tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58317667169830588682024-03-13T22:42:14.671-07:00This Is Me ChallengeYou are the only one who knows your story...tell it your way with help and ideas from the This Is Me Challenge!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-26771021681869741382014-07-01T12:59:00.000-07:002014-07-01T13:23:50.362-07:00Welcome to the This is Me Challenge!Welcome to the TIMC! <br />
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This blog is my personal history brain child--something I came up with trying to get my parents to record their personal histories for me. I started off doing email questions, but then I figured there are probably plenty of people out there who also want to get their parents, grandparents or even their own personal histories recorded. So I decided to start this little blog in an effort to help anyone who wanted to get their stories recorded before they got forgotten!<br />
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After 3 years of diligently doing the challenges and recording many facets and facts of my life, I found that I no longer had the time needed to keep going on...plus so much was already covered that I couldn't really think of many more questions. I decided to call it quits on the new challenges, but I've left the blog up for any newcomers.<br />
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Here's a quick explanation of the different things you can find on the blog: <br />
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If you would like to do the challenges as I gave them out, I'd suggest starting with the <a href="http://thisismechallenge.blogspot.com/p/challenges-list-and-links.html" target="_blank">Challenge Link List</a>. It has all of the questions written out, plus a link to the original post so you can see what I and my team members came up with to give you ideas! Some of the challenges are different questions than the norm. There are also 10 bonus questions as well!<br />
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If you are itching to record your history in a timeline/subject format, check out the <a href="http://thisismechallenge.blogspot.com/p/personal-history-in-depth.html" target="_blank">Personal History in Depth page</a> that goes through all the questions you could use to record an in-depth personal history. You can also use the list for interview questions when visiting an elderly relative. Get out the voice recorder and ask away!<br />
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If you have children, you can start recording their histories with some ideas found on the <a href="http://thisismechallenge.blogspot.com/p/personaly-history-for-kids.html" target="_blank">Personal Histories for Kids</a> page. Lots of fun ideas there to remember some of those special milestones!<br />
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The idea of this blog was that not everyone likes to record their stories in the same way. Some like to write, others are comfortable with video, and still others are into scrapbooking. There are many more ways to record your story. Check out some of them and maybe get an idea for how you'd like to record your story on the <a href="http://thisismechallenge.blogspot.com/p/ideas-for-completing-challenges.html" target="_blank">Ideas for Completing the Challenges page</a>.<br />
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If you like just short, simple and sweet questions, check out <a href="http://thisismechallenge.blogspot.com/search/label/Fast%20Fact%20Friday" target="_blank">Fast Fact Fridays</a>! They were five little questions I gave out on Fridays for those who just wanted to record their lives in quick and simple ways. At the end, I started using questions from the personal history in depth to help people get their histories recorded quickly if they wanted to. <br />
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And last but not least, if you find you are loving these challenges, share the blog with your friends who may also like a fun way to record their stories! <br />
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Thanks for stopping by! And enjoy recording your history! -Emily<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-5522966899419787682014-03-05T15:56:00.001-08:002014-03-05T15:56:12.254-08:00Challenge #75—The End<p>Well folks, this is it…our last challenge. </p> <p>I will still post on here every once in awhile if I find something that I think can help in the cause of recording personal history. </p> <p>But today’s challenge is basically the end of things, in more than one way.</p> <p>What’s on your bucket list?</p> <p>If you’ve seen the movie, “The Bucket List”, you know what this is all about. If you haven’t, it’s basically a list that you write of things you want to accomplish before you kick the bucket. </p> <p>Alternatively, you can make a bucket list for this year, for this month, or any number of years from now. </p> <p>Write out your list, scrapbook it, find or take some applicable pictures and put them on an inspiration board, blog it, or anything else you can think of to complete this challenge!</p> <p>Here are a couple of examples for you.</p> <p>--------------<br>What Laura did:</p> <p>She made a traditional scrapbook page with her list of things she wants to accomplish this year. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8EaaJB_n09U/Uxe5jmg3u1I/AAAAAAAAD70/xKNojy_Vzh4/s1600-h/image%2525281%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="image(1)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image(1)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GEKJpl20gsU/Uxe5kuCsX3I/AAAAAAAAD78/pw8l0PZf2GY/image%2525281%252529_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="754"></a></p> <p><font size="3">Supplies: Bazzill cardstock; Heidi Swapp sticker; AC Thickers; Studio Calico chipboard; Bella Blvd sticker</font> <p><font size="3">---------------<br>What I did:</font></p> <p><font size="3">I made a digital scrapbook page of my life bucket list. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1EKS28PzTbk/Uxe5ldJ8CsI/AAAAAAAAD8E/WwkQvhu12WI/s1600-h/bucket%252520list%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="bucket list" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="bucket list" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YCoIDj2Jfsg/Uxe5mIi0lyI/AAAAAAAAD8M/SbPo6udFbhQ/bucket%252520list_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a></p> <p><font size="3">Supplies: Template with some embellishments, Scrapping With Liz. Papers and other embellishments, Amanda Heimann. Fonts, Bombshell Pro, My Own Topher, CK Ali’s Writing.</font></p> <p><font size="3">-----------------------<br><font size="4">Well, I guess this is it! This blog has taken more time of my last 3 years than I ever thought it would, but I am grateful that it gave me an excuse to get my personal history recorded. I’d love to give a big thank you to all of you who have read, supported and shared this blog. You are the reason I put time into this. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1MC9IVYou28/Uxe5mkke3QI/AAAAAAAAD8Q/mahUhH0xURo/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></font></font></p> <p><font size="3"><font size="4">I personally want to give a big ol’ thank you to all of my <a href="http://thisismechallenge.blogspot.com/search/label/Team%20Member%20Bios" target="_blank">team members</a> who’ve helped me out and helped to give you some examples as well! I could not have done this blog for this long without their support. </font></font><font size="5">So THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, to Laura, Kim, April, Rachel, Lindsey and Allison!!! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1MC9IVYou28/Uxe5mkke3QI/AAAAAAAAD8Q/mahUhH0xURo/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></font></p> <p><font size="5"><font size="4">------------------------<br>Now I challenge you to get your bucket list recorded!</font> </font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-80672378697905320762014-02-19T05:43:00.000-08:002014-02-19T13:45:45.793-08:00Challenge #74—The Best Year Ever<p>Have you ever tried explaining to someone how the world has changed since you were born? Well, if you haven’t or even if you have, today’s challenge is a good way to document the big changes that have taken place in the world!</p> <p>What was happening in the world when you were born?</p> <p>You can do this about the day you were born, the month or the whole year. There are many different things that you can record. Here’s a list of some things you could include:</p> <p>The weather on the day you were born<br>Famous people (don’t forget things they did)<br>Movies or TV shows that were popular<br>Songs, albums and musicians who were at the top of the charts<br>Companies that started and are now successful<br>News events that happened all around the world<br>What was going on in your home town or with your family <br></p> <p>To find info on what was going on, try doing a search like “what was the number one song on (insert date)?” or “world events in (year)”. I found quite a bit of information from 3 sites, and I was blown away by the things I learned! </p> <p>Also, don’t forget to ask your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or anyone else close to you who may remember what was going on. They may even have pictures to share with you!</p> <p>This is also a good challenge to do with kids right now while it’s easy to find pictures and info. Plus I know my kids would love to see what was going on when they were born even though it was only a few years ago. </p> <p>Here are a couple of examples for you:</p> <p>---------------<br>What Laura did:</p> <p>Laura typed up some of the events that were going on the year she was born and put them on a Word document. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uDOv2VnQIvA/UwUl-WY6PvI/AAAAAAAAD68/IOp7WhqxgU8/s1600-h/1973%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="1973" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="1973" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HfkwHHSr6oM/UwUl-5XGR5I/AAAAAAAAD7A/Pg9_utHDow0/1973_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="488" height="637"></a></p> <p>---------------<br>What I did:</p> <p>I made a digital scrapbook page with some of the information I found online and put them into categories. I also copied a few pictures from a site and inserted some pictures that I got from my mom which showcase a little bit about the era (like my fancy stroller, he he). </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BA30V-0m9_8/UwUl_hhJA6I/AAAAAAAAD7M/j9x2BoMm9RI/s1600-h/1977%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="1977" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="1977" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hMoKFOOo4rM/UwUmBl0SRSI/AAAAAAAAD7U/7rZmsIIN-fI/1977_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a><br>Supplies: Paper and embellishment, Persnickety Prints. Fonts, Lane-Narrow, CK Groovy. Pictures, peoplehistory.com and Mom. </p> <p>--------------------------------<br>Now I challenge you to record some things about what was going on when you were born! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bQFTd2LQqcw/UwUmCIYS_tI/AAAAAAAAD7Y/TvT66bCUHZ4/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-15970622683138996172014-01-22T13:04:00.001-08:002014-01-22T13:05:10.430-08:00Challenge #73—Fail On<p>No one in this world is perfect…in fact, if you’re like me, you’ve made PLENTY of mistakes. The thing about making mistakes, is that if you don’t learn to laugh at them, it can make for an unhappy life. So, today’s challenge is going to help us all learn to poke fun at ourselves and our mistakes. (Plus, I think it helps those who come after us to realize that we were human too!)</p> <p align="center"><font size="4"><strong><em>What is a fail that you’ve had?</em></strong></font></p> <p>First of all, I just HAVE to post a few things to get your minds rolling…and get you to giggle a little bit too. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-akaL2l_D5Rc/UuAyT5dbRUI/AAAAAAAAD4s/vrz7PKDYqbk/s1600-h/memes-cookie-monster-cupcakes1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="memes-cookie-monster-cupcakes1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="memes-cookie-monster-cupcakes1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xz84YtY3scc/UuAyUmam6wI/AAAAAAAAD40/-zI1LPiD8as/memes-cookie-monster-cupcakes1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="494"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.beautylab.nl/nailed-it-door-angel/memes-cookie-monster-cupcakes1/" target="_blank">Source</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gYKQPiHn5zs/UuAyVqewFPI/AAAAAAAAD48/2uLzN2zNeY4/s1600-h/44522c74f5e41a4cde065e88e639b585_730.png%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="44522c74f5e41a4cde065e88e639b585_730.png" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="44522c74f5e41a4cde065e88e639b585_730.png" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-M42Ajl1jT4o/UuAyWZldA0I/AAAAAAAAD5A/wVrj6yXI-6s/44522c74f5e41a4cde065e88e639b585_730.png_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="464"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.lolblog.com/post/nailed-it-44" target="_blank">Source</a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PTNFS3I43ZI/UuAyXP02cFI/AAAAAAAAD5I/dMPIYR9zPSQ/s1600-h/enhanced-buzz-22982-1353343575-3-e1355673799650%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="enhanced-buzz-22982-1353343575-3-e1355673799650" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="enhanced-buzz-22982-1353343575-3-e1355673799650" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TSeSh0L0z14/UuAyX1cYa7I/AAAAAAAAD5Q/Vg6Wp0majWQ/enhanced-buzz-22982-1353343575-3-e1355673799650_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="683"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.beautylab.nl/nailed-it-door-angel/" target="_blank">Source (plus a few more if you’re still craving some laughs!)</a></p> <p>Here are a couple ways to do this challenge:<br>*Make a list of some different fails you’ve had—you can give a few details about each one. <br>*Go into detail on one fail. Write a story, a blog post or make a scrapbook page about it.<br><br>----------------------<br>What I did:</p> <p>I actually made a scrapbook page a few years ago about a fail I’d done. I didn’t have time to do a different one right now, so I thought I’d share this one. I made a scrapbook page poking fun at myself for my little fail about accidentally baking a batch of brownies where the spoon fell into the batter and I didn’t know it until I cut the brownies up!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-W7U5TgqM_30/UuAyYvfkg-I/AAAAAAAAD5c/q4nTiQFs4ec/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vX8BDNoqnk8/UuAyZftyFrI/AAAAAAAAD5k/QjZ8a73xJKM/image_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="660" height="397"></a></p> <p><font size="2">And since I made this a few years ago, I really have no clue who made the supplies, otherwise I’d list them…</font></p> <p align="center">-------------------<br>Now, I challenge you to record one of your fails! (Or more if you want! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GbuBh_vGuUg/UuAyakdAuQI/AAAAAAAAD5o/oKsxQOguFxw/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800">)</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-47672855194602043412014-01-09T10:56:00.001-08:002014-01-09T10:56:47.000-08:00Challenge #72—Personal Records<p>Our first challenge of 2014 is finally up! (Sorry, I’ve kind of been out of the habit, so it’s a day late. Please forgive me…)</p> <p>If you read the last post, you know that we are only going to have 4 more challenges and then we’ll be done with new challenges. So, I’ve come up with four fun challenges that I think and hope will round out anything that we’ve left out. This one was a bit of a challenge at first for me, but the more I thought about ways to do this challenge, the more excited I got!</p> <p>What are some of your personal records?</p> <p>Here are some ways I thought of completing this challenge:</p> <p>*Record one thing that you’ve done that was a record and tell about it in detail. Maybe you won a pie eating contest, or did the longest plank at the gym. It could be something you did a long time ago—like winning a softball throw in 2nd grade or getting a 4.0 your entire high school career. (No, I haven’t done any of those things…these are just examples to get your mind going.)</p> <p>*Record as many personal records that you remember setting. (If you can remember all of them, that is a record itself!) They can be serious records, like miles run in a week, or silly things like the ability to touch your tongue to your nose! Be creative and think outside the box!</p> <p>*Record the records you’ve set within a certain time period. It could be this last year, or during college/high school/summer camp/etc. </p> <p>Remember that you can complete this challenge in any way your heart desires! Write about it, do it in pictures, write a poem or song about it, scrapbook it or any other way you can think of!</p> <p>--------------<br>What I did:</p> <p>I decided to record some of my records for 2013. I thought it’d make a nice little wrap up of my year! I think I will do this every year too, so I’m going to keep track of some things this year to record about.</p> <p>I just made a digital scrapbook page of 7 records I set this year. (I blurred out my kid’s names, just in case you’re wondering what those weird gray marks are.) </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-otwXceGi2o8/Us7w3ZF2iKI/AAAAAAAAD4M/3hmEax5N-e8/s1600-h/records%252520of%2525202013%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="records of 2013" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="records of 2013" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uE1SPcmUFpo/Us7w4ZA9gZI/AAAAAAAAD4U/1bHk4VDCDKg/records%252520of%2525202013_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a></p> <p><font size="2">Credits: Digital template: Scrapping with Liz. Patterned and solid papers: Meredith Cardall. Fonts: Century Gothic (journaling), Bombshell Pro (title), Georgia (year).</font> </p> <p align="center">-------------<br>As you can see, this challenge is a fun one! </p> <p align="center">Now I challenge you to go and record about some of your records! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-K2Z2RnEao4Y/Us7w7aAOiZI/AAAAAAAAD4Y/lkEPX7Rc9sA/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-23724737295246509952014-01-03T10:19:00.001-08:002014-01-03T10:19:53.915-08:00Plans for 2014Happy new year! It's hard to believe that another year is gone and a new one begun. Time sure does fly quickly!<br />
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At the end of 2013, I spent a lot of time contemplating about this blog. It's gone on a lot longer than I'd ever thought, reached more people than I ever dreamed and helped me record more of my personal history than I'd ever imagined! <br />
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That being said, I feel it is time to come to an end. My life is pretty busy right now, and maintaining this blog is just one more thing that takes time away from my family and other things I should be doing. So, I've decided to finally be done with it.<br />
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We ended up with challenge #71, but I thought that was kind of a silly place to stop, so we will go for two more months, to challenge #75 and then be done. I believe 75 prompts are quite sufficient to help you record your story and give you ideas. The blog will stay up--it's not going anywhere, and I may even post occasionally when I come across something that I think will help. But there will be no new challenges beyond the next four. <br />
