November 3, 2015 by rebootingkaye

I must’ve learned something…

Day 2 of Writing 101 – make a list, either ‘things I like’, ‘things I learned’. or ‘things I wish’

Ho hum… I’m not a big fan of lists, though I do occasionally post a listy type blog, the last one being ‘Little Irritations’ and before that ‘Reasons to be cheerful’. So I’m not completely agin ‘em, but being asked to write one off the top of my head seems a bit dull. After all, don’t most of us wish for the same sort of things, like the same sort of things (ok, so you might actually enjoy a bowl of jelly – yuck!), and generally find out things the hard way? So I’m stumped. Can’t think of anything original to write in my list. Hmmph… only the second day of writing 101 and I’m falling at the first hurdle. Gee thanks wordpress fairies.

So….

Hmm… lets see…

Things I’ve learned…

Hell, I must have learned something in 60 odd years….

Milk goes off if you forget to put it back in the fridge
Paper cuts hurt like hell
It is possible to fall up stairs
Mice like chocolate biscuits
life throws curveballs when you’re least expecting them
If I wear a thick jumper the weather will turn unseasonally warm
If I take an umbrella out with me it won’t rain
It is almost impossible to get a turmeric stain out of a white blouse
Can’t please everybody
I think I can sing, but really, I can’t
Using a piece of greaseproof paper taller than the cake tin helps the cake rise
Life is too short
It never snows at Christmas
The All Blacks always win
9 times 9 is….. hell, I don’t know… who cares…
Trust no-one
Crying doesn’t make things better
Don’t rub your eye after chopping chillis
I am not elegant when I’m on ice-skates
You don’t automatically become wiser as you get older

There you go, I managed it – 20 things I’m pretty sure about – especially the last one… 🙂

November 17, 2014 by rebootingkaye

It’s a goal!

That’s me up there on that parachute, that is!

Oooohhh.,..yay, yay, and triple yay!! Had to just tell you…Today I’ve exceeded my goal as set out in writing 101 challenge a little while ago (you can read my goals here) and got over 220 followers – and it’s only mid November!

Sorry, I’m sure it’s unseemly to get so excited over what may, to some, seem so few, but it only seems a little while since I was struggling to get into double figures. It has been amazing how taking part in a couple of events has helped transform my blog and the way I feel about it. Although I’m spending (too many) hours working away at it, it’s no longer a slog and I look forward to producing new posts regularly as well as seeing what everyone else has been up to.

As I feel like a bit of a winner today, in the time honoured tradition of winners everywhere, I’m going to have to say a few thank you’s:

Ah hem!…

Thanks to Writing 101 for:

*Giving me some great, mind jiggling, prompts
*providing the opportunity to share and get feedback from lots of lovely folk
*getting me in the habit of posting every day

Thanks to Blogging 101 for:

* Getting me to set some goals in the first place
* teaching me to tweak my blog to make it look pretty (ahh..)
* For having a great common room where I’ve met lots more lovely folk.

Thanks also to the ongoing Photo 101 for:

* Setting me new (and frankly, quite challenging) challenges every day
* Helping me reach an even wider band of lovely folk
* And for keeping up my enthusiasm for posting daily.

Of course, its mainly thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read and comment, especially if you clicked on the ‘follow’ button – love to you all mwah, mwah

errrmmmmm…..you’d better not leave… 🙂

P.S. I’m looking for the next 220 now, so tell your friends…!! x

September 15, 2014 by rebootingkaye

Let me introduce myself….

Well hello there. Second challenge of writing 101 is to introduce myself. It’s proving trickier than I thought it might be. Introducing myself. Should be dead easy. Do I want people to actually know who I am though? Is it enough to know I live in Nottinghamshire, England, and that age-wise I’m no spring chicken, but have actually never quite grown up? That as well as writing, I like music, travel, eating, wine, gadgets,yoga, flowers, fish, dogs, walking, reading, photography, watching movies, sleeping, …..(I could go on…) and that my family mean more than the world to me?

Do I want to write down on paper (well not paper exactly) what my blog is about? Do I know the answer to that?

Well not really. I started my blog a couple of years ago when I left my job. I’d already been writing bits and bobs for a good long while, and had completed a creative writing course with the Open University. I’d enjoyed it, and wanted to write more, maybe even publish stuff. Anyhoo, started the blog to get me writing, concentrate the mind a bit. And, to a point, it has.

I haven’t published any of my stories on the blog (I use it more for venting my spleen), but recently took the brave step (for me ‘cos frankly I’m more Pam Ayres than Betjeman) of posting some of my poems that had already been well received in the PoetrySoup community. Also, almost due to pure laziness, I have started posting some of my photographs. It’s quicker and easier than having to think of something to write especially when time is tight. Besides, I’m rather proud of some of them.

So, whilst I try to post regularly, I can’t honestly say I have any particular purpose or theme. I hope what I write is vaguely entertaining, and people can identify with at least some of it, but I realise that my writing needs to be brought back into focus, and with any luck writing 101 might help me achieve that.

Oh yes, and I want followers, lots more followers. And people to comment. It can get a bit lonely posting all this stuff and still not being noticed. Anyway, it’s amazing to know that my words are out there potentially reaching people from all over the world. I’m going in the right direction, let’s hope this new set of challenges will prove even more successful.