New Year's Challenges

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Dana Jean

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Because resolutions just don't work.

Do you have one? I have many. I'm going overboard in the hopes that at least one will take. Forget the eating clean and exercising. I do both as often as I can but because I love bacon I will continue to fail.

Speaking of bacon: I have my own New Year's Day food tradition. I call it the Holy Trinity of Pork-Fest. I make ham and biscuits, greens cooked in a pound of diced thick cut bacon, and black eyed peas with sausage.

Anyhow: My challenges this year:

Actually read my book club's book selection. I joined a book club in September. I haven't read one yet. I do go to the meetings and ask lots of questions about the books. And mostly I've been glad I didn't waste my time. But. I should read them.

Floss daily. The teeth.

Go to Trivia Night at least once a month.

My fashion challenge: a new outfit every month, something I've picked from InStyle or StitchFix, but I HAVE TO THRIFT IT. No ordering online or high end labels (unless I get lucky in a thrift store). So, I'm going to keep it under $20 per month. This month I'm hunting for an army jacket and a floral jacquard dress. I know, it sounds dreadful, but it's cutting edge fashion. It was on the Prada runway.
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Okay, this is just ugly. Each thing separately and done right would be nice, but all this together? Too much. Humans are a damn joke. We are like sheep. They (insert who they is here) gild sh*t and tell us we must have it, and we flock to stores to buy it!

sigh. Walk to the beat of your own drummer kids.
 

arista

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I think that my challenge would be continuing to try to get into shape besides (round). This is not something new...A new challenge is trying very hard to not get frustrated while standing in a line. They say we spend approximately four years of our adult lives waiting in line...I will try to get that factoid out of my head.
 

GNTLGNT

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Not sure I could do it with tights--will have to try that--but have noticed a huge difference in my balance after doing yoga for the past year. I can now put on my socks standing up without a bit of imbalance. It's one of the reasons I wanted to get back into yoga as balance is so important as you get older.
...you mean I'm supposed tah be wearin' tights at my age?????....dear god, that wouldn't look like a busted can of biscuits-more like the Michelin Man went to seed.....
 

Kurben

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This is about what i was dressed in(but my skirt was shorter and more see throughy) when i was doing my famous bellydancerroutine on a stage in front of 250 persons including my teachers at the university. That was a CHALLENGE!
 

DiO'Bolic

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Nov 14, 2013
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....if only I looked that strappingly good.....:down:

One of my distant ancestors on my mother’s side wore tights quite handsomely. John Morrissey, known as ‘Old Smoke.’ He was an Irish American boxer who defeated the American Champion Yankee Sullivan (by disqualification). He was a gang member in New York City in the 1850’s who had his rival William Poole ('Bill the Butcher') killed, and got off after several trials. And later became a Democratic State Senator and U.S. Congressman from New York. And the people back home in Ireland said none of the Morrissey boys would ever amount to anything.

It all started with tights. :)

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HollyGolightly

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Ha! My balance is so bad, I would never attempt this, especially with freshly lotioned feet! You are impressive, Ms. Holly! =D
Oiled feet. It was a disaster. I'm actually a little sore from it all.

Not sure I could do it with tights--will have to try that--but have noticed a huge difference in my balance after doing yoga for the past year. I can now put on my socks standing up without a bit of imbalance. It's one of the reasons I wanted to get back into yoga as balance is so important as you get older.
I totally agree! Balance, flexibility and core strength. planking!!
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This is about what i was dressed in(but my skirt was shorter and more see throughy) when i was doing my famous bellydancerroutine on a stage in front of 250 persons including my teachers at the university. That was a CHALLENGE![/QUOTE]
I would love to see that!

One of my distant ancestors on my mother’s side wore tights quite handsomely. John Morrissey, known as ‘Old Smoke.’ He was an Irish American boxer who defeated the American Champion Yankee Sullivan (by disqualification). He was a gang member in New York City in the 1850’s who had his rival William Poole ('Bill the Butcher') killed, and got off after several trials. And later became a Democratic State Senator and U.S. Congressman from New York. And the people back home in Ireland said none of the Morrissey boys would ever amount to anything.

It all started with tights. :)

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Seriously? That is fascinating!