The 30 Day Blog Challenge - The final chapter: day 26-30

Firstly I am doing a crash finish to wipe the slate clean.  To say that I finish something that I started.  I think a lot of people headed this way towards the end on this challenge.

day 26 - what do you think about your friends

I really feel like saying that I don't think much of them because it's the end of the blog and no one is reading it anyway but that is the furtherest thing from the truth *snigger*  They are all awesome!

day 27 - why are you doing this 30 day challenge

To improve blogging and writing skills as I do not really have the knack of composing in a journalistic manner.  It was worth a shot.

day 28 - a picture of you from last year & now, how have you changed since then?

I'm a year older, a little wiser and a little lighter :)

day 29 - in this past month, what have you learned

That it is good to finish something that you started, even if it is a little late :)

day 30 - your favorite song

Beautiful Day - U2

Day Nineteen - nicknames you have and why you have them

Custard - Amongst other forms of dancing I did gymnastics for a number of years.  We didn't wear the traditional leotard but a t-shirt and 'bloomers'.  As I already had to wear bloomers under my sports uniform for school it made sense to just wear them.  Now my bloomers were my faction colour which was GOLD.  My bloomers were as gold as you could get back in the day so really they were deep yellow. Hence the name 'custard' form my gymnastics coach.

Beedo - Typical of all Australians my surname (maiden name) was shortened and an 'o' whacked on the end by the male contingent of the crew that I knocked around with at University.  I was one of the boys so it seem fitting that I should be included in their nickname gang.  They did try to sexy it up a bit by making it sound French until they realised that putting Le in front of Beedo meant something else.

Sare-bare - Usual name given to me by boyfriend.

Gurlie Gurl - Sounds better than Wife.

Otherwise I am just known as Sarah.

Day Eighteen - plans/dreams/goals you have

I have spent the year, once a month, catching up with a small group of dynamic women from all walks of life.  Our group has a facillitator and she is amazing.  We however never ever ever do what we plan to do but that is okay as the night always ends up being enriching, filled with laughter, tears and lots of stories.  I guess the whole point of it is that we had on hand a book by Dan Zadra called 5 (ISBN 978-1-932319-44-6).  The blurb to this book quite simply is:

'Where will you be five years from today?'

It is filled with quotes, questions, possibilities and celebrates the 'want to's, choose's to & I can't wait to's in your life'. I am still working through this book and can highly recommend it.

Don't say that you don't have enough time.  You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.

-H.Jacksoon Brown, Jr.

What I can tell you is that I would like to live a long and happy life surrounded by my family & friends.  I want to watch my children grow up, watch them fall in love for the first time, be there when their heart gets broken, teach them to drive, watch them laugh, be their taxi, watch them in their sleep, get no sleep while I wait for them to get home from being out, be proud of them, teach them about consequences, watch my girls walk down the isle, watch my son weep as his bride walks down the isle, travel the world more, become a grandmother, go to University again, be a better photographer, make new friends, share champagne & cups of tea with my friends of the yesterday, laugh and cry with them, make smart choices, learn from my mistakes, be passionate, care for those around me and all the while be holding hands with my husband.

And so much more that I just don't know about yet.

Day Twelve - how you found out about blogging and why you have one

I first started this blog 2 years ago and after a few false starts and a period of being dormant discovered it again thanks to the encouragement of a friend IRL & Facebook (that's you @anecdotal_anna) and a pretty neat tweep on Twitter (that's you @tiffanyff) - mwah to you both!

I'm no journalist, novelist or linguisit but I have always had an interest in writing from a very young age.  Albeit I have lost my touch over time I thought that blogging would clear the cobwebs created by baby brain which seems to have lasted longer than I had hoped for (that will teach me for pumping them out like a factory outlet).

So started the 30 Day Challenge and here I am. Blog up and running, meeting new people and enjoying the diversity of it all.

Besides, there are just not enough character spaces available in status updates for someone who has "something to say".

 

Image courtesy of Living Myth - Helen Norton



Day Eleven - another picture of you and your friends



Our Wedding Day



As the days of the 30 Day Challenge pass me by I am finding that the posts are not as threatening and there is a level of clairty in my writing.  It helps that I am not at the mercy of a migraine which clouds my thought process.

I didn't post pictures previously of friends out of respect for them.  However there is no reason not to post this photo of me on my wedding day with lots of friends and family (they constitute as friends. Don't they?)

My husband loves the ocean, boats, fishing and anything to do with water.  I on the other hand suffer severe motion sickness. In the car, buses, trains, planes (not so bad these days) and the utmost hideous sea sickness that you can ever imagine.

So where else would we get married but on a boat.  An 80 foot luxury charter on the Swan River.

Did I get seasick?  Absolutely. It was not going to be a good look if the Bride had to heave over the bow of the boat mid vows.  But I didn't.  Somehow I managed not to.  And if I did?  Well thankfully I was amongst friends (& family) who would never let me forget it.  I promise you that I would never have let my husband forget it either as it was his choice to celebrate our day on the water!

It was a beautiful day.

Day Three - A picture of you and your friends

No photos.

Firstly, I respect the privacy of my friends that do not do the internet.

Secondly, I have way too many photos. Most of them are hard copies (the old fashion way, you know, film) and I can't be bothered scanning them. I have opted to do something a little different.



Three of themI have met in recent years and adore thier friendship. We all share one thing in common that compel women together - children. They are genuine, caring and their friendship unconditional.

Three of them I have kept in touch with constantly for the past 20 years and I probably will for the next 20 years (plus some).

Six of them I have got in touch with again after 25 years.  They haven't changed a bit and we get along just like we did back them.

One of them is an old work collegue.  We are like chalk and cheese.

One of them I lost touch with over 30 years ago.  I have fond childhood memories of our time together.

The 30 Day Blog Challenge

Okay, so to kick off my attempt to Blog I am embarking on the 30 Day Blog Challenge that many of my fellow Twitters are doing.  This is how it works, post one blog a day for 30 days:

day 1- a recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
day 2- the meaning behind your blog name
day 3- a picture of you and your friends
day 4- a habit that you wish you didn’t have
day 5- a picture of somewhere you've been to
day 6- favorite super hero and why
day 7- a picture of someone/thing that has the biggest impact on you
day 8- short term goals for this month and why
day 9- something you're proud of in the past few days
day 10- songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad
day 11- another picture of you and your friends
day 12- how you found out about blogging and why you have one
day 13- a letter to someone who has hurt you recently
day 14- a picture of you and your family
day 15- put you ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
day 16- another picture of yourself
day 17- someone you would want to switch lives with for one day & why
day 18- plans/dreams/goals you have
day 19- nicknames you have and why you have them
day 20- someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future
day 21- a picture of something that makes you happy
day 22- what makes you different from everyone else
day 23- something you crave a lot
day 24- a letter to your parents
day 25- what I would find in your bag
day 26- what do you think about your friends
day 27- why are you doing this 30 day challenge
day 28- a picture of you from last year & now, how have you changed since then?
day 29- in this past month, what have you learned
day 30- your favorite song

Let's see what happens Tweeps!