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Thanks to all of you who have supported me in this journey these past few years. I've enjoyed it, and I'm grateful that I have a part of me recorded for my posterity. I hope you'll take the time to record your life too!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-77064473388560923492013-11-22T09:43:00.001-08:002013-11-22T09:43:46.814-08:00Fast Fact Friday—Personal History in Depth #12<p>Sorry about the delay in getting today’s FFF up. I finally had some time to sit down to do it, so here we go!!!</p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-u-UrkpHwenE/Uo-XzBZN4pI/AAAAAAAAD3g/zuSYwhcTGeU/s1600-h/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aY8f6eVRb24/Uo-Xz5hTFBI/AAAAAAAAD3k/WuccNMcoqF4/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="628" height="329"></a></p> <p>Today’s theme is: Food! Now, who doesn’t love food?!? <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9R41vs0rWho/Uo-X0Q1fPtI/AAAAAAAAD3s/dcZGaZHuOoU/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p>1. What are some of your favorite foods you like to eat and some you dislike the most?</p> <p>2. Do you like to cook or bake? If so, what types of foods or meals are your favorites to make?</p> <p>3. Do you have any family recipes that have been handed down to you that you would like to pass on? (This would be a great time to record those and even pass them down to your children and grandchildren if the timing is right.) </p> <p>4. Where do you like to go to eat out? (You can be generic here, ie: Mexican, Chinese, Italian, etc., or list specific restaurants.)</p> <p>5. Do you have any food allergies? (This is quite important to record for posterity’s sake—especially with the growing trend in food allergies.)</p> <p>Alright, now go ahead and get some recording done!</p> <p>P.S. Thanks to those who participated in the 30 day self-portrait challenge. Winners have been notified via Instagram, so please send me an email if that was you!</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-36152167421272364942013-11-20T11:37:00.001-08:002013-11-20T11:42:05.986-08:00Challenge #71—So Grateful<p>Today’s challenge is a little different…</p> <p>A number of years ago, I was at a training and the speaker had us pull out a piece of paper and a pen. Then he explained that we had to make a list of the things we were most grateful for—there was a catch though. We had to pretend that whatever was on the list we got to keep forever—and anything not on that list, we would lose forever. (This made us think about what was most important in our lives.) Oh, and we had two minutes to do it in as well. So…ready, set, go!</p> <p><strong><font size="4">Set a timer for two minutes and write the things you are most thankful for.</font></strong></p> <p>You can do this on paper or type it up (I typed mine because I’m much faster at that than writing). Then, you can be done with the challenge, or you can do something else with it if you like. (Scrapbook it, make a video of it, or anything else you want to do!) </p> <p>Here’s what we did.</p> <p>-------------<br>What Laura did:</p> <p><b>Things that I am Most Thankful For</b> <p><b></b> <p><i>My children</i> <p><i>My husband</i> <p><i>Family</i> <p><i>Food</i> <p><i>A house over my head</i> <p><i>To be able to drive a car</i> <p><i>A phone</i> <p><i>That I have a job</i> <p><i>Friends</i> <p><i>Books</i> <p><i>TV</i> <p><i>Clothing</i> <p><i>The sunshine</i> <p><i>Coca Cola</i> <p><i>Computer</i> <p><i>A bed to sleep in</i> <p><i>My health</i> <p>------------<br>What I did:</p> <p>I typed up my list in Photoshop and put it directly into a digi scrapbook page. Simple and easy! It’s kind of drab, so I may change it up a bit to something with more color.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-67xf7JZ0In0/Uo0PdwoG7QI/AAAAAAAAD3A/kgeSnI8U6aQ/s1600-h/thankful%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="thankful" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="thankful" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-okWHugf6vKU/Uo0PeiWjiZI/AAAAAAAAD3E/uVj7XvVqZWo/thankful_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a></p> <p>Supplies: Kraft paper—Meredith Cardall, Fonts—Bombshell Pro, Pea MissStaker</p> <p>Now I challenge you to do this fun little timed gratitude challenge!</p> <p>------------------<br>PS—I totally did not realize today was the day for the gift card drawings. I should’ve done a reminder yesterday, so I’m extending it by 23.5 hours. I will draw 3 lucky people tomorrow at noon, MST. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dF2VAP4VBe4/Uo0PfVRaUFI/AAAAAAAAD3M/EN3yuMP9oVo/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"> Be sure to hashtag your IG photos with #timc30days for a chance to win!</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-42764350240719767342013-11-15T08:38:00.001-08:002013-11-15T08:40:47.294-08:00Fast Fact Friday—Personal History in Depth #11<p>Welcome to Friday my friends! Who’s ready for some personal history recording?</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qxZlyQvBLRY/UoZOErkFmSI/AAAAAAAAD2o/rIj0xnrBMnw/s1600-h/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0EZ0y0DuRJo/UoZOFGqgsJI/AAAAAAAAD2s/W9tPtAjTWCE/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="608" height="319"></a></p> <p>Today’s theme is religion. For many, religion is central to how life is lived, and it’s important to record this! If you are not a religious person, you can at least record why not, or just skip today’s FFF. </p> <p>1. What is your religion?</p> <p>2. How did you come to be a part of that religion? (Born into it, joined later, etc.) </p> <p>3. How has your religion helped you in your life?</p> <p>4. What religious ceremonies have your completed or participated in? <font size="3">(Baptism, Blessing, Communion, Bar Mitzvah, Endowment, Sealing, etc.) If possible, list the dates of these ceremonies, even if it’s just a month and a year.</font></p> <p>5. What do you love best about your religion?</p> <p>----------------</p> <p>Okay, that’s all—now don’t forget about the 30 day self-portrait challenge! Enter to win one of three $10 Amazon gift cards by using the hashtag #timc30days on Instagram. Contest ends in only 5 days! (Novemeber 20th at noon—Mountain Standard Time.)</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-45901975168343225832013-11-08T04:11:00.000-08:002013-11-08T04:11:00.999-08:00Fast Fact Friday—Personal History in Depth #10<p>Yeah, it’s Friday! </p> <p>We only have 5 more weeks of the Personal History in Depth questions for our Fast Fact Fridays. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AxI7MZOPMeI/UnxyeWZ_p5I/AAAAAAAAD2I/HJ1zun8dXm4/s1600-h/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9i2BNeCKNrg/UnxyewouelI/AAAAAAAAD2M/07HOAtjCWs0/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="302"></a></p> <p>If you haven’t taken the chance to do these questions, take a few minutes and do some of them—even if you don’t have time to answer them completely in depth for now. Just a little start is better than nothing.</p> <p>Today’s theme is grand-children/grand-parents. The first set of questions is for grandparents. The second set is for anyone who has grand-parents. (So, you may actually have two sets of questions today…) There are only 3 questions per set today.</p> <p>Set 1:</p> <p>1. What are the names and birthdates of your grandchildren? (And any great grand children as well.) Be sure to reference who their parents are. </p> <p>2. What are some of the unique traits and talents of each grandchild? (You don’t need to go into depth, just a simple list will do.)</p> <p>3. What are some traditions you have with your grandchildren? (Any that you’ve carried over from your children or new ones you started as a grandparent.)</p> <p>Set 2:</p> <p>1. What are the names and birthdates of your grandparents? (List whether they are your maternal or paternal grandparents.)</p> <p>2. List any known traits or personalities of your grandparents. (If they passed on before you can remember, you can ask others.)</p> <p>3. What are some fun traditions you had/have with your grandparents?</p> <p>-----------------</p> <p>Alright, that is all for today’s questions. </p> <p>Don’t forget to Instagram your 30 day self-portrait challenge pictures, and be sure to use the hashtag #timc30days to be qualified to enter the contest! If you’re private, you can either go public on Nov. 20th so that I can see your pictures, or if you want to stop by my profile and let me know that you are doing the challenge I can request to follow you. I will then unfollow you after the contest. My Instagram handle is @emils24. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WcE2ZrbxrvU/UnxyfS_GLHI/AAAAAAAAD2U/CUubfG_yTNE/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-89554145387571753722013-11-06T05:17:00.000-08:002013-11-06T05:17:01.027-08:00Challenge #70—Bon Voyage<p>Raise your hand if you like vacation! I’m sure everyone is raising their hands, right? (Even if you didn’t do it physically!)</p> <p>So, think back to all the vacations you’ve been on, the people you were with, the place you stayed and the things you did…now…</p> <p>What was your all-time favorite vacation?</p> <p>You can go about this in a few ways. <br>-Describe the details of your favorite vacation.<br>-Make a top 10 list of your favorite vacations if you can.<br>-If you can’t narrow it down, just record what a favorite vacation is for you.<br>-Think outside the box—it doesn’t have to have been the most expensive and lavish vacation you’ve been on. It could even be a fun staycation where you explored your own stomping grounds!</p> <p>Here are some examples.</p> <p>------------------<br>What April did:</p> <p>When thinking of my favorite vacation I came up with the time we took our kids to Disneyland or when my husband and I went to the Bahamas for our honeymoon or when I went to Europe after I graduated from High School. But the one “vacation” that I truly loved the most was not really a vacation in the sense of going somewhere exciting. On September 26th-28th, 2013 my husband and I had the amazing opportunity to attend 3 Key Elements’ “Royalty & Romance” couple‘s seminar taught by Kirk and Kim Duncan at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, Utah. This seminar was an AMAZING experience for us and it has changed our life. It was fun, entertaining, and informative. My husband and I have grown so close since attending and we are already planning on attending again in the future!