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Does anyone else feel like 2013 just FLEW by?! I honestly can't believe it is going to be 2014! I am so thankful for all of the wonderful things that have happened in 2013. It was fun to go through previous posts I wrote and re-live 2013 a little!  Some of highlights of 2013 included: Starting a new job as a middle school counselor! Attending and presenting at the 2013 ASCA Conference. Especially hanging out and presenting with my school counselor blogger BFF Andrea Burston - ( JYJoyner Counselor )!!! Meeting blogger buddies Rebecca Lallier ( School Counseling by Heart ), Dr. Susan Fuller ( Entirely Elementary Counseling ), Marissa Rex ( Elementary School Counseling) , and Jeff Ream ( The Counseling Geek ) for the first time in person at the 2013 ASCA Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Continuing to host #SCCHAT with Dr. Erin Mason at SCOPE . (FYI SCOPE is getting a complete overhaul to better assist school counselors in learning about and utilizing technology tools!...

It was difficult to pick my 11 favorite posts of 2011 considering I wrote 108 posts this year, not counting this post! 2011 was a pretty great year. I had the opportunity to present at the  ASCA conference in Seattle, WA , started School Counselor Tweet Chats , hosted lots of giveaways , made video posts , and much more! I have enjoyed connecting with you in 2011 and can't wait to see what is in store for 2012! Below I outlined 11 of my favorite posts and why they made the list. Serving Up Career Standards Through Community Involvement One of my biggest accomplishments of the 2010-2011 school year was starting Career Cafe at my school.  It has been an amazing ride since implementing it.  Students are so excited to learn about careers first-hand from people in their community.  I am learning so much from the speakers too! Career Cafe  is one of my favorite programs I implement as a school counselor. Many School Counselor Blog readers have emailed me...