Day #29

LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED

Say 'I love you' to someone you've never told before, or someone you don't tell enough. You could write them a letter, make them a video, call them unexpectedly – just do it!

Okay, watching me express emotion is like watching a baby calf take it's first steps - it's usually an awkward experience (the calf looks like it's trying to dance to dub-step), there's more fluid involved than necessary, and it makes people very uncomfortable. Gross. Because of this, I probably don't tell people I love them nearly as much as I should and, you know, I watched Rent for the first time last night so love seems exceptionally important right now.

SO I sent most of my friends a text telling them I loved them including a friend I don't think I've told before. Now I am some weird combination of feelings. But that's how it goes, hey? And, hey internet, I love you too. But you already knew that.

Hahaha, some of them responded with 'you're just doing the February challenge, aren't you?' ACCEPT THE LOVE, GODDAMMIT.

GUESS WHAT GUYS! Today is the 29th - leap year, baby - which means that it's the last day of my challenge. I decided this should be the last challenge since it was the last challenge for the original January edition and it seemed like a more fitting ending than just 'making something' which I've inadvertently done a couple of times this month. As it stands I have 3 failures under my belt and 26 successes. Since I am a highly competitive perfectionist these failures do not sit well with me. Therefore, even though my month long challenge is over I will endeavour to complete these outstanding challenges at some point in the near future and update you guys accordingly.

I don't want to get too sappy because I think I've nearly reached my quota for today but these challenges have really brightened my year and pushed me to be more action-orientated. It's been a good experience and I'm glad I decided to do it.

TO THE NEXT FEW MONTHS! *raises glass*

P.S. Forgive me if there are any obvious errors in this post. My internet's been capped so downloading anything takes a century. I will go over everything when my internet isn't moving at the speed of a tortoise.

Day #27

MEMORY MAKER

Capture the little moments today. Make an effort to take photos of your day – your morning cuppa, your bus ride, your co-workers, your walk home – really look today.

I remember at the beginning of the month I toyed with the idea of making videos as opposed to blogging and photo-taking every day. To be honest, I was daunted by the idea because I have very very very little experience with video making and editing. HOWEVER today I bit the bullet. Here attached is my first video ever documenting my day.

Be kind, my internet pals. I can only improve.

Day #25 & Day #26

BE CHILDLIKE

Time to get in touch with your inner kid. Do something childlike today: have a go on the swings, try potato printing, read a children's book, throw a tantrum...

I spent my Saturday in this:

 ...and the weather was humid with periods of torrential rain. Needless to say, it was SUPER fun. I succeeded in the challenge because I danced in the rain and watched bands that I used to listen to when I a wee little one. I'm just going to leave this here.

~

MASTER CHEF

Cook a dish you've never attempted before or invent an entirely new creation. Souffle? Beef Bulgogi? Peanut butter, radish and smoked salmon pie?

For today's challenge I made up some chilli-broccoli-pasta thing because I saw a picture of some chilli-broccoli-pasta dish and it looked fucking delicious. Mine was edible but not so crash hot. I am NOT a master chef...I may need to eat some toast later.

 

Day #24

AH...SWEET SILENCE

Time to bite your tongue! See how long you can go without talking today – go the whole hog Trappist monk style, or just have some quiet time when you'd usually be gossiping.

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Balls.

Day #23

PICTURE PERFECT

Sharpen some pencils or grab a kid's paint-box and unleash your inner Picasso/Banksy/five-year-old! Today's mission is to create a portrait: of yourself, a friend or family member.

I love to sketch so this challenge was soooo down my alley. However, I don't sketch nearly as often as I'd like. Portraits...actually, human beings, really...are not my forte but I took at stab at it anyway. I've taken to sketching in permanent marker and ink pens and love black and white and bold colours. This is the product of that:

I've edited a photo of my sketch to a very high contrast and added the orange background. Not my best but not completely horrible either.

Day #18 (Update post)

THE EYE-OPENER

Read a magazine targeted at the opposite gender, or just a readership very different to you. Lad's mag, trashy celebrity gossip, right-wing rant, glossy girls' fashion - you pick.

I don't read magazines (I've never really got into them) but I picked up a SPECIAL ISSUE of 'Astronomy' (the world's best selling astronomy magazine) which focused around the future of space exploration. I've dabbled in space...somewhat. I mean, I've watched a couple of episodes of Cosmos and lusted after Carl Sagan like most young men. And there was that time when I was obsessed with Uranus. That's what she said.

I digress.