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SX4ydaJSKIg/UnnRA-oVWrI/AAAAAAAAD04/0YJAQarmQGs/s1600-h/TIMC%252520-%252520Favorite%252520Vacation%2525201%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="TIMC - Favorite Vacation 1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TIMC - Favorite Vacation 1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tFkDjh3GHjw/UnnRBVX0sAI/AAAAAAAAD1A/o0DB2jyhp_A/TIMC%252520-%252520Favorite%252520Vacation%2525201_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-065gtIdZx2k/UnnRCTT3BVI/AAAAAAAAD1I/DVolEXJQF6M/s1600-h/TIMC%252520-%252520Favorite%252520Vacation%2525202%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="TIMC - Favorite Vacation 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TIMC - Favorite Vacation 2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TZNVOOg7TmU/UnnRC8rPZgI/AAAAAAAAD1M/m42MeTABM6M/TIMC%252520-%252520Favorite%252520Vacation%2525202_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3GYfFzuwAFc/UnnRDvXgo1I/AAAAAAAAD1Y/7ZczZRDciRs/s1600-h/TIMC%252520-%252520Favorite%252520Vacation%2525203%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="TIMC - Favorite Vacation 3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TIMC - Favorite Vacation 3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZA1DmM7pEBE/UnnREevxYXI/AAAAAAAAD1c/W1yLTzG5Ryg/TIMC%252520-%252520Favorite%252520Vacation%2525203_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Q8Wk0ha3lKs/UnnRFCdxfWI/AAAAAAAAD1k/JL8yuAy6azM/s1600-h/TIMC%252520-%252520Favorite%252520Vacation%2525204%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="TIMC - Favorite Vacation 4" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="TIMC - Favorite Vacation 4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-288V5I-vfTM/UnnRF-ZOLTI/AAAAAAAAD1w/CRGPt-9xXg4/TIMC%252520-%252520Favorite%252520Vacation%2525204_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a></p> <p>Credits: Font: Bellevue, Photos taken from 3 Key Elements’ facebook page and website as well as my own photos. </p> <p>----------------------<br>What I did:</p> <p><em>This was a really hard topic for me. I’ve had some amazing opportunities for vacations—so narrowing it down was hard. I decided to do a kind of cop out, and tell a little bit about my favorite type of vacation, just my hubby and me. I just typed it up this week because I’ve been so busy. I hope to find some pictures from these vacations and make a scrapbook page with this journaling.</em> <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-87e4WEhVxmY/UnnRGMpgx0I/AAAAAAAAD10/Us6uICuse8E/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p>Family vacations are awesome. I love spending time doing fun and different things with my family and not having to deal with the daily grind of life. But as awesome as they are, my favorite vacations have been those with just me and Quinn. There’s something about just spending complete alone time with him that just can’t compare to family vacations when we have the kids to worry about too. </p> <p>Here is a list of the fun vacations (and staycations) that have been just me and Quinn. (I didn’t include the many times we’ve stayed in SLC for Quinn’s work conferences which were mostly work anyway.)</p> <p>*Our honeymoon—Cancun, Mexico. December, 2002 Saw lots of ruins (Chitzen Itza, Tulum, Coba, and spend time on the beach).<br>*Oahu, Hawaii—December, 2004 Toured everything we could on the whole island!<br>*Salt Lake City—August, year I don’t remember and need to look up. Stayed at the Little America and saw the Broadway musical Lion King. <br>*Chicago and Nauvoo, Illinois—October, 2010 Spent 3 days seeing the major sites of Chicago, then spent 1 day in Nauvoo.<br>*Anchorage, Alaska—August 2011 Saw many things between Palmer, Whittier and Seward. <br>*Salt Lake City, Utah—December, 2012 Celebrated our 10th anniversary close to home with a night at Little America, a movie, shopping and a snowshoe hike to Donut Falls.</p> <p>There is nothing I love more than spending some one on one time with my best friend in the whole world. It doesn’t matter if we do something extravagant or even just have a night at home alone when the kids are at grandma’s. As long as I’m with Quinn, it’s my favorite!</p> <p>------------------------<br>Alrighty, now I challenge you to go record about your favorite vacation or vacations if needs be!</p> <p>Also, don’t forget to be working on the 30 day self-portrait challenge! Use the hashtag #timc30days on Instagram for a chance to win one of three $10 gift cards to Amazon! The more you post, the better chance you have! Also, see my note <a href="http://thisismechallenge.blogspot.com/2013/11/fast-fact-fridaypersonal-history-in.html" target="_blank">at the bottom of this post</a> about what to do if you have a private Instagram account. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-87e4WEhVxmY/UnnRGMpgx0I/AAAAAAAAD10/Us6uICuse8E/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-32601739681323526412013-11-01T07:10:00.001-07:002013-11-01T07:10:56.787-07:00Fast Fact Friday—Personal History in Depth #9<p>Hello Friday!!! </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qlxxcNng4wE/UnO2UmOP-0I/AAAAAAAAD0E/qRcwBcALGWI/s1600-h/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JdMcFAPGvt4/UnO2VHA_YMI/AAAAAAAAD0I/UUWVnI501k8/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="549" height="275"></a></p> <p>It’s time for another round of Fast Fact Friday—Personal History in Depth! I sure hope that there are some of you out there who are diligently doing this and getting your personal histories recorded!</p> <p>Today’s theme is children. (If you don’t have any children, but you have nieces and nephews you can adjust your answers accordingly, or you can just skip today’s questions).</p> <p>1. What are your children’s full names, dates and places of birth?<br>2. What were some of the special circumstances at the births of each child? (Basically the birth story.)<br>3. What are some unique things about each child? (Some quirks, habits, strengths and weaknesses, hobbies, interests, etc?) If your children are adults, you can record how these have changed or stayed the same through the years. <br>4. What are some things you specifically like to do with each child? (You can list this as a whole or individually.)<br>5. What are some of your favorite activities to do together as a family? (Any family traditions you did or still do, favorite places to visit often, or new traditions as your family has aged.)</p> <p>--------------<br>Okay, that’s all for today’s Fast Fact Friday. </p> <p>***Now, don’t forget, we are still doing the 30 day self-portrait challenge! If you would like to have a chance at winning one of 3 $10 Amazon gift cards, don’t forget to post your picture on Instagram and use the hashtag #timc30days for a chance to win. Novemeber 20th is the day of the drawing. I’ve seen some fun pictures! If you are a private user, I can’t see yours—you will either have to go public on the 19th (and then revert back to private after the drawing) OR, you can stop by my feed (@emils24) and let me know that you’re doing the challenge. I can then follow you and see your pictures! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ulEwK8X_eXQ/UnO2V3wPp5I/AAAAAAAAD0Q/5LiW-Gul8IM/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"> And I will unfollow you after the challenge—I’m not a stalker, I promise! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GdFmZMCh1Ck/UnO2WNhQyFI/AAAAAAAAD0U/Zp50LXHkoL0/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"> </p> <p>Have a wonderful weekend! </p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-16531483428254026522013-10-26T20:59:00.001-07:002013-10-26T20:59:02.052-07:00Fast Fact Friday—Personal History in Depth #’s 7 & 8<p>So, um, I have had a really busy few weeks—like crazy busy, and I totally spaced the past two Fast Fact Fridays. It’s Saturday night, so I’m going to catch up a bit late…gotta love the craziness of life!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dAH0fEFiL6Y/UmyPfmn9BAI/AAAAAAAADzc/1w9ojqwy2YY/s1600-h/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-s6jf3S6wRCU/UmyPgeB2igI/AAAAAAAADzg/08V7fKWYdUM/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="609" height="319"></a></p> <p>Here are two sets of questions for you to get your story written down!</p> <p>------------------------------</p> <p>Set #7—The theme for this one is play. We all love to play, right?</p> <p>1. What were some of your favorite ways to play as a child?<br>2. As a teenager?<br>3. As an adult?<br>4. What are some hobbies you’ve had over the years? (How have they evolved?)<br>5. What are some of the most adventurous things you’ve done throughout your life? (Bungee jumping, sky diving, scuba diving, high speed race track, or safer things like running a marathon that took a lot of training.)</p> <p>-------------------------------</p> <p>Set #8—The theme for this one is marriage. If you’re not, or never have been married, then you can just skip this one. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kkHSwqIWE3E/UmyPgvZJUhI/AAAAAAAADzs/wQF_Nw4e2vY/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"> If you’ve been married more than once, use these questions for each spouse—even if it’s hard to write about or record, it is a part of your history and life.</p> <p>1. How did you meet your spouse?<br>2. What are some important dates? (First date, first kiss, exclusive dating, engaged, married, etc.)<br>3. Describe some of the details of your wedding day. (The location, the ceremony, the attendees, the reception, the colors, any funny stories, etc.)<br>4. What traits do you most admire in your spouse?<br>5. What are some of your best memories you’ve had with your spouse?</p> <p>----------------------------</p> <p>Alright, now go and get some of your personal history recorded!</p> <p>***Also, don’t forget to participate in the giveaway on Instagram. Whenever you get a picture of you, use the hashtag #timc30days to be entered. Contest ends Nov. 20th. So far you have pretty good odds of winning one of those gift cards! If you are a private user on Instagram, I can’t see your pictures even if you tag them. You will have to go public on the 19th and stay that way until the 20th around 1 pm MST if you want to be in the drawing. Sorry, I now realize there are many technicalities that I didn’t think of before. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Sad smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WR6UZnngMPg/UmyPhOknGqI/AAAAAAAADz0/uGhuPbjOnvk/wlEmoticon-sadsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-3312251987879548272013-10-16T02:28:00.000-07:002013-10-16T02:28:00.855-07:00Challenge #69—Click, Click (Plus a giveaway & a freebie!)<p>I’m so excited about today’s challenge! I follow team member Laura on Instagram, and a few months ago, she participated in a 30 day photo challenge that I thought would make a fun challenge here! </p> <p>I know there are some of you who will just totally stop reading right here because you don’t want to take pictures of yourselves, but first let me tell you why you should do this challenge! </p> <p>#1: It can showcase a little bit about you and your life right now. <br>#2: A picture is worth a thousand words! <br>#3: It’s easier and less-painful than you think! (Even if you’re like me and HATE getting your picture taken.) <br>#4: There will be 3 $10 Amazon gift cards given out to three lucky people who participate with us on Instagram!