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It’s that time of month again — the Northeast Bloggers Network photo challenge.
The theme for the month was “holidays.”
And to me, the holidays truly begin when we get to taste the first batch of caramels. Good times.
Yum!
However, I can’t be doing too much with them this year — now that I am taking the diabetes seriously. Either way, they are still tasty.
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We had a nice season of foliage around here … and I didn’t take many photos. So I went with the best one I had.
Colors popping!
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A Day Zero Project goal of P.J.’s has been completed!
Goal completed: Give money to a street performer
Date completed: August 2, 2014
Number: 42
Description: Basically, it’s an attempt to pay things forward a little. I was out of work for 2.5 years not too long ago, and I know how hard it can be. Though this one won’t make some massive difference, it’s the hope that it could help somebody. Often times I walk past street performers without a second glance. I wanted to change this.
Why I wanted to do it: Why not? Being unemployed for so long, I understand what people might go through. Though I don’t know the circumstances or lifestyle of these performers, I do know they work extremely hard and there are often some highly talented people. How many times have you passed by somebody performing on a street and kept going or even sped up your walk so you could get by without being hassled or feel bad? Me too. So, in the quest to pay things forward a little, I wanted to do this. And though I am blogging about this for one time — I plan on doing it more than once, when I see talented performers working hard.
How I did it: I was in Burlington for a baseball game. After having dinner, we noticed a nearby festival sort of thing going on. We walked around for a bit and came to somebody performing music. I didn’t even, honestly, think about this project at that point, rather I just wanted to give a few bucks as he was good. So I dropped a few bucks in his case as we slowly walked by and watched. It’s kind of cool to get a smile from a person as you do that, knowing that even a few bucks are appreciated.
About P.J.’s Day Zero Project: Day Zero is a project where people come up with 101 things to do over 1001 days. I started the project on August 1, 2014 with an anticipated finish date of April 28, 2017. Goals will not be revealed until they are completed. A private list is at the Day Zero website and the list will be made public upon completion of the project. It’s my thoughts that if things are kept private, should I not do them, change or find a way around it, I’d only be cheating myself.
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A Day Zero Project goal of P.J.’s has been completed!
Goal completed: Write a blog post about the DayZero project within the first week of the start date.
Date completed: August 4, 2014
Number: 14
Description: This was a blog post to talk about my upcoming Day Zero Project, as well as putting it out there that I am doing it.
Why I wanted to do it: One, it shows others I am doing it. Second, it gives me a bit of accountability, despite not making the list public until I finish a goal and/or the project. Plus, all completed goals are going to be put on the site.
How I did it: I blogged about the project and my thoughts on it, as well as what I hope to do with it.
About P.J.’s Day Zero Project: Day Zero is a project where people come up with 101 things to do over 1001 days. I started the project on August 1, 2014 with an anticipated finish date of April 28, 2017. Goals will not be revealed until they are completed. A private list is at the Day Zero website and the list will be made public upon completion of the project. It’s my thoughts that if things are kept private, should I not do them, change or find a way around it, I’d only be cheating myself.
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It’s been a few months since I participated in the Northeast Bloggers Network challenge, so I wanted to get back in it this month.
When I do a challenge or a linkup, I like to make sure it’s a blog post and not just a link to an image somewhere. It makes it feel more like a challenge.
This month’s theme was “movement.”
For it, I decided to keep it a bit simple.
A couple of weeks ago, I was in South Jersey for a few days. A couple of those days were spent at the Cape May County Zoo, which has several baby animals that have been born in the past few months.
The one I really wanted to see was the baby giraffe, which was born on Sept. 2. Of course the first day we went, it was rainy. So the baby (or any of the giraffes) wasn’t out. We went back a day or two later and we got the chance, thankfully, to see it.
This photo shows the movement.
Basically, the mother giraffe was nudging the little one along to get walking and explore. It was fun to watch.
Mother giraffe nudging her newborn daughter to move along.
Feel free to stop over at the Northeast Bloggers Network blog to see who else participated this month!
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