Notable points of the magazine:

• Opening page is an entire one page advertisement for telescope accessories.
• Given the saturation of 'winter' problems for sky-watching, this magazine is obviously targeted at a 'north of the equator' readership
• Apparently "Uranus' highly inclined axis results from multiple impacts". I just...That's what she said.
• The major article is a recap of the last 50 years of American space exploration. A pretty typical account of 'Gosh-darn, America should be proud, man.'
• SOMETHING I LEARNT: Brian May, guitarist from legendary band Queen, has a Ph.D in Astrophysics. I did not know this! 
• There is a cool StarDome supplied in the magazine so you too can find the planets in the sky and follow the phases of the moon.
• They mustn't have a lot of subscribers; there are flyers and hand-outs all throughout this baby asking the reader to subscribe. It's a little needy for my liking.
• My favourite part was the reader gallery. Passionate space-gazers can submit their own 'pretty pictures'. Some of them are utterly gorgeous!

Pretty sweet magazine overall, I guess, but I wouldn't buy it again. Anyway, just going to leave this photo here. Something to brighten your day.

Day #22

AND...RELAX!

Spend 30 minutes today doing as little as possible. Let yourself daydream, stare out the window, listen to the sounds around you. Really relax. You've earned it.

It's a really good thing that today's challenge was to relax because I am so stressed in my waking life that the stress has started to affect me physically. As someone who internalises anxieties this is not a new phenomenon for me, but I woke up with chest pains and my back is wrought with aches and knots to the point where I can barely move without feeling a pinching sensation.

I took the time today to stretch and meditate making sure that the only thing I was paying attention to was stretching my muscles (NOT the incessant crappy thoughts) and I also took a nice relaxing bath and feel much calmer because of it.

Even if you're not doing the 31 Day Challenges (or rather 29 in this case) take a moment and TREAT YO SELF. It'll be so worth it.

Day #21

DO IT YOURSELF

Create your own mission today! What new thing have you always meant to try? What one thing really scares you? Show us how creative, courageous and crazy you can be...

I really took today's challenge as a catalyst to do some things that I've been putting off - mostly personal goals and creative endeavours. I finally finished one of the books I was reading (a book that I had intended to finish almost a month ago), watched Moulin Rouge, and put together a mix-tape of sorts...because I'd been meaning to put one together but never seemed to get around to it. So, really, the challenge wasn't so much one, zany, impressive challenge but a couple of boring (I'll admit it) challenges.

I was trying to work out a way to share my mix-tape with those who may come across this blog but after at least an hour of trying I've yet to actually find a good and legal way to do so. Instead, I'll leave the track listing here. This particular mini-challenge gave me a chance to indulge in my love of music and put together a list that describes my life right now...and I apologise if it's super depressing or what have you. I just felt a need to make it and so I did.


Things That Hit You On Some Idle Tuesday

1. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends Theme
2. Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
3. Gregory Alan Isakov - All There Is
4. Joni Mitchell - A Case of You
5. The Cave Singers - Distant Sures
6. Nico - These Days
7. Simon & Garfunkel - Overs
8. Mateo Messina - Up the Spout
9. The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray (demo)
10. The Velvet Underground - Sad Song (demo)
11. Carole King - So Far Away
12. Nellie McKay - Do You Know
13. Glen Hanansard & Marketa Irglova - Once
14. The Smiths - Asleep

Enjoy the rest of your evening, scouts.

Day #15 (Challenge #14 - A Belated Update)

TOURIST FOR A DAY

Today's mission is to be a tourist in your own town. Visit a local attraction that you've never been to, sample local cuisine or take a guided tour. Take pictures, buy a souvenir...

Originally I wanted to go and hold a koala but, instead, a couple of days ago I visited a local art gallery (one that is internationally recognised) as part of the 'Be A Tourist For A Day' challenge. It's a place a lot of people recommend to visit especially if you have any interest in art. I actually won free tickets to the 'Up Late' evening which meant free entry PLUS access to the exhibition PLUS music PLUS food and drink - WHOO-HOO! I took along one of my friends and had a wonderful ol' time. We ate, drank, viewed the exhibition, listened to an artist talk, and even tried our hand at making some of our own art. I took some random pictures at the end of the evening just to prove that it ACTUALLY HAPPENED. (Third photo belongs to my friend.)

 Look at that gorgeous bowl of fruit!

Sexy lounging.

 

Me, sketching. Sketching is srs business.

My shiny postcard souvenir. It now hangs on my wall.

