xoxo,
Liz
I've decided to not only try one of those 30 Day Photo Challenges that were popular awhile ago, but create one for myself in hopes that I'll actually stick with it. Feel free to join me and comment below with a link to your own 30 Day Challenge pictures. I would love to see them! In the meantime, enjoy the photos.
xoxo, Liz
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I started this list awhile ago, just as a simple reminder of all the great (although sometimes seemingly little) things life has to offer. Since then it's grown quite a bit. Whenever the world is eating away at me, I pull it out and try to add something positive to keep me going. It's a nice little exercise.
Take a look and maybe even start one of your own: Finally home and able to escape the busy college student life of essays and exams, I've decided to start my Thanksgiving break out on a relaxing and refreshing note:
Sounds sort of... perfect. <3 Leave a comment and tell us what your favorite sounding word is below. :]
Challenge: Try writing a poem or short story with as many of the following words and you can. Adieu – goodbye; farewell; the act of leaving or departing Altruistic – unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others Beleaguer – to exhaust with words Benevolent – characterized by expressing good will or kindly feelings; charitable Brood – to think alone Bucolic – in a lovely, rural setting Bungalow – a small, cozy cottage Celestial – pertaining to the sky or visible heaven; heavenly; divine Cerebral – betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition and instinct Chandelier – a decorative or ornate light fixture suspended from the ceiling Chatoyant – like a cat’s eye Cornucopia – an abundant, overflowing supply Comely – attractive Cynosure – a focal point of admiration Dalliance – a brief love affair Demure – shy and reserved Denouement – the resolution of a mystery Desuetude – disuse Desultory – slow, sluggish Diaphanous – filmy Droplet – a little drop Dulcet – sweet, sugary Earthenware – pottery of baked or hardened clay Ebullience – bubbling enthusiasm Eclectic – selecting or choosing from various sources; not following any one system, but selecting and following the best elements from various systems Effervescence – bubbly Efflorescence – flowering, blooming Elixir – a good potion Eloquence – beauty or persuasion in speech Elysian – blissful, delightful Embrocation – rubbing on a lotion Emollient – a softener Ephemeral – short-lived Epiphany – a sudden revelation Epitome – a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class Erstwhile – at one time, for a time Ethereal – gaseous, invisible but detectable Euphonious – pleasant in sound; agreeable to the ear; sweet Evanescent – vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time Evocative – suggestive Fetching – pretty Felicity – pleasantness Firmament – the vault of heaven; sky; Fugacious – fleeting Gambol – to skip or leap about joyfully Gossamer – the finest piece of thread, a spider’s silk Gracious – pleasantly kind Grandeur – impressive; lofty; elevated Halcyon – happy, sunny, care-free Harbinger – messenger with news of the future Haven – a harbor or port; any place of shelter or safety; refuge Illumination – a decoration of lights, usually colored; to illuminate Illustrious – highly distinguished; renowned; famous; glorious Imbrication – overlapping and forming a regular pattern Imbroglio – an altercation or complicated situation Imbue – to infuse, instill Incandescence – the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature Ineffable – unutterable, inexpressible Insouciance – blithe nonchalance Inure – to become jaded Labyrinthine – twisting and turning Lagoon – a small gulf or inlet Languid – lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow; lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent; drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint Languor – listlessness, inactivity Lassitude – weariness, listlessness Lilt – to move musically or lively Lissome – slender and graceful Lithe – slender and flexible Lucid – easily understood; comprehensible; characterized by a clear perception or understanding; rational or sane; shining or bright Meander – to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course; to wander aimlessly; ramble Mellifluous – sweet sounding Moiety – one of two equal parts Mondegreen – a slip of the ear Murmurous – murmuring Nycthemeron – the natural day and night or space of twenty-four hours Opaque – not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not shining or bright; dark; dull Opulent – lush, luxuriant Palooka – a stupid, clumsy person Panacea – a solution for all problems Panoply – a complete set Paradisaical – relating to or befitting Paradise Pastiche – an artwork combining materials from various sources Penumbra – a half shadow Petrichor – the smell of earth after rain Philanthropic – giving; showing concern for humanity; charitable Phosphorescence – the property of being luminous at temperatures