Write about three things that really bother you.
Time 10:25-10:35. Prompt from an iPhone ap.
I know I swore this wouldn't be a writing blog that turns into a "how I feel today" blog...but I wanted to do the other side of the coin from my post yesterday
1.) people who do not take responsibility for their own actions and depend on others to fight their battles
2.) When TV characters dont do what I think they should
3.) When MY characters dont do what I tell them to...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Day seven
Write about three THINGS that really make you happy.
Time: 11:25-11:38 prompt from writing.com "Writing Prompts" iPhone application.
I chose this because it was kinda a crappy day and I had a moment and I needed to do this to remind myself about the good stuff. This is not the whole list...it was the first 3 things that came to my mind.
1.) sunsets. We see them everyday and yet they never once look the same. From where the sunsets on the horizon (based on the time of year) to the feelings that are tied to that specific sunset. Regardless of how I feel about that particular sunset...when watching it I know that I am incredibly lucky to see it and that tomorrow will be another adventure.
2.) traveling. I love the adventure that each trip brings to me. From venturing out to explore Rome and stumbling across an amazing pizza joint where I got some of my favorite memories from the trip. To seeing the Giza Pyramids with my Mom an getting all of the..."fun" that came across our paths on that trip. I know that no matter what happens on the trip I know that I'm going to come away different than when I left.
3.) my memories of home/friends/family. When in having a bad day, the memory of my friends or an adventure that my family has had. Those memories get me through the homesickness when it comes up.
Time: 11:25-11:38 prompt from writing.com "Writing Prompts" iPhone application.
I chose this because it was kinda a crappy day and I had a moment and I needed to do this to remind myself about the good stuff. This is not the whole list...it was the first 3 things that came to my mind.
1.) sunsets. We see them everyday and yet they never once look the same. From where the sunsets on the horizon (based on the time of year) to the feelings that are tied to that specific sunset. Regardless of how I feel about that particular sunset...when watching it I know that I am incredibly lucky to see it and that tomorrow will be another adventure.
2.) traveling. I love the adventure that each trip brings to me. From venturing out to explore Rome and stumbling across an amazing pizza joint where I got some of my favorite memories from the trip. To seeing the Giza Pyramids with my Mom an getting all of the..."fun" that came across our paths on that trip. I know that no matter what happens on the trip I know that I'm going to come away different than when I left.
3.) my memories of home/friends/family. When in having a bad day, the memory of my friends or an adventure that my family has had. Those memories get me through the homesickness when it comes up.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Day six
Time: 11:15-11:30 prompt: from a list I created before I started this challenge because my phone restarted and I lost the writing I did for another prompt.
1.) see the northern lights
2.) get published...preferably in print
3.) go back to Italy and spend more time in the Vatican museum
4.) weigh below 200 pounds
5.) speak in public about my assault and journey from victim to thriver
6.) dive the Great Barrier Reef
7.) visit Bag End (in NZ)
8.) run some sort of race (5k, 10k, half, or full)
9.) get my PhD
10.) visit both sides of the niagara falls
1.) see the northern lights
2.) get published...preferably in print
3.) go back to Italy and spend more time in the Vatican museum
4.) weigh below 200 pounds
5.) speak in public about my assault and journey from victim to thriver
6.) dive the Great Barrier Reef
7.) visit Bag End (in NZ)
8.) run some sort of race (5k, 10k, half, or full)
9.) get my PhD
10.) visit both sides of the niagara falls
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Day five
If life is a TV channel, I'm currently on ...
Time: 10:55-11:05 prompt from iPhone application (which I will link to one of these days)
If life is a TV channel, I'm currently on not one specific channel. More of bouncing between a few.
When I'm at work I'm either in TruTV (especially when I'm on duty) or The Comedy channel simply because I have to laugh about somethings that I encounter or overhear on a daily basis.
When I'm with my boyfriend it is on...HBO playing a steady stream of movies. The two of us really enjoy watching and discussing movies.
When I'm working out its MTV or VH1 playing peppy music for my workout.
When I'm with friends it's probably on the travel channel...dreaming about future trips.
And when I'm alone the tv isn't on...I'm reading my Kindle.
Time: 10:55-11:05 prompt from iPhone application (which I will link to one of these days)
If life is a TV channel, I'm currently on not one specific channel. More of bouncing between a few.
