Wow, it is hard to believe that we are celebrating a whole year of High5 posts. The CincyNanny Blog was a sporadic and random blog until the every week posts the High5 brought to Fridays! People have asked me where did the idea of "High5" come from? I can't point to just one thing. The High5 has been a constant in my life forever. So, yeah, it is kind of a mix of things - 3 that come to mind.
Back when I worked for a youth ministry, we had a video series that we would create for the junior and senior high students, called "High Five". It might be something like "The Top 5 Ways NOT to Make Friends" - it was always humorous and had a catchy theme the I am singing as I remember.
When I first started with the boys, we had a few DVDs that we would watch, mostly ones that had music. We spent a lot of time in one large room in the house, and I needed some music to break up the day. They Might Be Giants has a few kids DVDs and CDs, and one all about numbers, "Here come the 1-2-3's!" There is a "High Five" song, that is totally a disco tune - I love it! Watch it here!
The other reference to the high-five, is that I just give them a lot! I cannot help it, I work with kids. It was always a safe, happy way to greet teens, and young kids always love it. My husband gives me a hard time that I over use it. I don't mind. In the swing dancing classes, as our students rotate they have to pass by us in the front of the room. Since we usually have 50-70 people in our class, I don't get a chance to talk to everyone, but I do get a high-five as they walk by!
So that is the history of my love and over use of the high-five. I have really enjoyed this fun way to share information, and it seems that you readers have to. Hopefully there are lots more to come! To celebrate today, I am going to share YOUR favorite High5's that we've had this last year. They are the most read.... I hope that you enjoy for the first time, or again. (Thanks for reading!)
High5: Celebrating One Great Year - Top Five High5's So Far!
I defined S.M.A.R.T. Goals and discussed HOW to set goals and gave ideas how to make goals for your job, career and personal life.
A national agency asked what a Nanny wants from an employer, and I responded with my opinion - my High5.
At Thanksgiving, I shared the things in my personal life that I feel grateful for and some funny pictures of our eatable craft!
I share the basics for finding the perfect bag - a much needed accessory with triplets! Pictures galore.
Returning from the INA Conference, I shared my favorite workshops in a 2-week series. This caught the eye of Author, Jane Nelson, and the Positive Discipline website and then the INA, making this the highest viewed posts of the last year.
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