Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Thing #1: Complete a crossword

Earlier this year, I fell ill and had to take a day off work (shocker).  It is a weirdly exhilarating  feeling to see a full day of nothingness stretch out before you, even when you are under the weather.  I spent my free time drinking  lots of fluids and doing crosswords online.  That is the badassery that is my life.

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I understand that crosswords are the dinosaurs of online pastimes- doomed for extinction- but I urge you, the next time you’re faced with an expanse of free time, ease up on the facebook thing (it’s not real life) and do a crossword instead.  Good clean fun.  Your Mother would approve of my advice.  She’d nod her head in quiet understanding.

€5 has been donated to The Alzheimer Society of Ireland for the completion of this ‘thing’- in loving memory of my Granny, the crossword queen.  Click here if you would like to donate online.

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20 comments:

  1. roothJune 27, 2012 at 8:30 AM

    Really really good advice. You're absolutely correct - FB is not real life and it always leaves me feeling super depressed

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  2. two birdsJune 27, 2012 at 9:16 AM

    crosswords make me feel dumb at times...but maybe if i did them more often, they wouldn't!

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  3. UnknownJune 27, 2012 at 11:38 AM

    good for you girlie! i am so bad at crossword puzzles myself, but i had a really big obsession with sudoko for a while haha.

    xxrae
    http://www.loveforschoolgirl.net/ <3

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  4. EmmylouJune 27, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    Gosh....haven't done a crossword in soooooo long. Might be time to do one again.:)

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  5. Elsa de DiegoJune 27, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    Old school fun for sure! :) xoxo

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  6. JosieJune 27, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    Haha I totally do this too! xxx

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  7. NicoleJune 27, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    I love cross word puzzles :)

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  8. Camila FariaJune 28, 2012 at 8:29 AM

    I like the paper ones! Yes, I'm oldfashioned. :)

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  9. kJune 28, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    duuude i love these :)

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  10. GloriaJune 28, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    I LOVE crosswords! I do them all the time on our iPad :-)

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  11. trishieJune 28, 2012 at 11:21 PM

    I love crosswords. My colleagues and i do them every day at lunchtime.

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  12. CecilietteJune 29, 2012 at 8:20 AM

    crosswords online? I'm so las millenium didn't know they were online too! Hhahah well what is not on the web today? right?

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  13. Matthew SpadeJune 29, 2012 at 4:48 PM

    i can't remember the last time i did a crossword, i didn't even know you could do them online. but yeah you know what, it sounds quite appealing now

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  14. Simone CrownJuly 1, 2012 at 8:11 AM

    I do the crossword puzzle in my newspaper nearly every day. People always look funny in the tram.... ;)
    I think it's great, that for every done crossword puzzel the Alzheimer Society gets a donation!

    Kisses from Vienna,
    Simone

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  15. Mónica Villar July 1, 2012 at 9:30 AM

    Nice post!! Me encanta :)

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    A chic kiss ;)

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  16. RemikJuly 1, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    Lol !!!!
    Nice post ;)

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  17. Caro *July 3, 2012 at 1:47 PM

    I love this game ;)

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  18. AshleyJuly 3, 2012 at 9:55 PM

    badassery is clearly the word of the day. :D

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  19. UnknownJuly 4, 2012 at 1:01 AM

    I used to do crosswords with my gran but I haven't attempted one in years - probably, I'm ashamed to say, because I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it xo

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  20. Thelma FrayneJuly 5, 2012 at 5:09 AM

    Thanks Ashley, I'm in the business of making up words.

    And I needed a lo-ot of practice before I could finish one Emma!

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