below incandescence, as from slow oxidation in the case of phosphorous or after exposure to light or other radiation; a luminous appearance resulting from this; a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation producing has stopped Pique – to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride; to wound; to excite Plethora – a large quantity Quintessential – most essential Quiver – to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate or tremble Ratatouille – a spicy French stew Rationale – the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something; a statement of reasons Ravel – to knit or unknit Redolent – fragrant Repose – the state of being at rest; sleep; peace; tranquility; calm; dignified calmness; composure; to lie dead; to be peacefully calm and quiet Requiem – any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead Riparian – by the bank of a stream Ripple – a very small wave Sagacity – acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment; keen perception; ability to make good decisions Scintillating – animated; vivacious; witty; brilliantly clever Scintilla – a spark or very small thing Sempiternal – eternal Seraglio – rich, luxurious oriental palace or harem Serendipity – finding something nice while looking for something else Serenity – the state or quality of being serene; calm or tranquil Shards – a fragment, especially of broken earthenware; Shimmer – to shine or reflect with a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly Silhouette – the outline or general shape of something; a dark image outlined against a lighter background Splendor – brilliant or gorgeous in appearance; magnificence Succulent – juicy, rich in desirable qualities; affording mental nourishment Sumptuous – lush, luxurious Superfluous – being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unnecessary; needless Surreptitious – secretive, sneaky Susurrous – whispering, hissing Talisman – a good luck charm Timorous – full of fear; timid Tintinnabulation – tinkling Translucent – clear; transparent; easily understandable; lucid Tremulous – characterized by trembling Verandah – a large, open porch Vestigial – in trace amounts Vivacious – lively; animated; gay; Wafture – waving Wherewithal – the means Woebegone – sorrowful, downcast Zephyr – a gentle, mild breeze; any of the various things of fine, light quality, as fabric, yarn, etc. A list I composed of things to do today (and everyday).
Question: What is on your to do list for today??? 1. Think of something that makes you smile. :] 2. Be fearless. Do not accept failure. 3. Laugh whenever possible. 4. Relax. Stop stressing over the little things. 5. Make someone else smile. 6. Indulge! 7. Do something spontaneous. 8. Make a wish at 11:11. 9. Leave a penny face up for someone else to find. 10. Tell someone you love them. 11. Embrace your flaws. 12. Remind yourself you're beautiful. 13. Set your mind on a goal. Accomplish it. 14. Remember to listen. 15. Get lost for a little while and let your mind wander. 16. Find a creative outlet. 17. Dance with your eyes closed. 18. Sing in the shower. 19. Record your feelings and today's events. 20. Call someone you haven't talked to in awhile, just to let them know you miss them. 21. Discover something new. 22. Search for the "truth." 23. Believe in something!!! (anything!!) 24. Wave at a stranger. 25. Clear your mind and just breathe. Please comment and share you're favorite things to do and craziest ideas for when you're sick. :] 1. Make stupid lists 2. Eat a box of popsicles 3. Make a few dozen cookies (just don't cough on them!) 4. Plan several emergency fire exits around your house 5. See how long you can hold your breath 6. Try to beat the record you set in #5 for holding your breath 7. Pester your parents endlessly 8. Enjoy endless amounts of soup 9. Go through your medicine cabinet and figure out what is all safe for you to mix together... 10. When you end up getting grounded for #7, blame everything you did on the meds you took in #9 11. *69 (enough said) 12. Use the popsicle sticks from #2 to make stick puppets of people you hate. 13. Burn the popsicle stick puppets from #12 14. Play solitaire. 15. Think you did pretty well at #14? Now try spider solitaire. That's right, YOU SUCK!!! 16. Sleep... A LOT 17. Dream about not being sick... and also about marrying Ryan Ross. :3 18. Watch Spanish soap operas. Try to understand what the hell is going on. 19. Teach yourself Spanish so you can decipher the soap operas in #18. 20. Refuse to speak English for the next 48 hours. 21. Make tea for the 32905723805270th time. 22. Play chess with yourself. 23. Text your friends nonstop just to annoy them. 24. Save the world by threatening to infect any evil-doer or villain with Bronchitis (or whatever it is that you are diseased with) 25. Cough up a lung. 26. Cough up another lung. 27. Realize you can no longer breathe. Freak out. Then realize you're hallucinating. Don't worry, it's probably just the drugs you mixed together in #9. 28. Poke everything. 