When I'm at work I'm either in TruTV (especially when I'm on duty) or The Comedy channel simply because I have to laugh about somethings that I encounter or overhear on a daily basis.
When I'm with my boyfriend it is on...HBO playing a steady stream of movies. The two of us really enjoy watching and discussing movies.
When I'm working out its MTV or VH1 playing peppy music for my workout.
When I'm with friends it's probably on the travel channel...dreaming about future trips.
And when I'm alone the tv isn't on...I'm reading my Kindle.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Day four
@toasted_cheese Rain dancing on a lake #amwriting #writingprompt #TCPrompts
12:30 pm-12:45 pm Prompt inspired by a memory
Camp was a home for 12 years. It was where I lived for during the school year and was that girl who went "well at camp we..." One of my favorite memories was whenever it thunder stormed. Especially when we were in the tents...the sound of the thunder and the rain hitting the tents...was my favorite part.
One rainstorm during one of my years as a counselor I was walking past the lake and the beauty that I saw stopped me in my tracks.
Every time a drop of water hit the surface of the lake ripples would start but get cut off by another set of ripples. The whole dance was a ballet of movement on the water...I just loved it. I stood there for 20 minutes just transfixed by this...it wasn't until a bolt of lightening followed quickly by a clap of thunder that shook me out of my trance that the water put me in. I then went back to my tent and enjoyed the 'drip, drip, drip' of the water on my tent.
12:30 pm-12:45 pm Prompt inspired by a memory
Camp was a home for 12 years. It was where I lived for during the school year and was that girl who went "well at camp we..." One of my favorite memories was whenever it thunder stormed. Especially when we were in the tents...the sound of the thunder and the rain hitting the tents...was my favorite part.
One rainstorm during one of my years as a counselor I was walking past the lake and the beauty that I saw stopped me in my tracks.
Every time a drop of water hit the surface of the lake ripples would start but get cut off by another set of ripples. The whole dance was a ballet of movement on the water...I just loved it. I stood there for 20 minutes just transfixed by this...it wasn't until a bolt of lightening followed quickly by a clap of thunder that shook me out of my trance that the water put me in. I then went back to my tent and enjoyed the 'drip, drip, drip' of the water on my tent.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Day three
You hear a baby crying, but you know you are alone
Time: 10:55-11:15 prompt from the iPhone app
The family warned me that this would happen. I remember that...mrs smith said (and I quote) "at around 9pm you will hear a baby crying but do not be alarmed...we're not sure where it comes from. But all we know is that it's not ours"
My first thought was 'why haven't you figured more out that when it happens?' but I held my tongue as the family was paying me much more than this house sitting job warranted..I wasn't going to screw it up.
The thing is that the crying didn't stop... I had expected a few cries and that was that. But it didn't stop at one or two cries but it went on and on for 10 minutes. After a while I couldn't stand it so I got up and started trying to follow the sound. I wandered the house for a good hour before I pinpointed the sound to a hallway.
As I started to narrow down where the cries were coming from they were getting gradually quieter the further I wandered down the hall. I was opening every door hoping I could see the culprit of the crying.
Finally I reached the last door. As I turned the handle the crying stopped. I opened the door and there on the single bed (the only piece of furniture in the room) was mrs smith sitting cross legged on the bed with a big smile on her face.
"I'm impressed...you lasted almost 45 minutes longer than any other of the house sitters. It's a shame I have to kill you now."
Time: 10:55-11:15 prompt from the iPhone app
The family warned me that this would happen. I remember that...mrs smith said (and I quote) "at around 9pm you will hear a baby crying but do not be alarmed...we're not sure where it comes from. But all we know is that it's not ours"
My first thought was 'why haven't you figured more out that when it happens?' but I held my tongue as the family was paying me much more than this house sitting job warranted..I wasn't going to screw it up.
The thing is that the crying didn't stop... I had expected a few cries and that was that. But it didn't stop at one or two cries but it went on and on for 10 minutes. After a while I couldn't stand it so I got up and started trying to follow the sound. I wandered the house for a good hour before I pinpointed the sound to a hallway.
As I started to narrow down where the cries were coming from they were getting gradually quieter the further I wandered down the hall. I was opening every door hoping I could see the culprit of the crying.
