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#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – Jan. 30th/17 – Blue

30 Jan 2017 23 Comments

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The penultimate day of Linda’s #JusJoJan challenge!

The Just Jot It January 30th prompt, brought to you by John Holton of The Sound of One Hand Typing, is: “Blue.” Use it any way you’re inspired to. And make sure you stop by and say hi to John as well! Here’s his blog: https://thesoundofonehandtyping.wordpress.com/ .

I am quite proud of myself! I have nearly completed this 31-day challenge, posting every day without fail! What a great way to keep me on my toes, and allowing the creative juices to continue to flow!

But if I am honest, I fee a little blue.

I’m gonna miss this urgency to post daily!

I have my set challenges on a weekly basis, from Ron’s haiku on a Monday, and Sacha’s 52-word fiction challenge on a Wednesday, then Sue’s #writephoto on Thursday, not forgetting Linda’s SoCS Saturday. I post about my own health challenge on a Friday and Spidey has his say on a Sunday.

Actually… look at that.

Aside from Tuesday, I seem to have a need to post almost every day! Sometimes the challenge responses may get posted on a different day, due to life and commitments, but I have committed to quite a lot there really haven’t I?!

I still need to get back onto my weekly fiction serial, Just Friends, which hit a block in the summer too…

What was that about taking it easy, Ritu???

#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – Jan. 29th/17 – History

29 Jan 2017 16 Comments

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Day 29 of Linda’s #JusJoJan challenge!

The Just Jot It January 29th prompt, brought to you by KL Caley of new2writing, is: “History.” Use it any way you’re inspired to. And make sure you stop by and say hi to KL as well! Here’s her blog: https://new2writing.wordpress.com/about-me/

My Heritage is

Of great Importance

It Shows me who I am

Past Tales

Open doors to my future

Will history Repeat itself?

Is tomorrow based on Yesteryear?

#JusJoJan Daily Prompt / #SoCS – Jan. 28th/17 – Wood/Would

28 Jan 2017 48 Comments

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Day 2 of Linda’s #JusJoJan challenge, combined with her prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday.

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday and Just Jot It January is: “wood/would.” Use one, use both, use them any way you would like. Have fun!

How many woods would a woodcutter cut, if a woodcutter could cut wood?

That’s the first thing that came to mind when I read the prompt!

I love a good tongue twister, don’t you?

From the beginnings of discovering them, and trying to recite the Red Lorry Yellow Lorry one, to learning some Hindi ones, I have enjoyed them immensely!

Chandu ke chache ne Chandu ke Chachi ko chandni raat me chandi ke chamche se chatni chatai

Translated that means, loosely, Chandu’s uncle got Chandu’s aunty to lick chutney of a silver spoon on a moonlit night!

And there is one I remember seeing the great Amitabh Bachchan recite in a film, Kacha Papad Pakka Papad (Raw Poppadum Cooked Popaddum) while doing a little finger twister with it!

I had a couple of Tongue Twister books as a child which my mum kept, and I love to delve into them with my own kids too! They love to listen to them and try them out.

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And I have on occasion, taken one of my books with me to school to share with all my students. Such fun!

Now, you wanna see a rather tired me reciting some of these twisters? ;}

I fear I look rather mad in this video!!! But hey, all in the name of the challenge!!!

#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – Jan. 27th/17 – Incomplete / #writephoto – Waiting

27 Jan 2017 33 Comments

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Day 27 of Linda’s #JusJoJan challenge!

The Just Jot It January 27th prompt, brought to you by Cyn of That Cynking Feeling is: “Incomplete.” Use it any way you’re inspired to. And make sure you stop by and say hi to Cyn as well! Here’s her blog: https://cynk.wordpress.com/about/ .

And I am combining it with Sue’s great #writephoto challenge!

Her prompt photo is this.

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And here is my effort! A limerick trio!

There was a young knight called Ted
Who appeared to have lost his head
Though incomplete
He was always upbeat
Because he was very well bred!

He waited for love to come
But alas for Ted there was none
When it came to a kiss
No head meant a miss
And away the ladies would run!

He tried to keep out of sight
Didn’t want to give people a fright
So he stood in a corner
Like Little Jack Horner
Even though it was rather tight!

Ritu 2017

#JusJoJan Daily Prompt – Jan. 26th/17 – Extraordinary

26 Jan 2017 16 Comments

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Day 26 on Linda’s #JusJoJan challenge… I can’t believe I’m still here! And Linda will be hosting for the rest of the challenge!

The Just Jot It January 26th prompt, brought to you by Kelli of Forty, c’est Fantastique! is: “Extraordinary.” Use it any way you’re inspired to. And make sure you stop by and say hi to Kelli as well! Here’s her blog: https://fortyandfantastique.wordpress.com/ .

Something to ponder on today…

“We are all born extraordinary. It’s people, expectations and life that make us ordinary. So it’s up to us to do something to bring that extraordinary back.” – Ritu 2017

Each and every one of us is a miracle when we are born.

Yet life moulds us as we grow, to be like one another. To conform to the norm. If you are different, you are strange.

You are given targets to achieve, to reach normal progress levels at school. And the same goes at college, and work. You have these same invisible targets in life, as a parent and person. In order to be normal, like the others, you want to achieve at least them.

But why not give ourselves the chance to break the mould?

Ordinary is ok, average is normal.

Push yourselves that little bit more, where you see a strength.

You never know, you may achieve something extraordinary!