Up for It?
Are you up for the challenge?Challenge #25: Featured Blog
Challenge #25: Featured Blogs
Take one week, and each day make a “featured blog” post.
Step 1) Choose a blog that you think is good.
Step 2) Write about this blog on your blog.
Step 3) Point out what parts of the blog are good, tell us about the blog, try to round up some hits for the blog.
Step 4) Repeat steps 1-3 each day for seven days in a row for a different blog.
Challenge #24: A-Z Authors
A friend of mine, Erica, passed this challenge on to me. She found the challenge at: http://www.brunchma.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=28187. But it also is said to be posted at good reads.
Challenge #24: Read A-Z of Authors this year.
A new book challenge to encourage you to read things you wouldn’t normally consider!
Step 1) Make a list from A-Z. Post it on your blog if you have one!
Step 2) Find an author’s name for each letter. The letter should be the first letter of their last name.
Step 3) Read a book by each author. Keep track of your progress.
Step 4) Keep us updated on your progress by posting in the comments. If you have the list on your blog, post a link!
Here is your challenge? Are you up for it?
Challenge #23: Something New!
Challenge #23: Cook something new.
I’m always trying new recipes, but recently I’ve decided I want to expand the number of foods I eat. For this challenge, you should cook a food you have never cooked before…don’t just try a new recipe….you must pick a new ingredient!
Step #1) Select an ingredient you have never cooked with before, but are interested in trying.
Step #2) Find a recipe, or make your own up.
Step #3) Post the recipe!
Step #4) Make your dish.
Step #5) Tell us how it was!
Challenge #22: Do something kind
You may notice that there are extra challenges this week! I’m trying to catch-up on the ones I missed posting over Thanksgiving!
Challenge #22: Do something kind for a complete stranger.
I love the holiday season. Mainly, I love the generous spirit and the giving. Another way to get into the spirit is to do something kind for a complete stranger. Help make someone’s day a little brighter.
Examples: go out of your way to hold a door open for someone who has their hands full, if the person in front of you in line needs exact change and you have it- pay up, help someone pick up a dropped item, pay for the coffee of the person behind you in line; etc… There will be plenty of opportunities, just keep your eye out!
Step #1) Do something nice for a stranger.
Step #2) Tell us what you did!
Challenge #21: Update Your Blog
Challenge #21: Update your blog.
I’m not talking about posting. If you are like me, you haven’t updated other aspects of your blog in quite some time. Pages, “about” sections, links, etc…
Step #1) Take a good look at your blog…click on links and pages.
Step #2) Take note of what aspects need updating…Is your about me section up to date? What about your links? DZP list? Other pages?
Step #3) Update some aspect of your blog. If you have nothing to update, you could add a new section that you have been meaning to add.
Step #4) Come back here and leave a comment!
Challenge #20: Organize Something
Challenge #20: Organize Something
Getting organized can make you feel accomplished and productive. Have a stack of papers you have been meaning to go through? Need to sort those recipes? Wish your CDs were alphabetized? Here is your chance, get organized!
Step #1) Choose something in your house to organize.
Step #2) Organize it!
Step #3) Comment about it here!
Challenge #18: Letter to a Friend
Challenge #18: Send a letter to a friend.
Getting something in the mail that isn’t junk or bills can easily make someones day. Take a moment to send a good friend or family member a snailmail letter.
Step #1) Select a friend or family member. A friend who no longer lives nearby is a great choice, however, feel free to choose someone who lives close but whom you haven’t had a conversation with in a good long while.
Step #2) Obtain their address.
Step #3) Sit down and write them a letter. Update them on your life, and take time to ask about theirs.
Step #4) Send the letter!
Step #5) Post here about your experience!
Here is your challenge….are you up for it?
Challenge #17: GimmeYourStuff
Challenge #17: Make a “Gimmeyourstuff” swap.
GimmeyourStuff is a really awesome concept. It is an exchange of goods with someone from another country- newspaper, food, clothes, whatever you’d like.
The site, sadly, hasn’t been updated for awhile. However, I don’t know if they are still updating the links or not. In addition, there are a lot of “ambassadors” (ie traders) already listed- and many may be still interested in making an exchange, so it is worth a shot.
Step #1) Visit Gimmeyourstuff
Step #2) Read there how-to & follow the instructions.
Step #3) Keep us updated. If they post your link- let us know, if you find someone to swap with- let us know. That way other people who are interested know the site is still active.
I’m going to be shooting the owners an e-mail tonight. It is such a great idea for a blog, I hope they didn’t let it die.
