Blog everyday in May - Day 1

I ramble alot.

I plan a blog post in my head, but when I get on here, I just babble until I get it all out of my system.

I feel like changing that. I enjoyed the times we used to do Photo Challenges, so now is the time to blog more!

I found this on Claudz's blog, who got it from Ellie Love who got it from Story of my life.

The "Blog every day in May" challenge

This way I can't ramble, because I have to blog 31 times this month!
Work has begun to take over my life again, so let's hope I can stick with this and get some balance back!

I have some catching up to do, so Let's Do This!

Day 1, Wednesday: The story of your life in 250 words or less 

In 248 words - This is me:

I grew up financially poor, but emotionally rich.

I grew up living on plots, where the Milky Way and stars were commonplace. I played with baby geese, and cows and chickens.

I’ve run away from a charging bull, picked plums off our trees and eaten so much my stomach aches. I’ve swam in the reservoir pretending it was a pool and I have played with cars in a sand heap so that my brother would indulge me in some Barbie playtime.

I’ve painted doghouses and made bullets with my grandfather and learnt how to knit & bake with my grandmother.

We’ve gone on roadtrips through the Karoo – a family of 4 crammed into a Fiat Uno (no aircon) – to stay with family on a farm in Hermanus with no electricity.

By sacrificing all they could, my parents helped me become successful in my own right. I have just bought my very own apartment.

I feel guilty. They still struggle financially & I worry about them every day.

I became a city girl at 19, was engaged when I was 20.

Ended the engagement at 21 and since then have been searching for True Love.

In the meantime, I drink cocktails, I read a lot of books, watch way too many Series, work even harder in a job that challenges me & beats me down. I have strange dreams.

I blog and take alot of photos … for 1 day when I am senile.

My motto is: No Regrets

The rest of the Challenge:
Day 2, Thursday: Educate us on something you know alot about or are good at. Take any approach you'd like (serious and educational or funny and sarcastic)
Day 3, Friday: Things that make you uncomfortable
Day 4, Saturday: Favorite quote (from a person, from a book, etc) and why you love it
Day 5, Sunday: Publicly profess your love and devotion for one of your blogger friends. What makes them great? Why do you love them? If you don't have blogger friends, talk about a real-life friend or even a family member
Day 6, Monday: If you couldn't answer with your job, how would you answer the question, 'what do you do'?
Day 7, Tuesday: The thing(s) you're most afraid of
Day 8, Wednesday: A piece of advice you have for others. Anything at all.
Day 9, Thursday: A moment in your day (this can be just a photo or both a photo and words)
Day 10, Friday: Most embarrassing moment (s). Spill. 
Day 11, Saturday: Sell yourself in 10 words or less
Day 12, Sunday: What do you miss? (a person, a thing, a place, a time of your life...)
Day 13, Monday: Issue a public apology. This can be as funny or as serious or as creative as you want it to be.
Day 14, Tuesday: Ten things that make you really happy
Day 15, Wednesday: A Day in the life (include photos from throughout your typical day - this could be "a photo an hour" if you'd like)
Day 16, Thursday: Something difficult about your "lot in life" and how you're working to overcome it
Day 17, Friday: A favorite photo of yourself and why
Day 18, Saturday: Tell a story from your childhood. Dig deep and try to be descriptive about what you remember and how you felt.
Day 19, Sunday: Five of your favorite blogs and what you love about them
Day 20, Monday: Get real. Share something you're struggling with right now.
Day 21, Tuesday: A list of links to your favorite posts in your archives
Day 22, Wednesday: Rant about something. Get up on your soapbox and tell us how you really feel. (a pet peeve, a current event, a controversial topic, something your husband or roommate or neighbor or boss does that really ticks you off)
Day 23, Thursday: Things you've learned that school won't teach you
Day 24, Friday: Your top 3 worst traits
Day 25, Saturday: Something someone told you about yourself that you'll never forget (good or bad)
Day 26, Sunday: Something you read online. Leave a link and discuss, if you'd like.
Day 27, Monday: A letter to your readers
Day 28, Tuesday: Only pictures
Day 29, Wednesday: Five songs or pieces of music that speak to you or bring back memories. Use Grooveshark or YouTube to include them in the post
Day 30, Thursday: React to this term: Letting Go
Day 31, Friday: A vivid memory