Stages of Spelling, Writing Process, Personal Writing

My experiences with the stages of spelling come from other classes, mostly child development that review these stages for how children first begin to write. I had one project last semester where i did a case study on a child. For a work sample, she drew a picture and this was her random scribbling stage. She progressed with her second picture in which she started naming her scribblings. As for writing, i saw this process in the field experiences for this class. One writing session was spent on editing their stories. They had a editing checklist that both the writer and a peer had to use. I have never done personal writing although i was given a diary for a birthday present a couple of years back.
Having a blog has been an interesting experience for me as i am not a person that writes to get things out. I usually vocalize my feelings or keep them in. Although this was my first feeling about writing, i now see how writing things down can benefit me. I always understood the importance of developing reading and writing skills in school, but using it for personal reasons should also be encouraged for students to do. Writing things down can provide great memories and i am trying to do this now so i can look back years from now and remember certain parts of my life.
My topic for my book will be about changes. I am going to write about the biggest change that has occurred in the last 2 years - getting my first job and meeting the people there. I still work there but not in the same position. I met one of my best friends there and it baffles me that if i did not take this job, i would have never met him.