just pondering… not forgotten!
There aren’t enough hours in the day for Across the Bored to get even half the things we desire accomplished – and don’t even think of asking to cut back on the necessary luxury of a seven-hour beauty rest – for there are always those little ideas that need more thought, the bits and pieces that need fixing or filing, scrubbing or tossing, editing or revising. This stuff of life gets in the way of reading all those unopened novels, penning that prize-winning book and getting in shape – activities that ensure we don’t wind up as curmudgeonly as our DNA would like to have it. Would we had those extra minutes to scribe a few eloquent lines on the marvellous things we see on others’ pages and answer all their comments with more than just a “thanks!” – so interacting with and especially thanking all those who follow and visit our little space in virtual reality comes in measured, but precious, doses.
We don’t know how some of you do it – we can barely keep our head above the bloggy waters let alone swim back to all the visitor’s corners of the world, as much as we long to. This fortnight’s Two Cents Tuesday Challenge theme – Writing – gives us that chance to reach out and today’s post is dedicated to Fill the Empty Spaces. Ideafill has a lovely clean blog filled with little gems of music and art, bits and pieces of pretty things and neat stuff we would gladly trade our clutter for. She has nominated Across the Bored for a Versatile Blogger Award for which we are most delighted!
Here are the basic rules for this award:
1. Display the badge on your blog
2. Write a post and link back to the blogger who nominated you
3. Nominate 15 bloggers (not going to happen, sorry – I’ll spring for 6) and inform them of the nomination via comment in their site
4. State 7 interesting things about yourself
The nominees that inspire us, make us smile and think are:
Abandoned Kansai
Diplomatic Dog
Hello Fig
Life: A Scot in Norway
Nylon Daze
Paris: People, Places and Bling!
7 interesting things about Across the Bored, not necessarily in any sort of order…
I would like to learn how to ride a motorcycle;
Have lost those 40 extra baby pounds gained 18 years ago in the last 9 months;
Can now fit into Miss Z’s cast-off jeans – whoopee!
Dyed my hair red just like in 1976, probably to my mother’s chagrin;
Need to learn how to travel lighter, both metaphorically and actually;
Enjoy speed-editing iphoneography;
With that said, and as much as I hate to admit it, cannot live without my iPhone…
Why not send us something interesting in return? To come full circle, last week Across the Bored put forward – “What form does writing take for you?” – Feather and quill, a typewriter still, texts and tweets, parking tickets in the street, a child’s first scrawl or graffiti on the wall … We would love to see your vision.
For all those who are new readers to Across the Bored, some great entries and the guidelines for this fortnight’s challenge can be found here. Need more info or want to browse past themes? Have a look at HOW DOES THIS WORK.
ACROSS THE BORED 
Bravo! Bravo! The Versatile Award fits the AB-FAB “Across the Bored” like a glove. I’m never bored. It’s true. Thanks for the inspiration. Thanks for spreading your positive energy. It’s contagious! T. (And thanks for the shout-out! I appreciate it.)
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Thank you! That’s a lovely comment – I am so glad that there is some good coming of all this and that bloggers like yourself get a lift from our posts. I must say yours makes me drool and wonder why I haven’t moved across the pond yet. AB-FAB, indeed! One of my faves – I would have to say that if Edina and Patsy had a crazy cousin I would be her…
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Congrats on the award, and the weight loss–wowza! My “writing” entry is up tonight.
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Thank you – I figured I better do it sooner than later! Looking forward to your entry.
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Congratulations on your award and thanks for the link to Fill the Empty Spaces.
Here is my entry for this week: http://wp.me/p24idL-1L3
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Thank you and you’re welcome! Great entry for the challenge.
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Congrats, you are for sure a very versatile blogger! :)
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Thank you!
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Congratulations on your award!! Wahoo 😄
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Thank you very much!
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😄
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You’re very welcome!
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I did the challenge. I missed the mark. Whoops 😄 http://afriendforever54.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/two-cents-tuesday-challenge-writing/
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Thank you for your acrostic entry! We should make it a habit to write something on paper at least once a week!
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Amen! Thanks and God bless you!
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