</p> <p> Here’s the official challenge:</p> <p><strong><em>Take one self-portrait of yourself everyday for 30 days.</em></strong></p> <p>You can take these yourself or have others take them for you. You don’t have to take pictures of just your face either—here’s a list of ideas of things you can do for your 30 pictures:</p> <p>A mirror shot<br>Hands<br>Feet<br>Hair<br>Favorite body feature<br>With a loved one<br>A hobby<br>A silhouette<br>Holding a favorite something<br>Doing an everyday experience (mundane or fun)<br>Full body shot<br>In a favorite place<br>In a common place<br>Doing something unpleasant<br>Side view<br>With a recently acquired or purchased object<br>Writing your name<br>A birth mark<br>Something that shows a lesson you learned<br>At work<br>At play<br>A quirk or something unique about you<br>With an addiction <br>With a food you like<br>Doing something with someone (friends or family)<br>Trying something new<br>A tradition<br>A habitual stance or pose<br>Something funny you like to do<br>And of course the traditional headshot with a myriad of faces</p> <p>There are so many ways that you can record this as well! </p> <p>Do a blog post with all your pictures<br>Do an Instagram post everyday (use the hashtag #timc30days to be entered into the giveaway!) Please keep it clean<br>Make a paper or digital scrapbook page<br>Print them and put them in a small album<br>Use an app on your phone (Try the Collect or Day One apps at the App Store or the Smart Album or My365 apps at the Google Play store.)<br></p> <p>Here are a couple of examples for you:</p> <p>---------------<br>What Laura did:<br><br>Laura posted her self-portraits on Instagram for her 30 days, then got her favorites printed out to make a scrapbook page.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-m6-fWOuj29w/Ul4XjRQvmwI/AAAAAAAADwk/xv07vaxDbac/s1600-h/photo%2525202%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="photo 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="photo 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ca35MZXR7y4/Ul4XkOk8BjI/AAAAAAAADws/Rm-hYQBI7sM/photo%2525202_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IIPSp2VsgUc/Ul4Xk5s2-UI/AAAAAAAADw0/_J8IbY023iM/s1600-h/photo%2525201%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="photo 1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="photo 1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WBiPGv6ksjo/Ul4XltRFQyI/AAAAAAAADw8/bY2nw1assXQ/photo%2525201_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a></p> <p><font size="2">Supplies: Cardstock - Bazzill; Real Life button, arrow, smile phrase - Studio Calico Kit; love this photo phrase - Elle's Studio; word stickers - Sn@p by Simple Stories; number stickers - Basic Grey; title - Heidi Swapp</font></p> <p>-----------------<br>What I did:</p> <p>I did take my self-portraits for 30 day, but I didn’t post them anywhere <font size="2">(because I want to do some during the challenge time as well and didn’t want to overwhelm my family & friends with pictures of me twice <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-23AqAKCZ40s/Ul4XmDZp3pI/AAAAAAAADxA/zIV8BUSIdNw/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800">…).</font> I ended up making a digital scrapbook page with all 30 pictures, and even wrote a little bit about each picture. I did mini titles with hashtags to kind of summarize what the picture was about. I used the Rhonna Designs and Letter Glow apps on each picture to spruce them up a bit as well. It just took a few minutes everyday to get it all done. Even though I don’t like selfies, I really had fun with this and I’m glad I did it!<br><br><font size="3">And just a side note, I recently listened to a podcast where a couple of moms were talking about pictures, and one of the gals said that her mother went through all the pictures and cut herself out of any that she didn’t look good in. And now that daughter (the podcaster) is sad that she doesn’t have many pictures with her mom in them. So, if you’re worried that you don’t look good enough for a picture, remember, especially if you are a parent, that it doesn’t matter to your children if you look like a model or not. They will be happy that you are in a picture. *You may notice there are a few pictures of me with no makeup or hair done because it was a special moment that I decided to get on camera because I wanted to capture the essence of it, not my “beauty”.</font> Don’t be afraid to share your true self! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-23AqAKCZ40s/Ul4XmDZp3pI/AAAAAAAADxA/zIV8BUSIdNw/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yrkQl_daRqY/Ul4Xm-H7u3I/AAAAAAAADxM/GWb0UGBB0gE/s1600-h/30%252520Days%2525201%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="30 Days 1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="30 Days 1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qiwQ_fWrvtw/Ul4XnlcOq-I/AAAAAAAADxQ/H4PeDb_1R4I/30%252520Days%2525201_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1beT2pRWgFY/Ul4XokQTfOI/AAAAAAAADxc/Cs3e0IOdzpc/s1600-h/30%252520Days%2525202%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="30 Days 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="30 Days 2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9xC5zhm7R8s/Ul4Xpd7bWbI/AAAAAAAADxg/ToROC5tsjXM/30%252520Days%2525202_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a></p> <p><font size="2">Supplies: Digital template, me. Designs & fonts on pictures: Rhonna Designs and Letterglow apps. Fonts: Century Gothic, Landeliebe</font></p> <p><font size="2">--------------------------------</font></p> <p>Today’s Freebie: If you’d like to use this template I made up, you can grab the <a href="https://app.box.com/s/8ceqoihzzesbuwvsv44d" target="_blank">first page here</a> and the <a href="https://app.box.com/s/bdduzdh9rg5eswjtmpyb" target="_blank">second one here</a>—in a layered PSD file for quick recording! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Hr_jfZHkkn0/Ul4XqOymlVI/AAAAAAAADxs/zP5tTKNqh7k/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"> You’re welcome. </p> <p>***<strong><u>Giveaway details</u></strong>: Upload your pictures to Instagram and use the hashtag #timc30days to be entered into the drawing starting now until 12:00 noon MST November 20th. 3 winners will be randomly drawn out of all entries and emailed a code for a $10 credit to Amazon.*** (I’m sorry to any of you who don’t use Instagram or don’t have a tablet or smart phone. I couldn’t think of any other way to do a giveaway on FB or Twitter or anything else that was this easy to get others involved. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-sadsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Sad smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--5LjvDEXHb0/Ul4XquCHY2I/AAAAAAAADx0/xjp-WfjELPQ/wlEmoticon-sadsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800">)</p> <p>---------------------<br>Now I challenge you to do the 30 self-portrait challenge with us! (And don’t be afraid to think outside the box!)</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-10100046749435523492013-10-11T07:39:00.001-07:002013-10-11T07:39:34.808-07:00Fast Fact Friday—Personal History in Depth #6<p>Is anyone else so glad that it’s Friday? I know I’m stoked about it! And today we have another installment of our personal history in depth questions. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-N4ldNfKhV-o/UlgNoGEsuHI/AAAAAAAADwE/gP51uPZ-wbM/s1600-h/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ATj2tPdzzeU/UlgNogWqh3I/AAAAAAAADwM/dYIHW2emIHU/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="469" height="246"></a></p> <p>All of the questions have side questions, to help you think or jog your memory of some responses you might have. Just answer these as simply or elaborately as you have time for!</p> <p>Today’s theme is work. I know, not as fun as play, but it’s something we all have to do!</p> <p>1. How did you learn how to work? <br>(What chores/jobs around the house did your parents have you do? How did they teach you how to work?)</p> <p>2. What was your first paid job? <br>(What did you like or dislike about it? Describe your duties, and pay if you remember.)</p> <p>3. List all the places you have worked.<br>(Record the dates if you remember them (even just the years), salary and duties that you remember. Add in any co-workers and bosses that you remember.)</p> <p>4. What tips/tricks/shortcuts did you learn at any of your jobs that you still use?<br>(For example when I was a hotel maid I learned some tricks for cleaning and making beds that I still use.)</p> <p>5. Which job was your favorite job and why?</p> <p>Alrighty, there are today’s questions! I hope there are some of you out there who are using these questions and getting their personal history recorded in depth! </p> <p>And just a little story to add to today…I was talking with a friend who is in her older years the other day. She and her husband are working on recording their personal histories right now, and she said two things about it. #1 that they are having so much fun reminiscing about their lives, and #2 that she wished she’d done some of it a little earlier in her life so she could remember the details better. So, even if you’re young, you can still record things from your childhood—in fact doing it now is better than later when you have 60 years in between to fog up your memory! I really do hope that no matter your age or time constraints, you make a little bit of time to get your life recorded, even just a little bit! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pBsoi3loR1U/UlgNpd9rzZI/AAAAAAAADwQ/XKnD66lXke4/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-84592080488344865772013-10-07T12:05:00.001-07:002013-10-07T12:07:42.819-07:00Fast Fact Friday--Personal History in Depth #5<p>So yes, today is Monday, not Friday. I know that, but somehow I totally spaced FFF on Friday, and we will never get it all done if we don’t keep on track…so here’s today’s special edition of FFF—Personal History in Depth!</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3NvSYtBGjPc/UlMF8pBaThI/AAAAAAAADvU/fQuwdPr6qEc/s1600-h/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pcemXu6vnro/UlMF9CzNXyI/AAAAAAAADvc/D-PL418hoiY/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="620" height="320"></a></p> <p>Today’s theme is: School <br>(A branch off of question #4 on <a href="http://thisismechallenge.blogspot.com/2013/09/fast-fact-fridaypersonal-history-in_13.html" target="_blank">FFF—PHID#2 found here</a>.)