Day #19

WORDS, WORDS, WORDS

Find 3 words in a dictionary that are completely new to you and try to slip them into conversations today. Spelunker? Turophobia? Quattuordecillion?

Today we give ourselves permission to act like pretentious farts!

I posted on my friend's Facebook wall with the comment: I was thinking you should become an autotonsorialist. *giggles* Excuse my witzelsucht. Since this particular friend of mine told me she slept yesterday and consequently missed her hair appointment. The sentence really translates to: I was thinking you should become a person who cuts their own hair. *giggles* Excuse my poor attempt at humour.

I also learnt the word 'basorexia' which describes the strong urge to neck or kiss. Heads up, totally describes me right now...(too much information, YOIP!) AND I learnt the word callipygian which is a SUPER fun word for 'having a well-shaped buttocks'. However, I've yet to master how to actually use the word...But all in good time, my friends, all in good time.

Day #17

GET PLAYFUL

Learn to play a game you've never played before. You could try cribbage, backgammon, medieval battle re-enactments... (Video games aren't allowed, we're talking old-school!)

Wassup, players?

I asked one of my friends tonight whether she knew of any cool games and she told me about a couple of games that she and some of her friends have made up. The first was called 'Liam's Game'. In this game a person thinks of any object or place or thing or (even) concept and everyone has to guess what the person is thinking of. The person is only allowed to answer 'yes' or 'no'. Essentially it's a more intense version of 20 questions because the 'thing' could be absolutely anything and instead of only having 20 questions to work out what the 'thing' is, you can ask an infinite amount of questions.

The second game was along similar lines. It was called the 'Dictionary Game'. One person has hold of a dictionary and reads out a definition of any word in that dictionary. The game is to guess what word corresponds to that definition. It's like a lax version of doing a crossword or something.

It was a totally interesting experience and reminded me how lame I can sometimes be - I haven't made up a game in years! I should get around to doing that. I haz imagination. I could make the best game ever.

And on a completely irrelevant note, I just read this on my facebook.

 

Immediate nostalgia, man. IMMEDIATE.

Day #16

HAVE A NICE DAY!

Ditch the self-service checkouts today and actually have a real conversation with a shop worker about their day. Remember eye-contact, say thank you, and smile! Enjoy being human.

I always try to be as pleasant as possible with shop-workers and the like (I'm even pleasant with telemarketers). I don't usually instigate conversation because there's nothing worse than a customer boring you to death or asking annoying questions, but I do ask how they are and smile and say thank you. I know that most of them probably hate working where they work and are slowly counting down the minutes until their shift ends. Who can blame them?

I went out to dinner tonight to a beautiful Chinese restaurant with one of my closest friends and made the extra effort to smile and say thank you whenever the wait staff came to our table. After our delicious meal we had a brief conversation with the woman at the register about our meal and which items were our favourites. Her favourite was the pork dumplings. She's not wrong; they were bloomin' delicious.

The lesson of today: TRY THE PORK DUMPLINGS...unless you're allergic to pork.

Day #14 (Challenge 15, just to confuse everyone)

HAVE YOU SEEN...?

Watch a classic movie that you may have told people you've seen, but you never actually have - Citizen Kane? The Godfather? Tell us what you REALLY think.

Because of life circumstances I'm feeling a little out of it. And no, it's completely unrelated to Valentine's Day - I am so glad to have you as my Valentine, internet! I'm assuming the overwhelming silence to yesterday's post means YES. But because of this, I made the executive decision to rearrange a couple of challenges. Today's was to be a tourist in your home town but I'm going to complete that challenge tomorrow. Since I know that tomorrow's challenge is to watch a classic movie - and lying down and staring at a screen is exactly the thing I feel like doing - I am going to do that RIGHT NOW.

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I ended up watching Funny Girl. I had been meaning to watch this movie for years because I think Barbra Streisand's voice is divine. It was such a sad movie but the direction was superb and the music super enjoyable. I DEFINITELY recommend this movie.

Day #13

SUITING UP

Today's mission is to dress EXTRA smart! Already wear a suit to the office? Try a bow tie or an elaborate hairstyle... Take the bins out in a cocktail dress, or break out your lucky underwear...

I feel like I kinda copped out with this challenge. Here's why: I had an appointment around midday and I knew if I rocked up in a formal gown it may be a tad inappropriate and would, without a doubt, become a topic of discussion. In addition, it's SUPER-DUPER hot where I live this time of year (it's not unusual to have a slew of 40C days) and I knew that if I wore a cocktail dress I'd sweat right through it and it would be disgusting...for everyone. Sure, I could wear that cream faux fur coat and 6 inch stilettos and sunglasses the size of my face but I would probably faint from heat exhaustion. So...the weather felt a tad limiting.

