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I Don’t Have One

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It is now Day 5 of my Post-A-Day challenge. If you want to catch up, scroll down until you see “Archives” on the right and click September.

Day 5: Post your favorite workout.

Does “I don’t have one” count as an answer? I’m not a couch potato, but I don’t have an official workout either.

I keep in shape by walking a lot. My job consists of a lot of moving around. That’s pretty much all the inspiration I have for today’s prompt. I can only stare at a blinking cursor for so long…

In other news, I’m slowly chipping away at another story. I don’t know if it will be a short story, a novel, or if it will fall somewhere in between yet. I’ve got the outline and characters all plotted out, and they even have their own handy-dandy map!

I’ll end this with a TGIF for those of you who work Monday – Friday.

~ Cheers!

I Love Cardboard

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Day 4: Post a talent you have. 
 I found a Post-A-Day prompt for September on Pinterest (there is much more to that site than food and Mrs. Cleaver’s favorite picks). Here is a link to the pin: Pin me!

 Since it is obvious to anyone who visits my blog that I write and draw, I had to go digging for something else. I can’t sing (you do not want to hear it. It’s like a wailing cat or screeching eagle). I am an okay dancer, but it’s nothing to boast about. I don’t do magic tricks, so this left me in quite a pickle! 

Then I remembered that I used to build things out of cardboard. I haven’t done it in over a year, but it is something I’m good at. All of the cardboard creations you see in this post decorated my cubicle at my old job. I ended up giving them away to coworkers right before I left. I sometimes do wonder if they are still around.

 

Free Hamburgers

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It is Day 3 of my Post-A-Day challenge!

Day 3: Enjoy Labor Day. What did you do on Labor Day? 
 I found a Post-A-Day prompt for September on Pinterest (there is much more to that site than food and Mrs. Cleaver’s favorite picks). Here is a link to the pin: Pin me!

Monkey says “hello” as he swings over one of my work shirts.

I worked! However, I didn’t mind because I was being paid extra and there were free hamburgers. You can’t go wrong with that. I just lounged around when I got home. My Labor Day wasn’t blog worthy, I’m afraid!

…Although Monkey is pretty awesome. You can sling shot him across the room, and he hoots a few monkey calls. I need to make a note to myself to never bring him to work. I’d be inadvertently annoying everyone within a twenty foot radius…I can’t be trusted with such things. Remember, it’s not how old you are, but how old you feel. [ Insert winking emote here ]

These Shoes Were Made for Walking

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Day 2 of my Post-A-Day challenge! It also happens to be my birthday. How did I celebrate? The same way I celebrated Labor Day: I went to work. The excitement ensues! I’ll wait until my next day off to go super sleuthing for a proper celebration.

Day 2: Post your favorite shoes.
I found a Post-A-Day prompt for September on Pinterest (there is much more to that site than food and Mrs. Cleaver’s favorite picks). Here is a link to the pin: Pin me!



These shoes go with everything, and I’ve had them since 2009. I will wear them until they fall apart. My last pair of casual shoes died at the ripe age of 9. As I was walking across a busy street, they issued a ripping slurp, and before I knew it, the soles had separated from the rest of the shoe. The leather sides immediately followed suit.

It was a strange waddle that got me the rest of the way across. I must have looked like a penguin. Fortunetely there was a mom and pop shoe store in the shopping center I was heading towards. They also happened to be running a huge sale. 

~ And thus my favorite shoes. 

Inspiration Station

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Happy Labor Day, everyone! I had to work, but that’s okay. They paid us extra. I can’t believe that it’s September already. I know this is cliche to say, but this year has flown by. I decided to challenge myself into writing one post per day (we shall see if I bit off more than I can chew…only September will tell).

I found a Post-A-Day prompt for September on Pinterest (there is much more to that site than food and Mrs. Cleaver’s favorite picks). Here is a link to the pin: Pin me!

Day 1: Post something that inspires you.

I thought a lot about this one and finally decided that works of fiction, whether they be books, television shows, or movies, are what inspire me the most. For those of you who follow my blog on a regular basis, you see how much fan art I draw! From Star Trek to Babylon 5 to Lord of the Rings, if I am fond of it in any way, shape, or form, I start drawing.

Writing is a little different, but I would by lying if I said I never wrote any fan fiction whatsoever. I used to live for that stuff. Creating tales that involved my favorite characters was how I discovered that I loved to write. Those early stories that teenager me wrote were…eh, well I said “teenager me,” so that should shed some light on quality! It’s the fond memories that count and the fact that those stories exercised my creativity.

It’s been ages since I’ve written any fan fiction, but that was my own decision. If you like writing it, let your inner muse fly and go for it!

~Here’s to hoping I stick to my September plan.
Cheers!