29. Check to see if you have a fever. 30. Turn the air conditioning on full blast because you do indeed have a fever. 31. Watch every episode of Invader Zim ever created. 32. Realize there were only two seasons. 33. Watch every episode of Criminal Minds and Supernatural ever created. 34. Have nightmares. 35. Rename yourself. 36. Insist everyone calls you by your new name. 37. Consider that you might not be sick, but rather morphing into some sort of alien creature... Maybe that fever actually means you're turning into a werewolf? (excuse the Jacob Black / Twilight train of thought... I AM SICK!) 38. Talk in 3rd person 39. Read stupid lists. 40. Do cocaine. 41. ^^^ JUST KIDDING!! 42. Wander around the house mumbling with no set destination or purpose for hours. 43. When your family asks what you're doing walking around mumbling, whine and say you're boooooored! 44. Create an imaginary friend. 45. Write a super trippy short story. 46. Clap flip flops together. 47. Have a long, serious conversation... with yourself. 48. When you're parents finally come into your room to question you about #47, tell them you were discussing the fate of the world and life as we know it with your new imaginary friend from #44. 49. Explain to your parents that no, they cannot meet your imaginary friend because he is shy. 50. Throw darts at a Justin Bieber poster. 51. Draw a mustache on Justin Bieber. 52. Exclaim that Justin Bieber finally hit puberty! 53. Blow bubbles. 54. Make a mix CD. Fill it with music you probably would never listen to if you weren't completely drugged up. 55. Print out paper dolls. 56. Lose the ambition to make paper dolls. 57. Sit in front of a fan because the air conditioning is not keeping up with your fever. (*cough* *cough* werewolf!!!) 58. Since we're on the topic, re-read all four Twilight books. 59. Try to remember what the characters looked like in your head before Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart ruined it for you. 60. Secretly admit to yourself that you're still a Jacob Black fan. 61. Hate all of the movie Twilight tween fans that ruined the books for you. Plot their demise. 62. Listen to Avril Lavigne's old music from back when she dressed like a boy instead of making out with her boyfriend's friends. O.o 63. Make Kool-aid. 64. Re-discover Neopets. 65. Feel like an awful owner when you see that you're Neopets are dying because you haven't fed them in 6 years. 66. Check Facebook. 67. Check Facebook again. 68. Check Facebook AGAIN and wonder why you're friends have such boring lives. 69. Stalk your favorite celebrities on Twitter. (Ryan Ross) 70. Compose a tweet knowing full well that no one will actually read it. You don't have a Twitter to communicate with your friends after all. That's what Facebook is for. Twitter is for keeping up to date with the lives of people you've never met before. (like Ryan Ross) 71. Suddenly remember that before Facebook, this cool thing called Myspace existed. 72. Reminisce about the good old days when Myspace was the hot new thing. Curse Facebook and it's lack of customize-able layout options. 73. Sign into Myspace and become instantly confused by all of the changes that have taken place the last 2 years. 74. Give up and sign back into Facebook. 75. Watch bad '80's movies because they're "classics." 76. Sneak around the house pretending to be James Bond. 77. At dinner, create a small town out of the food you are too sick to swallow. 78. Have a staring contest with a mirror. 79. Become a werewolf!!! 80. Create a new language. 81. Use you're new language to explain that you are no longer human and probably do not belong on this planet. 82. Play Mah-Jong until your brain hurts. 83. Take Excedrin Migraine for you pain-filled brain. 84. Hope that Excedrin Migraine does not react badly with any of the pills you took in #9. 85. Drink a few glasses of water just in case to "dilute" the toxic mixture of pills and "flush" any toxins out of your system. 86. Realize that #85 is rubbish and you're probably going to die anyways. 87. Write up a detailed will of everything you own. 88. Staple things. 89. Become entranced by a lava lamp you've had for years. 90. Crawl instead of walk. Claim it takes less effort. 91. Eat an entire tub of mint chocolate chip ice cream by yourself. 92. Feel instantly fat and vow never to eat food again. 93. When everyone else in the house asks where all of the ice cream went, swear that the leprechauns took it. 94. Build stuff with Legos. 95. Decide to take a shower. For once, don't even complain that your younger sister used up all the hot water. The cold feels like heaven. 96. Make a fake account on an internet dating website. See how many hits you get. 97. Play Pac Man. :D 98. OMG... PLAY-DOH! 99. Finish that Wonder Woman coloring book you couldn't resist buying at the Dollar Store. 100. Finally call about making a doctors appointment for the morning. Take a moment to ask yourself: When was the last time you tried something new?
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