Day 7: A photo that makes you happy

Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy - Hunger Games

Day 6 is whatever tickles your fancy, so it will be about Hunger Games.

I am just about finished with Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. It is a young adult, science fiction story about what happens to a young girl in Panem, which is North American in the future. The nation is broken up into 12 districts, (at one time there were 13th, but the 13th was destroyed), and a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 and 17 are sent off to the capital to compete in the Hunger Games, which is a fight to the death and the last one standing wins.

I am sure you can imagine what happens. Katniss the young girl from district 12 is going to the Hunger Games and she must survive in whatever way possible in order to win and return to her mother and sister.

This is a page turner. Each chapter leaves you on the edge of your seat and you must continue reading. I cannot not wait to read the 2 other books in the series, Catching Fire and Mockinjay.

Day 5: Favorite Quote

"If you don't own a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life."
— Roger Caras

Day 4: Favorite Book

Picking a favorite book is extremely hard. There are so many great books out there. Again, I am afraid I can't narrow it down to just 1. So here are a few.


I reread To Kill a Mockingbird last year. And it was just as great as when I read it the first time in high school.

Another book I love is the Odyssey by Homer.

And of course I cannot leave out Harry Potter. What great storytelling. I love Harry Potter so much that I even have it on my 101 and one list to reread. I have not reread them, but have listened to the audio books and still love them.



Another great book I read was The Art of Racing in the Rain. It is not on my all time favorite list but it was such a great read.

You can also check out my goodreads bookshelf to see what else I have read, along with ratings and reviews.

Day 3 - Your Favorite TV Series

How appropriate that today is the favorite TV series day. Currently, my favorite TV series is



I just started watching LOST this year. I was able to watch all the seasons through Netflix and I was hooked. Now, the real question is will all of the questions be answered. I kind of doubt. But it is still an amazing show.

Day 2 - Your Favorite Movie

There are a few movies I love, and will almost always watch when they are on TV. I am not sure I can pick just one, so here are a couple.

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Day 1 - Your Favorite Song

Day 1: Your Favorite Song

I listen to a huge variety of music. Everything from oldies, rock, pop, hip hop. The only I don't really like is country. It took me a while to think of my favorite song. It was tough. I love so many different artists, from Britney to Jay-Z to Tom Petty to Black Eyed Peas to the Beatles. And then it finally came to me: Mary J. Blige. I have to say, that she has got to me one of my all time favorite artists.

So now to the song: Be Without You from The Breakthrough. Check it out here.

30 Day Blog Challenge

Since I seem to have problems keeping up on blogging, I decided that I would do the 30 day blog challenge. Below is a list of the challenge. Now let me warn you, there will probably be some that I will not care to answer and may change to be something else. Here I go, let's see if I can do every day for 30 days.

Here's the challenge:
Day 01 — Your favorite song
Day 02 — Your favorite movie
Day 03 — Your favorite television program
Day 04 — Your favorite book
Day 05 — Your favorite quote
Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

1000 Journals

One thing I love about netflix is the chance to get a variety of different types of movies. I just watched 1000 Journals. It is about some guy, that is what he wants to be called, that decided to send 1000 empty journals out into the world. It is interesting to see the images of what has been put into these journals. Originally, a website was set up to document the progression of these journals.

There was so much popularity, that there is now 1001journals.com It is pretty interesting to see the scanned items and where the journals have traveled. You can even sign up to receive a journal and add your own piece to the project.

Basement Organization: Storage Room

The basement in my house becomes a collect all place. There is so much random stuff in my basement it is hard to believe. As you can see there are chairs, boxes, toilet paper, paper towels, fans, clothes and so much more. There is just way too much stuff. I was starting to go through things and I kept finding things that I needed to put in the storage room.

The storage room was no better than the basement. I could barely walk into the storage room. My storage room is small to start with. It goes under the stairs so there is limited space. As you can see the storage room was like the basement. All kinds of stuff everywhere. Boxes stacked on boxes, light bulbs, shipping boxes, paint. Again everything.

So I needed to figure out a way to make it easier to walk into, and easier to find things. And once you find what you want, capable of getting the item. Lets just say, that I was not able to that the way it was.

If you see in the first picture there is a shelving unit. I was able to take the shelving unit apart and make it 2 small units to stack against the back wall. This made a huge improvement. Now there is room to walk in. And now things are organized in a much better. And there is also room to put more things in the storage room when needed.

I was also able to throw a lot of things away. I also found something that I can sell on craigslist to get a few extra dollars.

So now it is time to tackle the basement. I have a feeling that may take longer than an evening like the storage room.