October Challenge 2014

I see all sorts of challenges appear at various times on Instagram and none of the photo ones particularly appealed to me. In the spirit of my hundred happy days challenge (going well by the way #joshappyhundred if you're interested!) I thought I'd make a list of 31 things to achieve this month. Little things that Mae a difference to me and others. Things that make me feel happy. Some things that are just a plain old good idea! 

They might be done one a day or could be accomplished over the course of the month. I hope it will be a little daily push to achieve more! 

1) cook something delicious

2) handmake a present for someone 

3) finish a sewing project

4) finish a knitting project

5) bake a cake for someone else

6) take photos of my family

7) take photos of my friends

8) do something for charity

9) hand make birthday cards ready for up to Christmas

10) start a Christmas list (!!)

11) make a new skirt

12) try a new vegan dish 

13) go running again

14) pick blackberries

15) pick apples and make apple sauce to freeze

16) eBay some old wardrobe items

17) read a new book

18) learn about something new

19) start learning Italian again

20) have a pampering day. Face mask, nails, the lot! 

21) try a new dance move

22) do something kind to make someone smile

23) crochet a dark red snood

24) clean out and use a new handbag

25) make up some business cards for work and the jazz club

26) make a Halloween costume

27) write a letter to someone

28) go on a walk and collect sloes

29) make slow gin

30) make my car sparkle 

31) make some donations to a charity shop 

Hopefully this will give me something to aim for each day (or at least start and finish within a month!!). You can follow me on Instagram or twitter (@ofavintageair) to see my progress. #josoctoberchallenge 

Jo :-) 

100 Days of Happy

Bit of a random post today! 

I've read Jen's blog of her Make do and Mend Year ( http://mymakedoandmendyear.wordpress.com ) for a long time now, although I rarely comment, (bad blogger!) today one of her posts popped through to my email box and I thought I might join in. 

It was all about slowing down and taking the time to appreciate the things we have more. The challenge is called 100 days of happy and details, plus sign up can be found at http://100happydays.com/ or search #100happydays. 

The aim is to take a photo a day for 100 days of something that makes you happy. No competing, no cheating, just little personal moments that honestly make you smile. 

As they say. It's the little things. 

I'll be doing the challenge on Instagram and Twitter ( @ofavintageair ) starting today. 

Here's my first happy photo:

My fluffy pink socks always make me (and my feet) happy! They're so toasty. And luminous apparently. They're perfect inside my steel toe capped boots which always get so cold in the winter! So I'm happy and grateful for these socks! Especially as they were a bargain in a sale about a year ago!! 

I'm hoping to do a blog update every Thursday from now on until April 17th 2014 when my 100 days will be up. 

Wish me luck with the challenge! I'm sure I'm happy at least once every day, it's just finding the time to photograph it. 

Which is the whole point! 

Jo :-)

P.S. will you be joining in? #100happydays