Anyway, in the end I tired to strike a happy medium. I wore something that wouldn't induce heat exhaustion and something that I'd wear out to a club but a club that has no section strictly for brands of caviar...and still has beer on tap. You can't really see it but those are pink heels, my friends.

 

 Ah, the dreaded mirror shot. Myspace memories.

Oh yeah, and here is my face:

I almost feel that by posting these photos (especially the first) my relationship with the internet has reached another level. It's like now you can't get all TO-ed because I've posted a full body shot (Napoleon Dynamite reference, anyone?)

On a related note, so...err... I was thinking, Internet, if you weren't doing anything for Valentine's Day then perhaps you'd be mine? Because I feel like we have a really great connection, and I love spending time with you, and time goes so quickly when I'm with you, and you never judge me when I want to watch stupid videos on YouTube for 5 hours straight or google Christian Bale for no apparent reason...I just, I cannot deny it, you're my type.

...

What do you think?

Day #12

GOOD KARMA

Tip the Karma scale in your favour by donating time (or money) to a good cause today. It could be impromptu litter-picking, a charity shop treasure-hunt, or you could even make a chugger's day.

I had to look up what a 'chugger' was... Apparently it is a British slang word for a paid street fundraiser. It is a portmanteau of 'mugger' and 'charity'. Nice.

I figured that I'd do as much as I could today to satisfy this challenge since the last few days haven't been as successful as I would have liked.

Less than a month ago I went through my wardrobe and got rid of a lot of clothes and shoes so I wasn't sure how much I'd be able to donate. But I rummaged through my room and found a few more items that I really don't use or wear. I also found an old atlas that I used during primary school. I couldn't believe I still had that. I added it to the pile; I figured someone else would be able to put it to good use.

Day #11

HEY GOOD LOOKIN'!

Your mission is to compliment 5 people today. 2 of which have to be strangers! Notice when someone does their job well, or makes a special effort (just don't be creepy...

Recap: I did compliment some friends and family throughout the day but I didn't encounter many strangers to compliment. The only person I spoke with today who could be classified as a 'stranger' was the guy who owns my local fish and chips. He's owned the place for at least 5 years and knows my family pretty well. We're on that level of acquaintance where you'd say hello to each other outside where you'd normally see one another. But picking up the dinner, during that short exchange of money and food, there was no real opportunity to compliment him without appearing like a MAJOR creep.

Oh well. I half succeeded and half failed today's challenge.

I am now going to go collapse. Fingers crossed that I actually manage to sleep tonight.

Day #10

HERE COMES THE SUN

Today's mission is to make an effort to watch the sunset tonight and the sunrise tomorrow. Take some time to just savour the moment. Take photos. Show us what you saw.

Since I knew what today's challenge was going to be, I woke up early and documented today's sunrise instead of tomorrow's. I felt horribly unwell this morning so instead of venturing down the street to try and catch the sun breaking over the horizon, I took pictures of the sky. There was not a cloud in sight. It reminded me of when I used to stay up all night writing essays for university and I would sit on the family veranda and eat cereal and take in all the early-morning noises. I haven't seen the sunrise in quite some time and it was quite something to see it again.

Sunrise (10-02-12)

 Sunrise (10-02-12)

Before meeting up with a few friends of mine, I took a photo of the sunset. I managed to capture more sun this time.

 Sunset (10-02-12)

Challenge completed.

Day #9

READ-A-THON!

Pick a book that's been languishing on your shelf for ages and see how much of it you can read today - in queues, waiting for the bus, on your lunch break, your toilet breaks... Tell us how far you get!

Even before I found out about today's New Year Revolution challenge I promised myself that 2012 would be the year that I read 'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy. See, about 3 years ago my parents gave me 'Anna Karenina' for Christmas. I remember starting it but after becoming exceedingly busy with life I completely forgot about it. Since then I've always intended to go back and finish it but never did; I always found another book more important to read. This challenge was a great catalyst to force myself to sit down and actually start to make headway with this promise.

I didn't read as much as I'd hoped I would - I read about 40 pages - but it's a start and I'm really happy with that. Plus it's a MASSIVE novel - it's over 800 pages - so...baby steps, yeah?

But this is the year the magic happens!

2012!

THIS IS THE YEAR!

Day #8

DESTINATION: UNKNOWN

Today is all about unexpected adventures. Get on the first bus you see and go to the final destination. Take pictures, visit the local pub, meet a native.

