Day 10 - Meet Jonas

This is Jonas Jansson, a courageous young fellow who has agreed to follow the Book's injunctions to the letter. In this, his first week, he has already been arrested once and lost his girlfriend. Go Jonas!

The book suggests checking your progress following the book with Jonas's by going to his website: www.thiswebsitewillchangeyourlife.com.






Don't bother - here is where it takes you:

Day 9 - Do Something Before Breakfast

As any peasant worth his salt will tell you, the early morning is the best part of the day, so set the alarm for 5 o'clock and rise and shine.

Well, since I don't read the pages in advance I didn't know to set an alarm. I woke around 7 and all I wanted was my coffee (aka breakfast) since I skipped having it for yesterday's challenge. That led me to have a half-hearted gossip session with my garbage about the neighbors and I threw in 100 crunches for good measure.

On a side note - I really thought more people would try some of these and post there comments/pictures?!?!?! Maybe people really aren't as weird as us Ash.

Day 8 - Addiction-Free Day

Your body is your temple. Cut out addictive substances for the day and see how much purer you feel.

Special tip for any book owners addicted to crack cocaine: You may not feel purer immediately. Stick at this one for at least a couple of months to see the full lifestyle benefits.

Day 7 - I am too embarrased to post on a public forum

Given that at this point in my life I am looking for gainful employment (and to protect my mother's sanity), I will not post the day 7 challenge publicly. If you are so inclined you can do some research on your own to figure out what the task is :)

Day 6 - Your Debut Novel

My favorite example listed on today's page reads: "The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there." The Go-Between, L.P. Hartley 

Instructions: Today write the opening sentence of your debut novel:

Here is my sentence for today: "This is going to take some thought..."

This is the first sentence of the novella I wrote in 2004: "After returning from the hospital, I walked to the kitchen for a Coke, stopping at the glass sofa table in my parent’s foyer to pick up one of the silver-plated picture frames.  

This is the first sentence of my attempt at poetry: "I am from steel mills, church festivals, annual garage sales, bowling alley bars, and a traditional neighborhood complete with bike parades and block parties." 

Day 5 Mass Social Experiment

Cut out and stick this sign on any item of public infrastructure you might encounter today, including, but not limited to: elevators, garbage trucks, cranes, phone booths, toilets, ventilation units, escalators, entrances to subway stations. The aim is to achieve comprehensive social breakdown across the US.

Notes: Okay I might have to skip this one as all I can think about is a sweet old lady in a wheelchair trying to use the library elevator to watch her grandchild perform in the basement and missing it simply due to the fact that my life that needs changin' :) My other thought is that security cameras will catch my delinquency and I will be hit with some fine I can't afford right now. A better option right now might be taping this sign to myself.

Day 4 - Plan your next trip

I included a blank map for anyone who wants to print out, color, and share :) and then the one I filled out!

Instructions: Today, work out your globetrotting plans for the rest of your time on earth, and get on the phone to an accredited travel agent. NB: the State Dept. currently discourages travel to the following countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, North Korea, Turkmenistan, Zimbabwe, North Yemen. Fill in county by country: Green = Been there done that; Blue=Intend to do go there this year; Yellow=Intend to go there sometime before I die; Red=Happy never to set foot there in my whole life.

Notes: Leaving for FL  Monday - Finalized plans today although didn't need a travel agent to do so
Planned trip to New Jersey this June and will be contacting my friend Gabby Sheridan about something special :)