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May Challenge: Items for a Specific Season/Holiday
Possible categories could be:
Seasons: Summer, Winter, Spring, Fall, Solstices and Equinoxes, Baseball, Football, Basketball
Holidays: New Year, Chinese New Year, Passover, Easter, Purim, Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Oktoberfest, Diwalli, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Advent, Hanuka, Christmas, Kwanzaa
Celebratory/Commemorative Days: Groundhog Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, Mardi Gras, International Women’s Day, Ides of March, St Patrick’s Day, Earth Day, April Fool’s Day, Star Wars Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Independence Day, National Bikini Day, Labor Day, 911 Remembrance Day, Grandparents Day, Native American Day, Veteran’s Day
Now, come on, surely you can find something to list that fits ONE of those categories? I double dog dare you to list ONE item for the challenge this month, even if you don’t do anything else. If your entire listing number for the entire month is just this one item. Ready? Go!
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May the Fourth be with you!
SUMBEACH! I spent AGES replying to this topic, only be told when I hit Submit, that I need to be logged in! Gaaaaaah!
You’re getting the short form this time. Sorry!
Spreadsheet updated, VL wins.
April challenge: VL wins, Sharyn takes 2nd, JB gets 3rd place.
Well done everyone!
Goose egg for me this week. I’ve had three dogs come through this week, two of them were revolving door dogs: in one day, out the next. One went to a rescue organization, one to a new home. The third will be with me for a while, she’s going to be quite a lot of work but she may be a keeper. Foster dogs take up so much time when they first arrive as they have to be doggy-sat for 24 hours a day when they first arrive. Other dogs, cats, chickens, all have to be careful monitored during all interactions, and anything that looks like unusual behavior needs to be interpreted swiftly. Does the dog need the bathroom? Water? Food? To be distracted before it attacks? This combined with a lot of work around the hubs’ business has put my business on the back burner.
I was hoping to get back to work this week, but dog #5 here needs full attention, and DH is out on a callout. With juggling all the menagerie and the household, my numbers may be a little low. Hoping to get some work done tomorrow, though.
How did you all do last week?
Screen Stars? (Great blog post with lots of photos of the Screen Stars label)
Oh my gosh! Sharyn, you’re correct! I completely forgot! What a dunce! Thanks. Well, seeing as it’s already the end of April, I’ll call it the “first third” thread and start the 2nd “third” next week at the beginning of May. It will start after next Monday, so we finish the week here.
Spreadsheet updated. VL gets a hat trick with her 3rd win in a row! This takes her firmly into the lead for the challenge. JB, you need to step it up! We were enjoying the volleys! 😀
Interesting note: there are 8 of us left on the board. Exactly half of us are ahead of our annual goals, and the other half of us are behind! LOL. I have conceded that I was overenthusiastic with my goals and have dropped my weekly goal from 15 to 12. It’s still a stretch, but not as daunting. The idea is to be motivated, not depressed because I can see my shortfall getting bigger and bigger. Anyone else want to update their goals? Up or down, whichever you prefer!
Looks like I ended last week’s set and will start this week!
Listed only 8 this week. I was planning on more, but I have some pretty big distractions. The biggest of which weighs about 200lbs and calls me Wife. I adore the man but there are some days he just annihilates my best laid plans!
The weather in Texas is fabulous! Warm and wonderful, although we’re desperate for rain. Wishing you all a week as good as my weather!
Hey Sharyn, I’m with you at 4 listings, none for the challenge this round.
I was amused to see that Sharyn listed 4, I listed 4, and JB listed 44! LOL
Congrats to VL for winning the week.
Wishing you all a great week’s listing and good weather!1111
Some great numbers this week! VL takes a deserved win, and the ping pong between her and JB continues. LOL
Glad you’re back, JR. And I hope you had a great holiday, VT.
Wow, VL, what a score! $50 a yard! Sheesh!
It seems like folks are struggling with the monthly challenge, so I will elucidate to help you with logging a few more for this month. The challenge is
GOLD, SILVER, & METALS
The color gold or silver, in any form, and any metal, whether ferrous or not. Chrome, bronze, brass, iron, cast iron, aluminum, gold, silver, steel, alloys, magnesium, copper, zinc, titanium, tungsten, nickel, cobalt, tin, lead, are all metal. Silicon is a metalloid. Adamantium, unfortunately, doesn’t exist, but if you find something with it in the title, go for it! Things made out of metal include cookware, frames, jewelry, kitchen utensils, cups and dishes, medical implements, car parts, electronics, plumbing, décor items, handles and knobs, tins, coins, appliances, musical instruments, locks and keys, pins and needles, paperclips, nail clippers, pens, rulers, exercise weights, screws, nuts, and bolts, hinges, medals, chimes, computers and tablets, typewriters, cables, climbing and camping equipment, badges, buckles, eyelets, fire grates, clock pendulums, scales, measuring tape, weapons, spectacles, watches, buckets, golfing equipment, hairdryers, lamps, water bottles, lighters, speakers, mailboxes, sconces, guitar/violin strings, toys, candlesticks, whistles, bells and gongs, signs, vases, and zippers.
It doesn’t have to be all metal or all gold/silver to qualify.
That should help, right?
Fun fact: The reason that titanium resists corrosion is because it instantly reacts with oxygen, creating a really thin, hard barrier that protects the metal. If you scrape off the barrier, a new one instantly forms. It’s kind of like it’s self-healing.
Good morning Elves! (Voice from “Charlie’s Angels instantly pops into my head! LOL)
Listed 19 last week! I really hoped to get a few more done to catch up my shortfall, but as I made my goal AND a couple extras, I’m happy with achievements. Only one qualified for the Challenge, unfortunately.
Wishing you all a great week!
In the PhotoRoom app you can add a shadow, or a variety of backgrounds to your choice. So, for example, if you really hate a white background, you can take your photo in your cluttered (but well-lit) workroom, remove the background, and add a shadow to make it look more realistic. Or put it on a shelf, or a brick wall or an off-white background, or a beach, or… dozens of options.
PhotoRoom app is free if you do one photo at a time, and $50 per year for the pro which can do about 100 photos at a time. I’ve been using it for a while now and I love it. It’s really effective! If you have a look closely at the photos in this listing, you can see the old background around the edges of the fluffy feathers. In this listing, even the zipper teeth are cut out. That’s how good this app is.
