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#SoCSSeptember 8/18 – Earworm

08 Sep 2018 47 Comments

by Ritu in #SoCS, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #StreamofConsciousnessSaturday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Earworm, Socs

Linda’s prompt for SoCS this week…

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “earworm.” Talk about your latest earworm, or one that habitually haunts you. Enjoy!

I have to say, I appear to have suffered a whole load of earworms over the last few years, as the kids repeatedly listen to the same songs over and over… and over… but as I get older, I miss who they’re actually by and what the song title is. I’m that annoying one who says “You know the song…!” and then proceed to hum or sing it wrong.

However, I do have one that I am enjoying right now, as Lil Princess loves to watch the video, spotting the different famous faces in it.

Maroon 5’s Girls Like You ft. Cardi B

It’s a great song, and I don’t know all the words, so the chorus seems to play on repeat in my head when I least expect it.

And here it is so it can be your earworm too!

Catch ya later Peeps! Happy Saturday!

https://lindaghill.com/2018/09/07/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-sept-8-18/

September 6- Flash Fiction – An Epic Workplace

07 Sep 2018 38 Comments

by Ritu in #CarrotRanch, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #CarrotRanch, An Epic Workplace, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Charli Mills, Flash Fiction

Charli’s prompt this week:

September 6, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write about an epic workplace. It can be real or imagined. Go where the prompt leads.

Epic

The door opened into a room where the atmosphere was teeming with enthusiasm.
Everywhere, industrious individuals attempted to solve their own problems in inventive manners.
There were specific areas for everything, from creative, to constructive, collaborative to computing.
A second door led to a huge outside area, filled with opportunities to stretch ideas.
Turning back into the room, I knew this was it. This was the place I wanted to be, the most epic workplace I’d encountered.
A classroom that put the children’s interests first, that stretched their thinking and allowed them to grow as individuals.
This was it.

https://carrotranch.com/2018/09/06/september-6-flash-fiction-challenge/

#WritePhoto – Turning

06 Sep 2018 39 Comments

by Ritu in #WritePhoto, Blogging 101, Fiction, Poems, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #WritePhoto, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction, Positivity, Turning

Sue’s #WritePhoto Prompt this week:

Our goals may seem like a target too far away to achieve – but think of the way there.

It could be the most beautiful journey, peppered with moments to capture, all to help you reach that peak. Try turning that fear into fuel.

Ritu 2018

https://scvincent.com/2018/09/06/thursday-photo-prompt-turning-writephoto/

One-Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds – Job Satisfaction

05 Sep 2018 26 Comments

by Ritu in #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Children, Sonu Singh, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Job Satisfaction, Teaching

“When you come home shattered, but with a smile on your face, you know you’re in the right job.” – Ritu

First half week has been really positive, and long may it continue!

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge.

Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Challenge #100 – Change & Defy #MicroPoetry Poet’s Choice

04 Sep 2018 23 Comments

by Ritu in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Challenges, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Poet's Choice, tanka

Colleen’s tanka challenge, as always includes the premise that only synonyms for the prompt words must be used…

~~This week, the words were;~~ This week, Colleen celebrates her one hundredth poetry challenge and that is quite a feat, so for her prompt, she has said: