Hello and Welcome to Shaye's 30 day challenge! (Day 1)

In which I, tentatively take my first steps into the strangely frightening 'Blog-o-Sphere' and I do so by sticking to this thirty day blog challenge I found while stumbling through the internet one night. My goal is to complete this challenge, unhindered, focused, no excuses! So this is kind of a public forum to force myself not to fail at something I set out to do for once. I have tons of decent ideas, legions of potential projects I've begun but I've never followed through on them. But these projects have always been private, hidden away from the scrutinizing eyes of others. And while I hold no illusions on anybody actually viewing this blog (as of yet) I still feel that if I put a piece of myself out there for anyone to see, it'll make it all the harder to not follow through on the challenge I've set for myself.


So... I'm gonna spill my guts on this here page. No fluff, no shit. We're getting to the nitty-gritty here, and I'm hoping to grow from  it in some way... or whatever... Wow I sound like the epitome of conviction don't I?

ANY-ways.... Let's kick off this thirty day challenge yes?

Totally not nervous.

Day 1: Introduce, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts.

Pic of me last night, minutes after stumbling upon 30 day challenge

1. Totally am nervous, especially the thought of talking about myself.


2. As you can see, I wear my hair natural, no perm, and almost no heat. chopped my hair off 5/14/2010 Look how much it's grown!


3. Total video game geek, particularly retro video games, role playing and what not. If I had the chance growing up I could definitely see myself being a dungeons and dragons nerd.


4. When I was in high school, I cut one day and took the long island rail road into Manhattan to see the 'Subway Series parade.' I was so nervous about getting caught I almost didn't enjoy myself... almost.


5. I am not a Yankees fan or a Mets fan for that matter. Baseball is a bore to watch but fun to play.


6.  Was a big tomboy growing up, Still am in many ways.


7. I have metal screws and plates in my right hip from an auto accident.


8. I laugh at dead baby jokes. 


9. Very early in pregnancy I dreamed I had a long spiritual and emotional conversation with my daughter.


10. I'm a great story-teller, as long as the story has nothing to do with me personally.


11. After a particularly trying year, on New Years day of the next, I wrote down everything bad that had happened, went in the back yard and burned it.


12. When things go really bad, I get deathly calm and neutral. But I tend to sweat the small stuff, like running out of toothpaste would just ruin my day hah!


13. I am a dreadful procrastinator... it is my greatest weakness, my demon.


14. I make my own hair products.


15. I really, really, REALLY want to change the world for the better in some measurable way before I leave it behind.



Okay! Challenge one! completed... Let's hope I stay on a roll!