TODAY'S CHALLENGE = FAIL.

But I forgive myself because it's my birthday....and yeah.

It's my birthday.

Here, enjoy a picture of me holding a cake two years ago.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Day #7

THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT?

Today's mission is to try a kind of entertainment people would think totally out of character for you. Football mad? Try opera! Theatre-buff? Cage fighting! Use your imagination...

I'm feeling a bit worse for wear and have been for the majority of the day - insomnia has reared its ugly head. RAWR! - so I, unfortunately, had to rule out experiencing some obscure entertainment in the physical form for fear of falling asleep in a public space.

The statement 'totally out of character for you' added an extra challenge. Since I'm a big weirdo it would NOT be out of character for me at all to listen to a barber shop quartet or watch belly dancing or try my luck at go carting.

And then it occurred to me: SPORT.

And that's how I spent 15 minutes of my life watching archery.

I opened up YouTube and watched this video - the Women's bronze medal match from 2008 which took place at the Meteksan Archery World Cup in Switzerland.

Things I learnt:

• Archery is much more enjoyable when YOU are the archer...
• Bows these days ARE FROM ANOTHER PLANET!
• 8/10 ain't so good, man.
• After three goes at the target everyone takes a break to chat and indulge in a Top-40 party tune.
• ANY and ALL sports love slow-motion. They use it for absolutely EVERYTHING.

My favourite part was whenever A Bouillot pulled the string to her face and it forced the tip of her nose upward making her appear to be a citizen of Whoville. However, following in a close second was the Asian man in high grey pants holding a two-way radio to his ear at the end of the video. I have never seen such enthusiasm.

Seriously though, I admire their incredible accuracy and am entirely envious of their upper body strength. I wish I were half as good as these women.

I wonder if they would be any good at hunting.

Day #6

THE CHEF'S SURPRISE

Go out to eat (or apply this when shopping today) and order something on the menu that is completely new to you. Bonus points if you have absolutely no idea what it is...

Since I'm trying to be more frugal with my money I decided to buy something from the supermarket instead of eating out. I scoured the shelves to find something relatively inexpensive and came across goji berries.

A few things persuaded me to try them: (1) they were this lovely, delicious looking, red colour, (2) you can eat them just as they are, there's no required cooking or anything, (3) I had never heard of them in my entire existence, and (4) this particular package had a lovely bar chart on the back showing just how much MORE antioxidants goji berries have compared to other berries - apparently goji berries REALLY good for you.

Why not, hey?

 

In reality, they didn't taste all that wonderful. They were chewy and got stuck in my teeth and the taste reminded me of an echinacea vitamin I take whenever I have a terrible cold...

I probably won't buy them again but I thoroughly enjoyed today's challenge.

The benefits of trying new foodz. DO IT.

Day #5

KEEP ON SMILING

"When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you" Today's mission is simple: smile at EVERYONE you see today. You might get some funny looks, but you'll also reap rewards...

When I read that this was going to be today's challenge I immediately got 'Smile' stuck in my head because I am a depressive son of a bitch and also I didn't really feel all that wonderful this morning and smiling all day seemed like it was going to take more effort than I could summon. But I persevered. I mean, this is a challenge after all. (By the way, 'Smile' is a song made popular by Nat King Cole but written by Charlie Chaplin. I'm going to attach it here because if you have never heard it, you should listen to it.)

As I mentioned yesterday my plans for today fell through so, unfortunately, I didn't get to practice my creepy smile and make strangers experience that weird discomfit of having someone you don't know smile like a serial killer at you.

I kid, I kid...

If anything, that smile is COMFORTING.

Truth be told, I was kind of looking forward to going around in public smiling pleasantly at people. However, I didn't really see anyone most of the day. I drove up the road and around the neighbourhood but barely saw other drivers. I smiled at my brother when he visited this afternoon but he didn't stay very long. So, I ended up smiling at my dog periodically throughout the day. After a few occurrences she refused to look at me directly and, I speculate, is now slightly concerned about my sanity.

Anyway, here is another photo of me posing innocently and smiling ever so pleasantly. I'm smiling at YOU, internet.

Since the day isn't over yet, I will continue to smile. My cheeks are actually getting a little of a work-out. So this is what exercise feels like?

Day #4

YES YES YES!

Your mission is to spend the day saying Yes to absolutely everything (within reason, think twice about transfers to Nigerian bank accounts). Favours, invites, afternoon treats - just say Yes!

