Category Archives: 30 days

I’m going to use this post for all 30 pictures rather than having a new post each day:

#1 something missing

#2 view from the kitchen window

#3 my nemesis

#4 Eco art sculpture

5# not the best weather, a kayak would have been better

6# Olympic torch

#7 Brockholes

#8 strange hearts

#9 piggy bank bike

#10 hello stranger

#11 monsoon

#12 art cover

#13 bear the torch

#14 Ribchester

#15 almost back to normal…

#16 witchcraft

#17 how long since 30 days no caffeine?

#18 Summer

#19 seem to have one of those permanently in view

#20 Bluestone wedding

#21 it’s here!

#22 not the best window seat

#23 crazy reflective effect

#24 wet for a change

#25 thistle

#26 Gatorade

#27 who’s going to empty that bin?

#28

#29 think I’ve earned this

#30 the finish line!

With just over a week left of cold showers and no music I’m about to begin my last 30 day challenge. This is perhaps the nicest of the 5 I’ve completing and will require thought rather than any physical hardship or effort. I’ve got to take a photograph a day for the next 30 days.

I’m not aiming for a particular theme or to achieve a particular aim I just need to take a photo a day. Hopefully this will slow me down a bit during the usually hectic days I have and it will be interesting to see what collage of images I have in 30 days time.

Here’s the first one, which if I had to give it a title or caption would be “something missing”

Feels like its been gone that long that I should have turned it into a 30 day challenge… It’s fixed now after destroying itself and should be sent back soon.

Today is day 11 of 30 of me having cold showers and not listening to any music. Unlike the other 30 day challenges these two aren’t getting any easier and I can’t forget about them!

Having a cold shower after a long ride on the bike or a morning run is quite nice but first thing in a morning after getting out of bed it is something else. I can’t wait for the 27th of June when this challenge is up. It is certainly testing my resolve and honesty (not really a challenge I want everyone else checking up on…).

The no music challenge is less strict than the other 30 day challenges in that it is partly out of my control. I can’t help for example music on a tv advert or music that is playing in a supermarket. Where I am missing out, and where the challenge lies, is when I’m in the car or at home. I’m so used to having music on in the kitchen that it is eerie without it. Similarly in the car. On the occasions when I drive instead of cycle an hour without music is quite a long time. I think it will make me appreciate music more when I get to hear music of my own choosing again but I’m sure it will quickly go back to being background noise again.

Today marked the start of two 30 day challenges – 30 days of cold showers and 30 days without music. The first is entirely within my own hands but the second a little less so.

Despite the recent warm weather I’m not expecting the cold showers to be any more bearable or for the hot weather to last 30 days for that matter!

I’m not going to listen to music by my own choosing for 30 days but clearly there is nothing I can do if I enter a shop on there is music playing or the fact that my classroom at work is next to the Music block. In both cases I’d much prefer not to hear the noise!

So here’s to being cold and quiet for the next 30 days

Completing this challenge wasn’t overly difficult and it did prove to me that I don’t need to have the thing as an extension of my hand.  Emails will still be there when I get home and there are plenty of better things to be doing than checking everything every 2 seconds.  That being the case a smart phone is incredibly useful and does have lots of benefits.  It will come in particularly handy for the photograph a day for 30 days challenge and I now have music in the car when my stereo is playing up…