These updates are getting later and later. I blame the Hub.
When people ask me, ‘Why do you always blame the Hub?’ I think of Sir Edmund Hillary’s famous quote about climbing Everest: ‘Because he’s there.’ What’s the point of marriage, if not to have a spouse to blame? To sum up:
- I’m late; I cry
- Why?
- Hub/Fall guy
- On standby
- Thereby
- Not my fault I’m late
- Great!
So, what have I been doing? Not a lot, as it happens: Tory Boy coming home for a while meant that this week Spud and I had to excavate his room of all our junk which put me in a bad mood with the Hub because it’s really his junk and I was happy when I couldn’t see it but now it’s all over the house again and you know how I feel about a cluttered house….
I did add a new task:
Find another 64 challenges for the list. (28/64)
Have the courage to play the drums in church.
There are several bongo drums up front in church and the children are invited to play along to the singing. I thought about grabbing a little kid off the street because parents help the younger ones to bong, but kidnap might not be considered an act of good Christian witness, so I decided against it. I am dying to get my hands on those drums, though. This morning, the children were all in Sunday Club and the vicar invited the adults to have a go, but I bottled it. Like every other adult there, as it happens.
As I cowered behind my notice sheet, I decided right then to add this task to my list, because now I have to do it when the opportunity arises again.
Submit thirty poems to competitions or publishers (11/30)
I sent off three poems this week. I was going to up the number from (8) to (9), because they all went to the same competition, but I checked the wording of the task and it reads Submit thirty poems, not, Submit to thirty competitions. I can always increase the number at a later date. The good thing about setting your own tasks in this challenge is that you can cheat as much as you like.
Blog 1111 times (444/1111)
I only tell you this because I like the numbers.
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We now have eighteen members in the 101ers club, and my list to the right is sadly out of date. I will try to update it in the week but for now, here are some links. Mine is only included because I don’t know how else to do ‘Related Articles’. I have a lot to learn about blogging.
Related articles
- 101/1001 (21) Another Late Update (thelaughinghousewife.wordpress.com)
- http://sarsm.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/the-haves-and-the-have-nots/
- http://sillywrongbutvividright.wordpress.com/day-zero/
- http://manchestermeanders.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/five-down-ninety-six-to-go/
- http://sillywrongbutvividright.wordpress.com/day-zero/
- http://kasilou.blogspot.com/p/101-in-1001.html
- http://vicrace.blogspot.com/p/101-in-1001.html
- http://the-gingerbread-house.co.uk/day-zero/
You sure put yourself under a lot of pressure. 🙂
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Now I know why you have a tension headache.
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Tilly, I looked at the 101/1001, but I can’t think of 101 things to do. I am old and have done most of what I set out to do, besides, I might die before I reach 1001 days. Still working on it but not going to commit yet. Dianne
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Part of the fun is finding things to add to the list; that’s also one of my challenges. Why not do a 35/365? You can still be included in our not at all exclusive group.
You don’t strike me as a person who shies away from a challenge 🙂
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pressure, pressure!
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Bongo Bongo Bongo . . .
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I keep thinking that I should do the 1001 thing. I’ve just made a note and have five things so far, so have a bit of a way to go…
Love the idea of you playing the bongos in Church; it’s all about using our individual and special gifts, after all. However good or bad you are at drumming, you’ll be using the gift of bravery!
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I like the way you look at things 🙂
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Lists scare me! It`s means I have to follow thru…But I am keeping that Sir Edmund quote under my hat!
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I’ve always liked it 🙂
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Are you submitting only to free competitions etc? Have you looked at this list?
http://www.prizemagic.co.uk/html/writing_comps.htm
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Yes, free comps only. Checking the list out now. Thanks.
And welcome back! I’ve missed you.
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It’s all in the wording. 😉
I love the bongo challenge!! And your blogging challenge is going really well. Somehow I knew it would.
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I love it! But I forgot to mention the comments in this week’s post. My head’s just not in the game at the moment.
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I love the idea of your bongo challenge. I think I’d have chickened out too the first time they asked. Going to church is going to be nerve wracking for you in future.
I meant to brainstorm some challenges for you – I’ve been rubbish so far haven’t I? Ok, how about another reading challenge? I’m reading 10 books from 10 different countries. You could do something similar – either borrow them from the library or I could send you some of mine when I’ve finished with them.
Have you considered Bookcrossing? Writing secret messages in books or other items? How about clearing out a room and donating stuff to charity? I always donate my unwanted items to Barnardos. I like that they send you an update letting you know how much they raised from your goods. It has been years since I sent any postcards – How about a challenge to send 20 postcards to friends and family?
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