Finally I reached the last door. As I turned the handle the crying stopped. I opened the door and there on the single bed (the only piece of furniture in the room) was mrs smith sitting cross legged on the bed with a big smile on her face.
"I'm impressed...you lasted almost 45 minutes longer than any other of the house sitters. It's a shame I have to kill you now."
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Day two
@toasted_cheese: In honour of Rush Limbaugh: write about (a) wearsluts and/or (b) bewaresluts #amwriting #writingprompt #TCPrompts
Time: 11:05-11:35 prompt from @toasted_cheese...because it made me giggle.
There are two types of girls that go out to a frat party on a Friday night in Wisconsin. As a security desk worker I get to see them go out and then come back in later during the night. You could say that I see them traveling to their natural habitat.
The first type of college girl is "a WAREslut"...now typically I don't use that word because of the negative imagery for women (can you tell I'm a woman's studies major?) . But in this case it fits...this type of college girl goes all out girly/sexy for a party that happens in one of the 2 weeks a year where we have halfway decent weather that doesn't require 14 layers to leave the building. When the weather turns sour (again) they dress more conservatively and are aWARE of the weather and the problems that it could bring.
The girls to watch for are what I call the BEWAREsluts. These girls are usually the ones that dress girly/sexy for the party every week regardless of the weather. I watch them leave during a snowstorm with short skirts, high heals, and maybe (but not usually) a north face jacket. That is when I start making predictions if I will see her coming back tonight with her shoes and no other random jackets...typically they arrive back with multiple extra jackets and her high heals in her hands. I really want to see how she goes from 8:00 pm fully clothed and 1-2am (typically) a hot mess.
I think this could be a good study of campus culture...maybe I will look at changing my major to anthropological studies...if I keep this job I will have my college capstone.
Time: 11:05-11:35 prompt from @toasted_cheese...because it made me giggle.
There are two types of girls that go out to a frat party on a Friday night in Wisconsin. As a security desk worker I get to see them go out and then come back in later during the night. You could say that I see them traveling to their natural habitat.
The first type of college girl is "a WAREslut"...now typically I don't use that word because of the negative imagery for women (can you tell I'm a woman's studies major?) . But in this case it fits...this type of college girl goes all out girly/sexy for a party that happens in one of the 2 weeks a year where we have halfway decent weather that doesn't require 14 layers to leave the building. When the weather turns sour (again) they dress more conservatively and are aWARE of the weather and the problems that it could bring.
The girls to watch for are what I call the BEWAREsluts. These girls are usually the ones that dress girly/sexy for the party every week regardless of the weather. I watch them leave during a snowstorm with short skirts, high heals, and maybe (but not usually) a north face jacket. That is when I start making predictions if I will see her coming back tonight with her shoes and no other random jackets...typically they arrive back with multiple extra jackets and her high heals in her hands. I really want to see how she goes from 8:00 pm fully clothed and 1-2am (typically) a hot mess.
I think this could be a good study of campus culture...maybe I will look at changing my major to anthropological studies...if I keep this job I will have my college capstone.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Day One
Time: 9:48 PM-10:00 PM
Prompt:
The vacation cottage you rented for the summer has a locked room, which you break into and...
I had to push the door hard. I felt like I was going to bruise my shoulder before the damn door would open. I pushed and pushed and pushed...and suddenly the door popped open. Like it was waiting for the exact number of pushes before it would open.
The door creaked open and I took a breath before I stepped in. And saw that time had not touched this room...the crib, changing table, and rocker stood in silent tribute to the missing occupants.
There were 2 things that I noticed after I took in the sights of the hidden room. The first was that there was a half empty bottle sitting on the arm of the rocker. I could see Mom setting the bottle down after feeding her baby and walking away from the room forever. The second was the obvious foot print that was made in the thick layer of dust on the wall directly in front of me. Considering the work I had put into getting into the room I had no idea how the foot print got there.
Undaunted I took in the room and the contents. As I reached towards the forgotten bottle I heard a step somewhere in the house. Before I could process the fact that I was alone in the house...the world went black.
Prompt:
The vacation cottage you rented for the summer has a locked room, which you break into and...
