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Veracity challenge

21 Jun 2015 33 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge

Here’s another new one!!!! Challenged by Akanksha to write a paragraph without adjectives…. What???!!! Noooooooo! Those that know me, know I’m a wordy person, I cannot help, but describe various things around!! This’ll be interesting!!!

Rules:

1) Write a paragraph without using a single adjective.

2) Keep the link of the original Veracity Challenge in your post (so that the creator of the challenge may receive a pingback)

3) Anyone can join the challenge, you don’t have to be nominated!

4) Nominate 6 Bloggers for this challenge

It was a day like any other, no different from the rest. A girl sat with her arms crossed against her chest, under the tree. She looked over at the boy, kicking a ball about with his friends. He looked like the kind of guy she could like. But she knew nothing about him… She couldn’t even really describe him to anyone… Why? Because she wasn’t allowed to use adjectives!!!!!

There you have it, I apologise if any adjectives slipped in along the way!!!

My ~~victims~~ nominees

The V-Pub

Wafflemethis
Tony Burgess
Edwina’s Episodes
Erika Kind
Chris The Story Reading Ape

Have fun!!!!

CBA On A Friday! (Though It’s Saturday now!)

20 Jun 2015 16 Comments

by Ritu in Awards Tags: Award, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Creative Blogger Award, grateful

Friday marks the end of my placement week, and I’ve come home to another award nomination from my wonderful blog-pal Erika Kind! She has nominated me for The Creative Blogger Award this time!
Woe! Thank you so much Erika, I always appreciate being thought of for these awards, and from an amazing blogger like you, well, it’s even more special!

Here are the Rules:

* Display the Creative Blogger Award logo on your blog
* Nominate blogs and notify all nominees via their social media/blogs
* Thank and post the link of the blog that nominated you (very important)
* Share 5 random facts about yourself to your readers
* Pass these rules on to them

Five facts about me…

I am just slightly obsessed with Magnum ice creams… in fact I’m eating one now!!!
I have a thing about hats… nearly every year I buy one or two summer hats, and in the winter, various woolly hats, but I never wear them! They are sat above my wardrobe, looking at me, waiting for me to decide when would be a good time to wear them!
I love board games!!!! Scrabble, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuits… love a family board game night!!!
I am a hoarder… I cannot throw things away! I have pile and piles of stuff.. that is ‘too useful’ to get rid of! but then you know what, I know I should bin it, and that I probably will never need it, but its Sod’s Law…. when I DO get round to making myself separate myself from my beloved junk… I end up needing that very thing, within a week!
I am terrible at investing in fitness gear… only to see it collecting dust, or becoming a clothes horse within a few weeks!! I have various machines and things, and they are all great! But not great when I don’t actually use them!

And my nominees are….

1951 Club
10 Years A Single Mom
A Momma’s View
Ankit Mishra
Emotional Luggage

As always, please don’t feel obliged to accept, but if you d,. please let me know, I love to read your new facts!

1 Liner Story Challenge

20 Jun 2015 25 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges Tags: 1 Liner Story Challenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, writing

Oooh! A brand spanking new challenge from my love my blog pal, Rich, of Wafflemethis!!!

Rules

1. Write one line in the ongoing story, in italics.
2. Pass the challenge onto the next victim/Nominee.
3. Link back to your nominator.
4. Link back to Me, Waffles, if you could please, this could be very interesting.
5. Copy and paste all the previous story and add your line.

My Nominee is Erika!!!

And the story goes…

It was a warm sunny day and sea was a almost transparent shade of blue.
I lay there, watching the waves lap on the shore, a drink in hand, a tear rolling down my cheek.

But I Love Nature! – Kids Logic Part 37

20 Jun 2015 15 Comments

by Ritu in Humour, Kids Logic Series Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Humour, Kids Logic

Lil Princess has been making me laugh recently…

LP: “Mummy, I have 1 bit of good news, and 2 sad ones…one, [so and so] called Lil Man a name, and you know Lily? Not the one in your class, but my friend? Well, she died…”

Me: “Oh My Goodness! Who is Lily?”

LP: “You know, our pet ladybird…!”

Me:” Oh, ok, well that’s sad…”

LP: “ And the good news… I can now paly Four Square!” ( a game they play at school)

Lovely news from Lil Princess there!

This morning,