</p> <p>1. Name all of the schools you attended, and where they were located. (From preschool to your highest level of education.)</p> <p>2. Who was a teacher who made an impact on your learning and/or future? (Can list more than one!)</p> <p>3. What were your favorite subjects to study though the years?</p> <p>4. What was a memorable/embarrassing school experience/lesson learned? (You can choose just one, or one from each school, grade or year. However much you want to record!)</p> <p>5. How did you decided what you wanted to be “when you grew up”, and what schooling did you do for that?</p> <p> </p> <p>Okay, that’s all for today. More questions coming THIS Friday…if I remember. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KxPvAGv3eQY/UlMF9rnrEGI/AAAAAAAADvI/xQWavAlhrgY/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-27192465073399214252013-10-02T07:45:00.001-07:002013-10-02T07:45:48.776-07:00Challenge #68—Yum, Yum<p>Food. We all eat it! We all enjoy some or a lot of it! So, this is what today’s challenge is:</p> <p align="center"><font size="4"><strong>What are some of your favorite foods?</strong></font></p> <p>You can go about this a few ways. <br></p> <ul> <li>Focus on your very favorite food, whatever it may be, and go into the details of why you love that food. </li> <li>Make a list of all your favorites. You can even add things you don’t like if you want. </li> <li>Focus on your favorite meal for each time of day (“My favorite breakfast is ________. My favorite lunch is ________. My favorite supper is ________.”). Or you can focus on just one meal you would eat a lot if you could. </li> <li>Don’t forget dessert and drinks! If you have any favorite desserts or drinks, you can add those as well!</li></ul> <p>Here are a couple of examples for you. </p> <p>------------------------------<br>What April did:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Z0IBQ_uwfIM/UkwxkUrO1sI/AAAAAAAADuU/4RAXaxBNoKA/s1600-h/TIMC%252520-%252520Favorite%252520Food%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="TIMC - Favorite Food" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="TIMC - Favorite Food" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ogkv5549LKQ/UkwxlJs_NgI/AAAAAAAADuc/fd2lQHgxN7c/TIMC%252520-%252520Favorite%252520Food_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="619" height="619"></a></p> <p><font size="3">Fonts: Bodoni, Benguiat, Goudy Catalogue Italic<br>Page Embellishments: Chandra Element Pack by DesignerDegitals, Misc. Embellishments<br>Papers: Kitty Dots, Shabby Princess-DiamondPaper, Promise Paper-CreamDots</font> <p>----------------------<br>What I did: <p>I made a list of my favorites in each type of category. (Also some of my least favorites mixed in there as well.) This would be easy to do by hand or type up quickly if you’re short on time. Remember, just get it recorded somewhere, somehow! <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8IbdtaeruZQ/UkwxmFpKk4I/AAAAAAAADuk/gwrDxBMsVjY/s1600-h/favorite%252520foods%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="favorite foods" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="favorite foods" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GqxcMPLVDA0/UkwxmpuRecI/AAAAAAAADuo/XBT9i8kKEIA/favorite%252520foods_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="619" height="619"></a> <p align="center"><font size="3">Fonts: Wish I Were Taller, CK Higgins Handprint. Template: Scrapping With Liz. Paper: Creativity By Crystal. </font><a href="http://rebloggy.com/post/health-weight-loss-mypost-healthy-fit-fitness-nutrition-clean-eating-strengthblr/33362868076" target="_blank"><font size="3">Photo Source here</font></a>—<font size="3">lots of great ideas on the Clean Eating way of life (which I am personally embracing and loving!).<br>--------------------------<br></font><font size="4">Now I challenge you to record this little bit of information about you!</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-30770584509919127432013-09-27T06:55:00.001-07:002013-09-27T06:55:54.085-07:00Fast Fact Friday—Personal History in Depth #4<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MJLzRqpoqQk/UkWOZJlZJnI/AAAAAAAADtQ/A3JVLqqiaOI/s1600-h/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KIeH5K9SShg/UkWOZsAfibI/AAAAAAAADtY/VKZUbTfPDZg/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="535" height="281"></a></p> <p>It’s time for another round of Fast Fact Friday—Personal History in Depth version! </p> <p>We are going to back track a little and go more in depth in certain areas for the next few weeks instead of continuing on in the timeline. Today there are only 3 questions, since they are pretty deep and may take awhile. If you’re short on time, just answer these questions with the bare bones and fill in when you have a minute or two. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0iYFjr9fePQ/UkWOaFvhXyI/AAAAAAAADtc/O81Do_DJwtA/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p>Today’s topic is: Home through the years</p> <p>1. Tell about the homes you’ve lived in. (The actual, physical homes—how many bedrooms, in a cool apartment complex, any traits you remember about it, the addresses, etc.) If you’ve moved a lot, you could record what you do remember about where you lived, or even just make a list of the places you’ve lived. </p> <p>2. What was your favorite thing about each home? (A certain room, the yard, the people, etc.)</p> <p>3. What things are special about your home town(s)? (Specific places you visit(ed) often, getting around town, the cool things, the bad things, etc.)</p> <p>Alrighty, now get to recording! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0iYFjr9fePQ/UkWOaFvhXyI/AAAAAAAADtc/O81Do_DJwtA/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-66592624417031180832013-09-20T04:35:00.000-07:002013-09-19T20:35:35.377-07:00Fast Fact Friday—Personal History in Depth #3<p>Hooray, it’s Friday! It’s time to get a little bit closer to getting your personal history done in depth with this week’s Fast Fact Friday!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ha2QkyPN6j8/UjvCaOmtp5I/AAAAAAAADsw/Cz6XqIjis5M/s1600-h/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RiqWLtP7GcU/UjvCalJGtII/AAAAAAAADs0/8_oBgB7qj2U/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="565" height="294"></a></p> <p>This week we are going to focus on “The Teenage Years”! Remember, these prompts are starting points and it’s up to you to decided how much you want to go into depth. You can spend as much time as you want to on each of these, sharing stories about your answers, or just write simple answers! </p> <p>Don’t forget, you can use these questions to interview older loved ones as well! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-oT4a8UD6L4A/UjvCbFKA1_I/AAAAAAAADtA/9kFC9wYNgl4/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p>1. What activities and hobbies did you participate in? (Sports, arts, academics, etc.)</p> <p>2. When did you learn to drive? What kind of car did you learn on? </p> <p>3. Who were some of your best friends? What did you do together?</p> <p>4. What was your dating life like? Did you have a girl/boy friend?</p> <p>5. What jobs did you have? (For money or chores at home?)</p> <p>Okay, that’s it for this week! Get some of your story written today! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-oT4a8UD6L4A/UjvCbFKA1_I/AAAAAAAADtA/9kFC9wYNgl4/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-54450253241223094132013-09-18T07:43:00.001-07:002013-09-18T07:43:28.083-07:00Challenge #67—Smart Kids<p><font size="3" face="Century Gothic">As I’ve thought upon the things I’ve learned throughout my life, I’ve come to realize that some of the most basic things I learned as a kid—how to read, tie my shoes, use the bathroom, share, etc. So today we are going to record some of those things!</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Century Gothic"><strong>What is a lesson you learned as a child and never forgot?</strong></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Century Gothic">You can just record one lesson in detail, or record a few of them! Make a list, write it as a story, make a numbered countdown, scrapbook it, or record it in your own way! </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Century Gothic">Here’s a couple of examples to give you some inspiration:</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Century Gothic">-----------------------<br>What Laura did:</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XigMlFoBLdM/Ujm79u88I5I/AAAAAAAADrw/rUS9Md0ST68/s1600-h/image%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Century Gothic"><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kQdlJS0eYdM/Ujm7-vNUy0I/AAAAAAAADr0/q_URjGHzuj8/image_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="808"></font></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-62TAaoIlIS8/Ujm7_k6nPPI/AAAAAAAADsA/20lUKt_OAqc/s1600-h/image%2525281%252529%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Century Gothic"><img title="image(1)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image(1)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CWzFXNXO8lo/Ujm8AUFD4eI/AAAAAAAADsI/h-U8TxxjMxY/image%2525281%252529_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="808"></font></a></p> <p><font size="2" face="Century Gothic">Supplies: patterned paper-Sassafras; cardstock-unknown; chipboard-My Mind's Eye; letter stickers-Heidi Swapp</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Century Gothic">---------------------<br>What I did:</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Century Gothic">I decided to make a backwards numbered countdown of 5 things that impacted who I am now—but these aren’t the ordinary things. I simply recorded some different things, some sad and some funny, that weren’t the normal “share and get along” type of lessons. These were personal lessons that I remember quite vividly, and though I didn’t share many details about the things that happened, one can easily assume the things that did happen. Maybe someday when I have some time, I’ll go through and explain these all a little better. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-defDDrVNogE/Ujm8BaEo6mI/AAAAAAAADsM/9jj5TixNqSo/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jo6kOGkn4sY/Ujm8CYpLNeI/AAAAAAAADsY/Kz7d6eeXSf8/s1600-h/what%252520i%252520learned%252520as%252520a%252520kid%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Century Gothic"><img title="what i learned as a kid" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="what i learned as a kid" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-s9zY2yudxaM/Ujm8DQFGCBI/AAAAAAAADsg/EAjrcmBzvaM/what%252520i%252520learned%252520as%252520a%252520kid_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="617"></font></a></p> <p><font size="2" face="Century Gothic">Supplies used—Template: Scrapping With Liz, Papers: Cosmo Cricket, Fonts: My Own Topher, Porcelain, Sketch Rockwell.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Century Gothic">--------------------<br>Now I challenge you to record one or more lessons you learned as a kid</font>! <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-defDDrVNogE/Ujm8BaEo6mI/AAAAAAAADsM/9jj5TixNqSo/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-72015625437962488042013-09-13T07:35:00.001-07:002013-09-13T07:35:14.981-07:00Fast Fact Friday—Personal History in Depth #2<p>Well, well, well…it’s finally Friday! I’m so glad it is too!</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6F-2pglvVX0/UjMinTClGvI/AAAAAAAADq4/7lOGVa61_2k/s1600-h/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RzCW9PEFfYg/UjMin8RMfbI/AAAAAAAADrA/OpnWGMQ0yVM/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="677" height="355"></a></p> <p>It’s time for our second Fast Fact Friday focusing on getting our personal history recorded in depth. You can go into as much detail as you choose, or if you’d rather you can keep it fairly simple. It just depends on your mood, the time you have to do it in, and how much you want others to know about you (especially once you’re gone). <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--r6JK2NP03E/UjMioU8St4I/AAAAAAAADrI/v8nWCofznbg/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p>Today’s theme is “The Early Years”.</p> <p><u><strong>Here are today’s 5 prompts:</strong></u></p> <p>1. Where did you grow up?</p> <p>2. What is your earliest memory?</p> <p>3. What are some of your favorite childhood memories? <br>(Any fun places and games you played, traditions you had, holidays, certain places your home, yard or neighborhood, etc.)</p> <p>4. Which schools did you attend?</p> <p>5. Who were some of your best friends?<br>(Do you still keep in touch with them?)</p> <p> And there we have it! Simple, easy and a great way to get your personal history recorded week by week! </p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-17739519176880992802013-09-06T07:49:00.001-07:002013-09-13T07:36:45.627-07:00Fast Fact Friday—Personal History In Depth #1<p>Now that we’re back in the swing of things, we are going to start doing Fast Fact Fridays once again! </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j-RdeIHm7_Y/UjMi9_SksFI/AAAAAAAADrQ/B92r4fNG5Vc/s1600-h/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="This Is Me Challenge Fast Fact Friday Personal History in Depth" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5G9PMf0G-1E/UjMi-nJjkhI/AAAAAAAADrY/MvAWt0LMCN0/This%252520Is%252520Me%252520Challenge%252520Fast%252520Fact%252520Friday%252520Personal%252520History%252520in%252520Depth_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="617" height="323"></a></p> <p>This summer I had a sort of epiphany, and thought, “wouldn’t it be great if I could actually get my whole personal history of my life so far written before the end of the year?” So, I started thinking that maybe instead of just random questions on Fridays, we could go through and do questions that are important to answer! Most of these questions will be taken from the page “Personal History In Depth” <a href="http://thisismechallenge.blogspot.com/p/personal-history-in-depth.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Here are today’s 5 questions for you to answer and get started on recording your personal history in depth:</p> <p>1. What is your full* name?<br>2. What are some of your nicknames?<br>3. When and where were you born?<br>4. What are your parent’s full* names? <br>5. What are your siblings full* names?</p> <p>(*Full names are so, so important for family history reasons! If you’ve ever done family history, I’m sure you understand why!)</p> <p>I recommend that you record these answers in a private place…<strong>not</strong> on a public blog or social site. There are too many bad guys out there trying to steal this kind of sensitive info. </p> <p>Now, no excuses not to get this started, right? <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rtO0Fgq9LPQ/UjMi_GVyTjI/AAAAAAAADrg/BrVMP15hDrY/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-64565210831740695122013-09-04T05:57:00.000-07:002013-09-05T12:53:02.596-07:00Challenge #66—Wear it proudly<p>Yipee! Our summer break is over and we have a brand new challenge for you today! I’m a little giddy about this one. </p> <p align="center"><font size="4"><strong>What is a favorite article or type of clothing?</strong></font></p> <p>You can do this in a broad way—think types of clothing like jeans, shoes, jackets, t-shirts, etc. are you go-to faves. Or you can do this in a more specific way, like recording about a very favorite hoodie, or some beloved yoga pants. This is a time to show a little bit about why you wear what you wear, so don’t forget to record why you like that item/type of clothing! You could also do a little spin on this and record about a favorite item of clothing that is no longer…and maybe even find a picture of it and tell why it was your favorite and what you would do if you could have it again. </p> <p>This would also be a fun challenge to do with kids—especially if they have a favorite item of clothing they love to wear a lot! (I’m so doing this with my twins who constantly wear their Superman and Batman shirts!)</p> <p>-------------<br>What April did:</p> <p><em>April just had carpal tunnel surgery, so she went easy on this challenge instead of her normal digital scrapbook page…and that’s quite alright! I hope no one ever feels that they always have to do the same thing every time—that’s what makes the challenges unique, just like you!</em></p> <p>There was NO hesitation for me as to what my favorite piece of clothing is! I served a mission for my church for 18 months in Paraguay. I spent the first two months in Provo, Utah learning Spanish. It was September and October and cold in Utah. I hadn't prepared for colder weather since I was going to a tropical climate so I didn't have anything warm to wear while I was in Utah. I ended up buying a sweater there. I didn't know it would end up being my favorite piece of clothing!<br><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WEP3u6F2ODY/Uijg9VCEQVI/AAAAAAAADnM/Oamho3s6yeQ/s1600-h/Photo%2525201%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Photo 1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Photo 1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VDlJQYPathk/Uijg-NFs3KI/AAAAAAAADnU/5iLRHgXZIZI/Photo%2525201_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="254" height="415"></a>I'm glad I ended up having to buy that sweater because I used it a lot on my mission in the winter. Winter temperatures only got in the 60's in Paraguay, but with the humidity it seemed cooler than it was.<br><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cz9l1-86CIQ/Uijg-5SuXhI/AAAAAAAADnc/Jfj_ObfW0Yk/s1600-h/Photo%2525202%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="Photo 2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Photo 2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PnGYJaYsHuI/Uijg_c6E_pI/AAAAAAAADnk/Y4D_6FweLi4/Photo%2525202_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="337" height="254"></a>It turned out to be a comfort item for me as well. It was a little piece of home. I wore it traveling from my mission in Paraguay back to my home in Utah!<br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9ldVPWyxW6Q/Uijg__vkyaI/AAAAAAAADns/Uo-wWiaoYi4/s1600-h/Photo%2525203%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Photo 3" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Photo 3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YYLL44DE06A/UijhASEkFHI/AAAAAAAADn0/wOtM2LMiXTA/Photo%2525203_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="337" height="254"></a>It kept me warm through many winters and I took it everywhere with me.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZHVnr3SYutc/UijhBIbZywI/AAAAAAAADn8/GwJ6MpNPsts/s1600-h/Photo%2525204%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Photo 4" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Photo 4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yidE-vSsw1E/UijhBhZga5I/AAAAAAAADoE/j2StzXWmqp0/Photo%2525204_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="337" height="254"></a> <p>(Me in my sweater my first winter back from Paraguay.) <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-w-t3LDMAcNU/UijhCDtdG7I/AAAAAAAADoM/678RO7wX1LU/s1600-h/Photo%2525205%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="Photo 5" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Photo 5" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2f0FWCQRtTE/UijhC35N7DI/AAAAAAAADoU/YIgbg1xRYG4/Photo%2525205_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="190" height="254"></a> <p>(Carving my pumpkin for Halloween in my sweater.) <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CzUIlIOghHw/UijhDUVzhYI/AAAAAAAADoc/a8xc4WIxIio/s1600-h/Photo%2525206%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Photo 6" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Photo 6" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wrC4ov8gt9c/UijhD7wcI-I/AAAAAAAADok/pHpU6zh5pfc/Photo%2525206_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="337" height="254"></a><br>(It came with me to collage at Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho. I was REALLY glad I had it there. It is FREEZING in Rexburg during the winter!) <p><br>I finally had to retire my sweater. I wore it so much that the zipper pull fell off, the sleeves are shreds, there are holes in the pockets and the elbows are almost worn through. I can't bring myself to throw it away and still sometimes pull it out to snuggle in during the winter.<br></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SovfduJULm0/UijhEslPkWI/AAAAAAAADos/m-chN2zY-Qs/s1600-h/Photo%2525207%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Photo 7" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Photo 7" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sovWnBADXpA/UijhFL0krdI/AAAAAAAADo0/EOhQdg8mEiw/Photo%2525207_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="322" height="381"></a>(This is me in my sweater now.)