Up for It?
Are you up for the challenge?Challenge #16: Favorite Actor Marathon
Challenge #16: Have a favorite actor movie marathon.
Step #1) Select a favorite actor…it doesn’t have to be your #1, just pick one of your tops.
Step #2) Compile a list of 5 movies that they are in.
Step #3) Set aside a movie marathon day.
Step #4) Grab a friend (optional).
Step #6) Movie marathon!!!
Step #7) Post which actor you picked, and your movie list here!
Challenge #15: Yoga
Challenge #15: Do a 30 minute yoga workout.
There is no denying yoga has lots of health benefits. Try some out!
Step #1) Find a source for poses. The Wii Fit program has plenty of yoga poses, or perhaps you have a book or video. If you don’t have access to either, trying doing a web search for “yoga”. There are plenty of poses to try online.
Step #2) Set aside some time.
Step #3) Get into some stretchy but comfy clothes.
Step #4) If you have a mat, lay that out. Perhaps play some relaxing music.
Step #5) Do yoga!
Step #6) Post a comment here letting us know how it went.
Challenge #14: Participate in IComLeavWe
Challenge #14: Participate in IComLeavWe
Participate in International Comment Leaving Week. It occurs once a month, though you are encouraged to participate in November in conjuction with NaBloPoMo. Each day, you will need to comment on 5 blogs, and return one comment from your own blog.
Step #1) Visit Stirrup Queens
Step #2) Following the instructions for adding the code to your blog.
Step #3) Fill out the short form adding your blog to the list.
Step #4) Participate.
Step #5) Post your experience here!
Challenge #13: Green Crafts
Challenge #13: “Green Crafts”- Make something from recycled material.
Making new things from recycled materials is fun, rewarding & eco-friendly. Try crocheting a bag out of plastic bags, or making a wallet out of candy wrappers.
Step #1) Search for “green crafts” or “recycled crafts” websites. Or check out one of links below.
Step #2) Choose something you want to make.
Step #3) Collect the materials.
Step #4) Make it!
Step #5) Post here! Links to pictures are most welcome!
You could give your craft as a Christmas gift!
Links:
http://www.makingfriends.com/recycle.htm
http://www.bhg.com/crafts/easy/1-hour-projects/recycled-material-crafts/
http://craftingagreenworld.com/
If you use another site, please post a link!
Challenge #12: The Marple Poirot Holmes Challenge
Perhaps it is a little too soon for another book challenge, but I came across this in my Google Reader (thanks to Reading with Tequila)…and well, here we are!
Copied from: At Pemberley
The Marple Poirot Holmes Challenge
Step #1) Visit At Pemberley and leave a comment.
Step #2) Start reading!
Step #3) Post comments/links that keep us updated with your progress!
Here is your challenge…Up for it?
Challenge #11: The Pulitzer Project
Challenge #11: Participate in The Pulitzer Project
Here is a book challenge with no time limit!Read all the novels that have received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction!
Step #1) Visit the original home of this challenge: The Pulitzer Project
Step #2) Figure out a method for keeping track of the books…paper list, spreadsheet, etc…
Step #3) Obtain a list of all the novels that have won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Here is a list at wikipedia.
Step #4) Post on the The Pulitzer Project’s site that you are participating, perhaps posting a link to your blog.
Step #5) Get reading!
Step #6) Periodically check back here and update us with your progress! Good luck!
Here is your challenge…are you up for it?
Need Prize Ideas for January Giveaway
I plan on running a giveaway every couple of months. For the most part, they will be on a smaller scale than the November giveaway.
Each giveaway will be devoted to a particular category of challenges. You must participate in at least one of those types of challenges to enter, and the more challenges you complete, the more entries you will get. The prize will be an item related to that category, and between $5 and $20 in value…with the average around $12.
Challenges of that type will be applicable for the 3 months prior to the giveaway. For example, if I was to host a Book Giveaway next June: you would need to complete a book challenge that was posted between April 1st and June 30th, each additional book challenge you completed from the April to June challenges would earn you an extra entry, and the prize for the challenge would be one hardcover book, a paperback that is new and pricey, or 2 cheaper older books.
The next giveaway will be in January. I will be doing the categories in alphabetical order, so blog challenges are up first. Blog challenges posted in November, December and January will apply.
I am looking for ideas for a prize for the blog challenge giveaway. I need something cheap ($5 to $20) that somehow relates to blogging.
Posting ideas will get you an additional entry to the contest (contest won’t be posted til January, but I will check back here). If I choose your idea, I will give you 3 extra entries.
Challenge #10: 1,000 Word Post
Challenge #10: Write a post for your blog that is at least 1,000 words
All too often, my blog posts are super small….how about you? When was the last time you posted a long and detailed entry? This challenge is to get you to write something of substance. I don’t care what you write, or how many topics you cover. Just post an entry that is at least 1,000 words to your blog.
Step #1) Write a 1,000 word blog post.
Step #2) Copy & paste it into a program (like Word) and do a word count, to make sure you are 1,000 words.
Step #3) Post a link to your post here, or if it is private, leave a comment giving us a brief summary.
If you don’t have a blog, try leaving a long note on facebook.
Challenge #9: Free Rice
Challenge #9: Donate 10,000 Grains of Rice through FreeRice.com
At Freerice.com, you can play trivia games on a variety of subjects. For each correct answer you get, the organization donates 10 grains of rice to the UN World food program. It’s free, and you don’t even have to sign-up/login you just play, and they donate.
Learn something and help stop world hunger.
Step #1) Visit freerice.com
Step #2) Play the trivia game.
Step #3) Keep track of how many grains you earn at each sitting.
Step #4) When you hit 10,000, leave a comment here!
Challenge #8: A Better Blog
Challenge #8: A Better Blog
I was looking for blog challenges, and I came upon this 31-days-to-building-a-better-blog. while not all the steps seem applicable, some of them look useful, so I am going to give it a try.
Step #1) Go to the above site.
Step #2) Follow as many steps as are applicable to your blog.
Step #3) Post the results.