I had to push the door hard. I felt like I was going to bruise my shoulder before the damn door would open. I pushed and pushed and pushed...and suddenly the door popped open. Like it was waiting for the exact number of pushes before it would open.
The door creaked open and I took a breath before I stepped in. And saw that time had not touched this room...the crib, changing table, and rocker stood in silent tribute to the missing occupants.
There were 2 things that I noticed after I took in the sights of the hidden room. The first was that there was a half empty bottle sitting on the arm of the rocker. I could see Mom setting the bottle down after feeding her baby and walking away from the room forever. The second was the obvious foot print that was made in the thick layer of dust on the wall directly in front of me. Considering the work I had put into getting into the room I had no idea how the foot print got there.
Undaunted I took in the room and the contents. As I reached towards the forgotten bottle I heard a step somewhere in the house. Before I could process the fact that I was alone in the house...the world went black.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Day 366: forgot that it was a leap year and I needed to post one more picture
It is amazing how much this ring means to me in such a short period of time
New year, new challenge!
Now that my 365 days of happiness project is done I now need to figure out what to do with this blog.
While i was considering ideas i looked at what i do to make myself happy. I have found that I do a few things consistently...my mood is better and I feel less stressed out. Those are:
-working out-seems simple but I'm discovering that I am a nicer/less stressed person if I work out on a regular basis. Right now I'm at 4 days a week either going into my local Curves or using either Zumba or Your Fitness Evolved for the XBox.
-spending time with my boyfriend
-reading-I thank my Kindle for letting me do this one...
-writing-exercising the creative person in me and working on the story ideas I have bouncing around in my head.
Now I have the first 3 taken care of but...I let my writing fall by the wayside way to often. So...I am committing to do something small but for me...incredibly important.
I am going to commit to writing at least 10 minutes a day. And to make the stakes a little higher and having something to hold myself accountable I am going to transform this 1 photo a day blog into my 10 minutes a day blog.
This means I am going to post the random scenes that pop into my head, conversations that I overhear, what I am looking at, or if I get stumped for what to write about I will choose a tweet from @toastedcheese. This will not be a place I air what is going on in my life...directly. What I choose to write about may reflect what I write though...
to make this fair... I am going to set some rules for myself:
-10 minutes a day. Posted that day if writing is done on my phone
-if writing is done in my notebook during the day. I give myself 1 day to transcribe it into a post.
- if I choose a tweet from @toastedcheese I will put the tweet at the beginning of the post
-if my writing is inspired by a photo, I will post the photo
I think that's it...I want to thank you for sticking with me last year. It was a lot of fun looking at the different countries that were looking at my blog. I really hope that you stick with me for this next year!
Day one starts tomorrow!
While i was considering ideas i looked at what i do to make myself happy. I have found that I do a few things consistently...my mood is better and I feel less stressed out. Those are:
-working out-seems simple but I'm discovering that I am a nicer/less stressed person if I work out on a regular basis. Right now I'm at 4 days a week either going into my local Curves or using either Zumba or Your Fitness Evolved for the XBox.
-spending time with my boyfriend
-reading-I thank my Kindle for letting me do this one...
-writing-exercising the creative person in me and working on the story ideas I have bouncing around in my head.
Now I have the first 3 taken care of but...I let my writing fall by the wayside way to often. So...I am committing to do something small but for me...incredibly important.
I am going to commit to writing at least 10 minutes a day. And to make the stakes a little higher and having something to hold myself accountable I am going to transform this 1 photo a day blog into my 10 minutes a day blog.
This means I am going to post the random scenes that pop into my head, conversations that I overhear, what I am looking at, or if I get stumped for what to write about I will choose a tweet from @toastedcheese. This will not be a place I air what is going on in my life...directly. What I choose to write about may reflect what I write though...
to make this fair... I am going to set some rules for myself:
-10 minutes a day. Posted that day if writing is done on my phone
-if writing is done in my notebook during the day. I give myself 1 day to transcribe it into a post.
- if I choose a tweet from @toastedcheese I will put the tweet at the beginning of the post
-if my writing is inspired by a photo, I will post the photo
I think that's it...I want to thank you for sticking with me last year. It was a lot of fun looking at the different countries that were looking at my blog. I really hope that you stick with me for this next year!
Day one starts tomorrow!
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