say? I really enjoy throwing stuff out into cyberspace. I like clicking the Publish button. And believing I might be helping or entertaining someone else is the reason I keep plugging away.

My images, (photos and graphics), enhance the messages. I’m pretty sure all images are mine. I’m trying to think of them all without reviewing the site. Anyway, if I should use images from others, it will be fully and clearly attributed.

Where Else You can Find Me

Keeping in touch can be a lot of fun these days. If you can type at all, there are many places you can connect with me. Take a look at the places you can visit to communicate with me:

My Blogs

Telling Stories
The Word ‘Mage Blog

Social Bookmarking

De.li.cious, ShariLS
Stumble Upon, njw-ss

Micro Communication

Twitter, @sharils – 140 characters or less
Facebook, Shari Smothers – 140 characters or more
Flickr, My Photostream – Pictures mainly & a little text

Ask me Questions

Formspring.me, Shari Smothers
Email me, Shari – through this site