30 Days of Blogging
Here we are again with another blog challenge, but this one is only 30 days which I can very easily keep unlike my A Photo A Day to document my 27th year on this earth. But that is neither here nor there I have taken so many pictures for myself that I feel satisfied with the documentation of my year but have not shared. I have started to journal again to just get all the clutter out of my mind and am doing a 21 day daily dialog from the book Simple Abundance and thought that this 30 days of blogging could go hand in hand with that.
I can’t seem to find the origin of this this challenge but I got the idea from Eva over at Lover in a Dangerous Time. You should really check out her sweet blog she has going over there, I’m not going to lie I am a little jealous that she is in British Columbia cause that is so where I want to be right now! (Along with so many other places of course! I have the travel itch!) So if you would like to joining along I highly suggest you head over to Eva’s Blog and add yourself to the list of bloggers doing that challenge.
Let’s get to know each other better!
My name is Crystal (the one in the pink) if you don’t know me it’s nice to meet you! This is the most recent photo of me taken at Christmas time with my mom and sister. I’m usually the one behind the camera so faces like this are common.
- Paul and I where in a car accident today and our first car together is now totaled. So sad but we are not hurt!
- I worked as a care giver in a home for mental and physically challenged adults for over 2 years. It was so rewarding and I got to work with the Special Olympics as well which was such a blast!
- I am great at starting books but just can’t seem to finish them.
- I volunteered in Northern Brazil for a month on a medicine boat which was traveling into the Amazon forest to help sick people in hard to reach villages. We had to take ‘canoes’ carved out of trees down small streams which where so crystal clear leading us to very small and friendly villages. Some of my best memories from that month where: bathing in the Amazon River, seeing a pink fresh water dolphin jump out of the river, sleeping in a hammock daily, waking up to find baskets of ripe just picked mangoes, papayas and bananas on the dock wherever we parked for the night. I will never forget the kindness, joy and generosity of these people it has changed me.
- I finally have my natural hair color back and will never die or highlight it again! Way to much upkeep!
- For over 8 years I have been sponsoring K-miga from Thailand who is now 15 years old with Compassion. I just got a letter from her today :)
- My initials spell CLAP!
- I spent a season working as a lifty (lift attendant) at the hill and snowboarding in Lake Louise, Alberta. Seeing the sunrise on the top of a mountain with a valley cloud was one of my favorite memories along with snowboarding at night with a full moon with no one on the hill. (Three of my roommates where cat drivers who groomed the hill!)
- I’ve never broken a bone in my body but have sprained or pulled almost everything in my body.
- I spent my grade 11 year in Ajijic, Mexico in a beautiful home with a huge fountain in the entrance of the house, massive walk-in closets, an infinity pool and a breath taking view. I was really lucky to have this amazing experience with my family as we moved there for a year to see if we where going to move from Canada to Mexico but we didn’t.
- I started competitive figure skating at the age of 4 and finished up at age 15. I wish I was in as good shape as when I was always training.
- In grade 7 I was suspended from school for questioning a teacher on the double standards for students and teachers regarding having to have an indoor and outdoor pair of shoes. I told the teacher that I was leaving school and never coming back if I would not be treated equally, which of course did not happen. I never did go back to that school other then to pack up my locker. I did not finish grade 7 but jumped right to grade 8 and did everything through correspondence. I have always questioned things which was not accepted growing up in a Mennonite community because you are suppose to fit into a mold and not ask questions. I just can not do that.
- I’m addicted to fonts and download about 2 or 3 a day. I love creating fun fonts when I am doing mail art.
- I love public speaking and wish I could do it more often. I am feeling really rusty.
- My grandfather came over on a boat from Hungary when he 3. I love when he tells me stories of the few things that he remembers of that time. I am half Hungarian and half Dutch.
The break down:
day 1 – recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
day 2- the meaning behind your blog name
day 3- a picture of you as a child
day 4- a habit that you wish you didn’t have
day 5- a picture of somewhere you’ve been
day 6- favorite super hero and why
day 7- a picture of someone/something that has had 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- write a bucket list of things you want to do before you die
day 12- write a poem to someone you love
day 13- your 5 favorite books and why
day 14- a picture of you and your family
day 15- put your ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
day 16- a picture of yourself
day 17- someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
day 18- plans/dreams/goals you have
day 19- write about a sweet memory from your past
day 20- write a letter to someone
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- post your favorite quote or verse of scripture and why
day 25- what I would find in your bag
day 26- list 10 things that you are thankful for
day 27- my day job verses my passion
day 28- cruise a thesaurus and pick out 10 words you like the sound of
day 29 – favorite tv shows and why you like them
day 30 – movies you can watch again and again.
Hope you are all having a great start to your February! I hope you’ll join along in the challenge!
Much Love,
so glad you’re doing this with me! i’m looking forward to reading along :)
Thank you for posting this, I had planned on doing something like this but was unsure as I didn’t think I had enough material to post everyday so you have helped :D
Come on and join in on the fun Kristy!
Crystal! I’m participating in the 30 days!!
♥ you
hi! how exciting. and what a great way to get to know you! i’m a font savant too. i doodle, photograph and download fonts like they are goin’ out of style. and i love public speaking! i think it’s such a great skill to have. in the summer time, i work as a tour guide on a train and get to talk to large groups of tourists. its so fun!
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