</p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ii6dcokC1cg/UijhFk2EqOI/AAAAAAAADo8/C2OEmmCG23w/s1600-h/Photo%2525208%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Photo 8" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Photo 8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bqtODW4bchU/UijhGHsH9TI/AAAAAAAADpE/-cxR2DpjAeE/Photo%2525208_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="371" height="287"></a><br>(It is nearly falling apart!)</p> <p><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2ENJR_90_s4/UijhG8UtZ4I/AAAAAAAADpM/LhbONPcCk7I/s1600-h/Photo%2525209%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="Photo 9" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="Photo 9" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LxGOUQBJbL0/UijhHT1X-cI/AAAAAAAADpU/k2Kulg6KYQM/Photo%2525209_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="395" height="306"></a><br>This sweater has been with me for a very long time. I have many memories wearing it. It's a part of who I am. In a way, I consider it a dear friend who has gone through the good times and the hard times with me. I don't think I will ever part with it because we have gone through so much together!</p> <p><em>How cute is that story?</em> </p> <p>--------------<br>What I did:</p> <p>I have a serious love of shoes. I know it’s totally cliché, but for some reason I’ve always loved shoes. I remember as a little girl sneaking into my mom’s closet and wearing her high heels, dreaming of the day when I could own my own pair. Now I have A LOT of them, so I decided to record a little bit about why I love a cute pair of pumps. (And a little bit about my other shoes.) <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4DujbojWuXI/UieBT0D9t8I/AAAAAAAADmQ/JsAs0Y6ivNM/s1600-h/shoe-love10.jpg"><img title="shoe love" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="shoe love" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6kRQRsl52XM/UieBUsPO-zI/AAAAAAAADmY/SritM0ALC04/shoe-love_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a></p> <p><font size="2">Credits: Template—Scrapping With Liz, Fonts—Century Gothic, CK Bella, Playful, Papers/Embellishments—Amy Heinman.</font> </p> <p>I have already recorded a little bit about my love for shoes before, but this one is a little different. <a href="http://thisismechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-14detailed-favorites.html" target="_blank">See the first time here</a>. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eQoUe8vs-dc/UieBVKNWtQI/AAAAAAAADmg/nVZesOo-mbQ/wlEmoticon-smile2.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p>-----------------<br>Now I challenge you to record a little something about a favorite clothing item!</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-62185998370910510712013-08-28T04:39:00.000-07:002013-08-28T04:39:00.047-07:00Re-Challenge #9<p><em>This post was originally published on June 14, 2011. If you haven’t done this challenge yet, now is a good time to do it! If you’ve already done it, see if it needs some updating! </em></p> <p><em>P.S. This is our last re-challenge! Next week we will start on some brand spanking new challenges two times a month, plus I have many Fast Fact Fridays planned to help you record your life story before Christmas! That will be every Friday starting next week! Awesome!!! Now, on to the re-challenge!</em></p> <p><em>-----------------------------</em></p> <p>No, this isn’t a fairy tale challenge! But close…enough. <p>This week’s challenge: Make a timeline of your life! <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dEOzXPvn3ps/Tfdq4X87NnI/AAAAAAAAAfY/SnJWUwOsKhQ/s1600-h/timeline%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="timeline" border="0" alt="timeline" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-a1Xxmil-0LI/Tfdq5F20TcI/AAAAAAAAAfc/zTsRqt1KcFA/timeline_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="606" height="305"></a> <p>This does sound hard, but in fact, it is quite easy! Think of the most important dates of your life and just put them in order! I recommend starting with the dates you know in your head already (even if it’s just a year): birth date, HS/college graduation, wedding, children, etc. Start with the big things—the things that really have made an impact on your life! Next, fill in with the smaller things: moving, jobs, religious ordinances, etc. Obviously, the older you are, the more you will have to fill in! <p>You can type this in a document, make a scrapbook page of it, scan some pictures and turn them into a slideshow with music and dates on them, write it in a blog, or whatever else you can think of to do! <p>------------------- <p>What I did: I opened up a new Word document and did my timeline vertically as opposed to horizontally in the picture (which I just totally made up for the sake of having something visual on this post). I started with the dates that I knew by heart, even if it was just the month and year. Then I filled in the smaller things that I thought might be important. I saved it in my “This is Me Challenges” folder. I wanted to do it this way, because I can add to it as I go. (Hopefully that will be a long time!) <p>I am not posting a picture of what I really did, due to the sensitive, personal nature of it. (And I recommend that you don’t publish it on your public blog if that’s how you’re completing your challenges.) Here is a basic look at what mine looks like: <p>(Date): Born in (City, State) <p>(Date): Moved from (address to address) <p>(Date): Started High School <p>(Date): Graduated from ________High School <p>(Date): Graduated from _______ University <p>(Date): Got married to __________ in ___________ <p>(Date): Bought 1st house in _________ <p>(Date): Had first child <p>(Date): Moved to _______ <p>etc. <p>Now, I challenge you to make a timeline of your life! You might be surprised at how fun it is to see all that you’ve done in your life in one little place!</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831766716983058868.post-80763877104894257382013-08-14T02:57:00.000-07:002013-08-14T14:57:44.205-07:00Re-Challenge #52<p><em>This is a re-post of a challenge that was issued on Oct. 3, 2012.</em> <p>--------------------------------<br>Most of us have some kind of collection, whether it is an on-purpose collection, or something we unconsciously collect! <p align="center"><strong>What do you collect?</strong> <p>Now, if you don’t purposefully collect anything, you can be creative on this one…for example my husband jokes that I collect plastic sacks, because I keep them in various places around the house so I don’t have to go get one from the collection bag in the kitchen every time I need one. <p>But, most of us probably have something we buy as souvenir’s each time we go somewhere, or that people always give us a gifts. This is also a fun challenge for kids to do who collect something. I plan on doing this one with my 7 year old who collects rocks from everywhere we go! <p>Here are a couple of ideas to get your mind going, but remember, you don’t have to scrapbook it. Even just taking some pictures and writing a blog post about it is great! <p>_________________<br>What April did: <p>Explanation: I never intended to collect bells. It just sort of happened. One year for Christmas someone, I can't remember who, gave me a bell. And from that time on everyone thought I collected bells and continued to give me bells for birthdays, Christmas and just for fun. So I started getting bells in all the places that I traveled and all the places that mean something to me. Each bell has a story and has become a history of who I am and where I've been. <p><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/images/cleardot.gif"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Z9hxn3X5G4k/UGypnzM_wII/AAAAAAAACsg/r6V9yy9ZaUU/s1600-h/TIMC%252520-%252520Collection%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="TIMC - Collection" border="0" alt="TIMC - Collection" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rNoifq4i_2A/UGypopKNWlI/AAAAAAAACso/auGXweiHv6A/TIMC%252520-%252520Collection_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5Sq0WvDeGlA/UGyppZpOUJI/AAAAAAAACsw/aqnHoG8_G0o/s1600-h/TIMC%252520-%252520Collection2%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="TIMC - Collection2" border="0" alt="TIMC - Collection2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-N9c-GhfYl_A/UGypqGCDlII/AAAAAAAACs4/MHTHMb1uFSA/TIMC%252520-%252520Collection2_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a> <p>_________________<br>What I did: <p>From the time I was young, I have loved elephants, and started collecting them when I was a bit older. Though, when we moved 6 years ago, I packed them all up and only took them out today to photograph—I have little kids now and I don’t want them to get ruined! So it was fun to pull my little collection out and see them. My 3 year old twins were in awe of all these cool elephants they’ve never seen before. Sadly, I will have to pack them back up again until our basement is finished and I have more room to properly display them! It was fun though, to remember all the places I got them! <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MzUOrzjDiYs/UGyprKvFkiI/AAAAAAAACtA/i2MlZHHYjZI/s1600-h/elephants%2525201%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="elephants 1" border="0" alt="elephants 1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gKuLVmHhMx8/UGypr2jJg_I/AAAAAAAACtI/BsghZHUXu5E/elephants%2525201_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1D3m_m8nSAk/UGyps_yn4MI/AAAAAAAACtQ/QbQG2obO_kY/s1600-h/elephants2%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="elephants2" border="0" alt="elephants2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nEBDbbCKJxQ/UGyptq_iZnI/AAAAAAAACtY/WYOWUCdOoiA/elephants2_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="604"></a> <p>Product sources: Template, Scrapping With Liz. Papers, Crystal Wilkerson and myself. Brushes, Dainty Swirls 2. Fonts, Smiley Monster, Homemade Apple, Mom’s Typewriter. <p align="center">_____________________<br><strong>Now I challenge you to record about something that you collect!</strong></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058335187011113355noreply@blogger.com0