I thought today was going to be EXACTLY like that Jim Carey movie 'Yes, Man' (What did he call me?). I expected to have glorious adventures and end up somewhere completely unexpected by the end of the day. Unfortunately, it was pretty much like any other day only I said 'yes' to trying a prawn dip that I would have otherwise rejected, didn't deny myself any offered food/drinks, accepted an invitation to go out (even though I had already, vaguely, organised it the day before), and was completely agreeable when my plans for tomorrow fell through (YES, let's postpone it!).

This entry comes in a little late since I've only just arrived home. It's concise because I am hungry, disgusting, and just as tired as that pair of jeans you're wearing.

Day #3

WANNA MAKE A BET?

Make a bet with a friend! Add a bit of spice to the day - maybe you'll offer to make a colleague tea for a week if they can beat you at rock/paper/..., or kiss 3 girls in the pub, or eat a whole chilli...

OH it's on my friends, it's on like Donkey Kong!

Not only did it take me most of the day to find a friend willing to bet with me, I struggled to come up with an idea. See, I don't usually makes bets in real life and I sure as hell don't gamble. I'm not a betting kinda gal. I mean, sure, I remember when I used to play poker with my siblings and we'd use lollies instead of actual money, but we'd use LOLLIES instead of ACTUAL MONEY.

Anyway, after convincing my good friend Penny (who also never gambles) to bet something, ANYTHING, with me, we decided to have a play-off of BEJEWLED! If I lost, I had to post a photo of me with an 'L' on my forehead and if she lost she had to be my wingman for an evening. The winner gets something too - they get to keep their pride.

OUTCOME?

No photo, biatches.

In the one game that we played, the game to decide the future, I WON. That means Penny had to be my wingman the next time we go out. BOOYA.

FUCK YEAH. Suck on that! (N.B. This is an example of why I do not bet. I take it all waaaaay too seriously and become, regrettably, aggressive.)

Apologies if there are any blatantly obvious errors in this post, it's Friday night and I may have consumed a couple of glasses of wine...and I may just consume some more. Don't judge me. You can't tell me what to do! You're not my real Dad!

Day #2

GIVE SOMETHING AWAY
Anything you like! An umbrella to a stranger in the rain, an all-day train ticket you're finished with, or even leave your favourite book in a coffee shop. Go on, make someone smile!

Because I have such a love of music I decided to give away a CD of mine, Joni Mitchell's 'Misses'. I purchased it about a year ago from a second-hand music store when I was in love with this boy and we shared a love of Joni Mitchell and I felt I had to actually own a physical copy of one of her albums instead of just having digital copies. Anyway, I attached a note the front of the CD, took a picture of it, and left it at a bus stop. It started to rain as I walked home. I hope the note was not affected by it.

I sincerely hope the person who picks it up enjoys it.

This challenge was fun. It almost felt like I was a secret agent on a secret mission where cat-like stealth was essential. Sadly, this is probably the closest I will ever be to becoming a secret agent.

Until tomorrow, scouts.
*uses cat-like stealth abilities to disappear*

New Year Revolution: February Edition - Day #1

I spend a CRAZY amount of time on the internet and over the past month I've watched YouTubers, namely missxrojas, partake in this thing called 'New Year Revolution.' Basically, what happened was throughout January people were set challenges according to whether they were interested in trying new things, wanted to save a bit of money, or become a fitter person overall. Every day was a new challenge and participants were asked to share their experiences. I found the 'Try Something New' challenges particularly interesting and found myself more and more envious as the month progressed. I mean, it looked liked fun and who doesn't love a little challenge every now and then?

So, because of this, I've decided that I'm going to do these challenges throughout the month of February. I will also document my successes and failures in some capacity - produce photo evidence, write an entry in my blog here, or, if I'm feeling particularly daring, perhaps make a video (I'm a non-skilled video-maker. You have been warned.).

This could go two ways: it could be totally awesome or it could be an epic fail. But either way, I'm going to give it a go. So, feel free to come along for the ride or even JOIN ME. Let's pretend February is actually January and let the 2012 revolution begin!

DAY #1
JUST SAY THANKS
Say thank you to someone you've always meant to thank, but never quite got round to it. An old teacher? A long-lost friend? Your mum? 

I decided to thank hayleyghoover, another YouTuber, because not only is she fucking hilarious she's always inspired me to be the most awesome version of myself (I'm a big ol' sap)... and I've never really reached out and sent her a message before to thank her. CHANGING THAT.

Until tomorrow, bitches.
Keep it real.