A Task or Two…

I seem to be getting myself involved in challenges at the moment. First, I took part in Cameron’s Story Circle, and now I have signed myself up for a whopper of a challenge.

It was Tilly Bud, The Laughing Housewife, who brought the challenge to my attention. I had seen the badge, above, on her site in the past, and I had even read what she was hoping to do in her challenge, but thought nothing of it until today.

It was like a switch being flicked to the On position when I read her post today.

The person behind the challenge was Sarsm, or Sarah. I visited Sarah’s site earlier and registered my interest, and since then I have been pondering what tasks I need to add to my list. Sarah has actually set up an FAQ page which goes into more details of the challenge.

The good thing about this challenge is that nothing is set in stone. I’m not too keen on the ‘rules and regulations’ that come with the awards that are regularly given (Generously I must add) so I don’t participate in them. This challenge is different.

It is something that is personal to me, but I can add tasks that involve other people. It is a way of adding something new and different to my life, in the way of new experiences. It’s a way of making time for me to do something different – something I wouldn’t normally do. And it’s a way for me to add just a little more of that ‘Feel Good’ feeling that I enjoy so much. For me and other people!

The challenge is good because if I feel I may not accomplish something, I can remove it from the list and add something else. I set the challenges for myself, and they can be tweaked at any time. In 1001 days time, I’ll be able to look back and see exactly what I have accomplished (Hopefully, everything on the list)

The thought of 101 tasks in 1001 days at first seems easy. 1001 days is a long time to do 101 things, but this is the challenge. It’s 101 tasks, not things. Some tasks may require a bit of work to complete. Some tasks may require the Universe aligning itself for me to complete one (or more) of the tasks. Some tasks may be made up of several smaller tasks. Although some tasks will be one job quick things, they will be balanced by the larger, and possibly, trickier tasks.

I’ve added a new page to my blog where my list is in the process of being built. Once a task is complete, I’ll update the list, so there will be regular updates as to how I’m doing. Some tasks may require that I make specific posts relating them, so in a way, the challenge is helping me on those days when inspiration for a post isn’t exactly ‘there’.

My list is a little empty right now, but it will fill up over the coming weeks – in fact, I’ve added this as one of my tasks to complete!

I will be starting my challenge properly on 1st April, but some tasks have started already, like the building of the list one. I need something to get me going! And yes, I am aware that this is April Fool’s Day – but would a fool miss an opportunity to make subtle and not-so-subtle improvements to their life?

So, I’m going to be a little busier over the coming months. I’ll still be posting, but every now and then there will be ‘task specific’ posts cropping up.

And possibly some surprises too!