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Positive Challenge
1. I found a typo in my new chapter 1. *BEFORE* publication!2. Got the detailed plan finished for FC3
3. I can still afford food this month
1. Posted this months group books2. My mouse wasn't broken - it needed new batteries
3. If I come last in the writing competition at will be better than not entering
1. Only have two more loads of laundry to do.2. The sun is shining so the five I've already done may dry before I have to start packing.
3. The flat smells of fabric softener.
Jim wrote: "I just tell chuggers or people who cold call me that I make a point of not giving to charities that use chuggers or cold calling "More or less my policy too.
Well, probably a more polite version of my policy.
I hate fabric softener. Never found one that didn't make me feel sick.
Richard wrote: "1. Just returned from a 4-day break with that rarest of souvenirs from Wales: a tan. (To be precise, a walker’s tan, which is like a farmer’s tan only with a white band across the back of the wrist..."1. I just got back from a week in Wales - with a suntan as well!
2. In two weeks' time I am off to the Isle of Wight for another holiday.
3. I just finished the post holiday washing and the rest of Saturday is now my own. :D
1. I pretty much slept through the night2. Have done most of the housework so can spend the rest of the evening reading/watching TV
3. Can fit into a pair of jeans I couldn't do 3 weeks ago, so didn't have to buy another pair today
1. Its raining but I can stay indoors and ignore the weather.2. There are some rather tasty-looking lamb chops about to go in the oven.
3. I've got a new hardback book to read in the bath and it only cost €5.
1. Love positivity so of course I love this thread and my friends in this group2. It's a beautiful 90 degrees (32.2 celsius) here in the Southwest US desert and I love the dry heat
3. I finished another book today and am always happy when I finish one (I'm so far behind)
Day 4 positives:1) Links Road Standby!
2) The bolognese I made yesterday turned out to be delicious
3) I managed to get plenty done before an early start at work this morning
I also (as an addition) successfully gained the trust of a suicidal patient and persuaded her that hospital was the best place for her. It's the first time I've been successful at coaxing someone to come (the last one attacked our ambulance with a broom handle!).
Not being attacked with a broom handle is pretty positive Claire :-)Seriously, congrats on learning your trade
1. It's sunday, so... Bacon for breakfast2. Grauniads of the Galaxy tonight
3. Sold a book in Australia!
Claire, you do amazing things. You rock.1. The sun is shining!
2. Dave just brought me coffee and a kiss in bed.
3. I have the power to zap spam!
I must post an updated piccie of Holly Patti, will try to catch her crazy lopsided smile.1. Crafted cat bunting for poorly sister in law.
2. Wonderful spending time with my 2 boys(hubbie and son).
3. Stuffed after a roast chicken lunch.
Thanks Jim and Patti.After today's shift, this has been a bit of a tough one but I think these positives probably aren't actually appreciated enough:
Day 5 positives:
1) I'm alive
2) I'm healthy
3) I have a loving family and brilliant friends
1. Have finally finished all the holiday laundry.2. I can hear birds outside singing in the sun.
3. Dave just brought me coffee in bed again.
1. I'm 7,500 words through that 10,000 word short story I'm writing.2. Our walls finally have a "certificate of dryness" following the outbreak of plaster leprosy this winter. I've never had a certificate of dryness before.
3. Black coffee, toasted teacake and apple juice for breakfast.
1. My hanging baskets are looking gorgeous.2. The fragrance from the sweet peas I picked from the garden...mmmmm!
3. Phil washed all the windows inside and out and it didn't rain.
1. It rained as soon as I gave in and started doing some gardening (hooray!)2. Wrote a goodly number of words today
3. Pizza tonight!
1. Got to sit out reading in the sun twice2. Buster is acting like his normal self again
3. Homed a cat whose been looking for a home since Mar
Had a much happier day today so:Day 6 positives:
1) It's been a beautiful day for a drive around the North East
2) My sister's had a brilliant time playing zoo keeper
3) I'd forgotten how much I love candlelight.
1. Rain on warm pavement.2. Freshly brewed coffee.
3. Bacon!
Day 7 positives (I forgot last night!):1) Had an unexpected trip over to the West Coast
2) My flat's ready for the inspection
3) I have a restocked kitchen, can't wait to get cooking.
1. Sun sparkling on the sea.2. Birds in flight.
3. The hundreds of variations of green to be found in the leaves of a single tree.
1. Finished the short story!2. Grandma's operation went well.
3. Gabrielle Aplin.
I've really enjoyed doing the positive challenge, think i'll keep it up but not necessarily every day
Ah, but once these things start it can be very hard to stop them!
I'm really enjoying it too Claire. It's a great way to set the tone for the day and I find I'm looking for positives all day to post the next day!
1. paperback proofs arrived for Hunted2. A nice old gent gave me the extra 10p I needed for the park and ride
3. Still got some writing done, even though I was out for much of the day
Awwww your second one really made me smile, Tim.I know you'll pay it forward.
When travelling about I will occasionally stop at one of the burger vans at the side of the road for a bite of dinner. At one, I was in the queue waiting to be served. One chap had just been served and the second customer stepped forward, with a handful of change he dumped on the counter. A breakfast cost £3.50 and there was only £3.30 there, so, tattooed, pierced, unshaven and smelling of engine oil, he asked that the chap serving just give him a bit less. One didn't have to be a cynic to jump to the conclusion that he wasn't short of money because of what he had been giving to the widows and orphans. Yet the customer who had just been served dropped twenty pence onto the heap, smiled and left. With twenty pence he had made the day for all of us.
I like to look for opportunities to do a bit of kindness. It's as easy as letting a tired, harried Mum in front of us in a queue or reaching a high shelf for an OAP. Just holding a door for someone.I think it's as simple as being aware of the people around you. It's easy to become self centred and only concerned with yourself.
Sounds1. Dave's laughter.
2. Water running into a bubble bath
3. A popping cork.
1. My wife liked my short story! Yay! Let's hope the editor does too.2. I have a trip out to Brighton (work) later today. That means a drive through the beautiful Sussex countryside.
3. Jim's brilliant burger van story.
1. Off to Blenheim Palace this arvo2. followed by dinner out with my flying chums
3. Actual book sale yesterday (even if I do know who bought it)
The smell as my banana loaves baked.Started making Christmas cards.
Ordered one of Shaun's sculptures.
I gave a young lad who was begging in the street a couple of quid and suggested he buy a warm drink, a few minutes later Phil was ranting as we saw him going into the bookies, I laughed and said....I hope he wins and I genuinely did.
Which sculpture did you order?I can't decide which I want. :(
I hope the lad won, too.
Calla Lilies Patti, he's posting it tomorrow so not long to wait.
I would love to get some of those calla lilies, but I have to wait until I have somewhere suitable to put them.
You could put them in my garden GL and I'll send you updates;@)
I was leaning toward the calks lilies too, but I also really like the dragonflies.
Philip (sarah) wrote: "You could put them in my garden GL and I'll send you updates;@)"Updates like 'A copper slug just ate a hole in the copper leaf' or something?
Positives: sold three calla lillies today (thank you Sarah for being one of the buyers).Opened a shop on Folksy
Finally sorted my website too.
I also made some more calla lillies today, but I'm awaiting more wooden bases before I can finish them!
I browsed the internet for similar items, and found some, but they were priced much more than mine. As in £160. Mine are £39.99. I also found single ones selling for over £30
I really like the butterflies, too!Hmmmm
Come on Shaun, let's have a link to the website. I've asked you so it's not spam :-)
1) I successfully cooked a batch of Bolognese in my slow cooker
2) I'm almost ready for my flat inspection next week
3) I'm in the phone book