Day Four - A habit you wish you didn't have

I clench my jaw and grind my teeth in my sleep.  It's got a whole lot better over the years but I have suffered poor sleep and headaches for as long as I can remember. And yes, I have tired all sorts to remedy it but relaxation seems to present the best outcome.

Hmmm, yep that's it.

Well actually it's not.  I am a perfectionist.  Which is good and bad.  Things get done properly but I can obsess over it and end up wasting time.  Like this blog for an example.  I am back tidying it up frequently,  changing the way it looks and the things that I have written.  I should be doing day six not doing an addendum to day four.

I bet I am back to add to this list.

I'm a 'Yes' person. It kills me. This year I have tried to be a 'No' person.  It seems to be working, people still like me and I am not as stressed as I normally am.

I'm sure I'll be back. BTW - it's day 8 for me.

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.

Day Two - The meaning behind my blog name: Something to Say

I'm known to have a chat and always have something to say.  Well Bob's your Uncle (well he's mine at least - hi Uncle Bob *waves*) there's my blog name.

There is nothing more than that to it.

PS: that was easier than the Day 1 challenge *wipes sweat from forehead*

Day One - A recent picture of me & 15 'interesting' facts about myself

The picture is 8 months old so it is not that recent which leads me into the 15 facts about me:

1. I am the photographer in our family so I am rarely in any photos unless I pay someone else to take them.  That way I always look half decent. I am a crappy photographer but am working on trying to be better.  I have the eye but not the technical detail.
2. I am also a crappy writer which is pretty bad considering I used to be so good at it and actually won a Young Writers Competition back in my day.  I still have the book that I won with the typed (yes typed) piece of paper announcing my win.
3. I love to dance.  I have done a bit of ballet, jazz, tap, modern & ballroom.  I have done lots of gymnastics & callisthenics.  I did 10 years of competition callisthenics and went out on a bang when our club won the state title.
4. I can't sing and absolutely have no idea about music although I love it.  I have an iPod that has the strangest array of stuff on it.  Looking forward to doing day 15 to see what comes up.
5. I have driven across Western Australia in an Ambulance. I know, a little strange but it was my job and I loved it.  In fact it has to be my all time favourite job ever.  I was one of the first women to work on a Gas Pipeline construction. Man did it rock.
6. I have given Taj Burrows a jab in the bum so that he could travel to South Africa to compete in a surfing comp.  Best & whitest butt I have ever seen.
7. I have regularly had my nog in the paper since I was about 10 years old.  It's been a while now but always in the local paper, the West Australian, a couple of defunct social magazines and even a piece in the Australian Geographic (refer to point 5).  Mustn't forget the kids school annual. Yep even managed to make it into that!
8. I was a career orientated person until I had kids.  Now I consult & administrate Travel Health to a small consultant mining company.
9. I love my kids and although I'd like to say that this is given I am not sure that it is for some people.  They are unique individuals and they bring me great joy.  So does my hubby.  I am very lucky.
10. I travelled to Nepal and hiked to Mt Everest base camp.  I got altitude sickness at Lobuje (5000m) so never made it to the base camp with the rest of the trek group. I spent two days in Periche with the Nepalese family that ran the only hostel on a fur rug in their kitchen while I got better.  The time spent with the them was worth more than making it to base camp.  I burnt my socks on the pot belly. I also lost 10kgs in about 20 days from all the physical exercise (about 8 hours a day) - I had to pin my knickers to my pants so that they wouldn't fall down (no joke).
11. I have spent most of my career helping whoever I was working for improve their 'paperless' image.  Forms, forms and more forms.
12. I am a super organised person and one of my friends thinks that I should be Peter Walsh's (google him) apprentice.  Not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing.
13. I just swatted a fly with my non dominant hand.  It had been annoying me for most of this post.  There's not even a bzzzzz left in him.
14. I'm on the countdown to the big 4-0.  My sister still thinks that I am 26 & I love her for that. She lives in the UK.  I miss her terribly.  Our phone conversations are never under an hour.
15. I am a Gemini.  That should just about explain everything about me.

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!