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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Nov 15, 2008 14:08:20 GMT -5
-  Hello, everyone!The word of the day is SOUNDSDo you have something in your home or life related to the word "SOUNDS" that can be cleaned, sorted, eliminated, moved, repaired, or donated?
Now's your chance to turn down the volume!
 Creative variations of the "Word of the Day" are encouraged.
- Television incessantly babbling? Turn it off and enjoy the peace.
- Listen to your cat purr's or your child's heartbeat.
- Get some fresh air and listen to the wind or the wildlife.
- Focus on the sounds of washing dishes.
- Fix a squeaky chair or squeaky door.
- Do a noisy activity such as vacuuming, lawnmowing, or hammering.
- Clean your hearing aid.
- Put on some inspiring music while you clean.
- Use sandpaper to clean something, and listen to the sound.
Anything related to the word "SOUNDS" or "SOUND"
Have some fun doing this !
Don't think too much ... it's fine to do just one item.
Creative word variations include:
Plan a visit to the Sound (a body of water like a bay or inlet).
Get advice on making a sound financial decision.
Sounding board: Discuss your decorating idea with someone.
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Post by saffron on Nov 15, 2008 23:51:18 GMT -5
I was home all day, until 6:30 p.m. w/o my hearing aids in, so I enjoyed the sounds of silence. No barking dogs, no ringing telephone, no screeching of the car brakes (I live on a busy corner,) no truck horns honking. I also did not turn on the TV, so that added to the silence. No mental noise.
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Post by threeg on Nov 16, 2008 10:06:46 GMT -5
I am enjoying the "sound of silence", as I am the only one up so far today. (BTW, I love that song. Simon and Garfunkle did it in 1965.)
We're going to dust both TV's today for the sound challenge also.
3G
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Nov 18, 2008 11:19:46 GMT -5
- This morning I was awakened by the SOUNDS of dogs barking and the SOUNDS of the garbage truck. I got up quickly and dumped out the cat litter box as part of the Number 16 challenge here: takeonestepatatime.proboards80.com/index.cgi?board=action&action=display&thread=2730While doing the "no-regrets" theme of that challenge, I listened to the SOUNDS of the dirty litter pouring into the trashcan and the SOUNDS of the clean litter pouring into the empty litterbox. Then I brought the trash out to the outdoor bin and listened to the SOUNDS of the bag falling into the bin. And I emptied more recyclables from my indoor bin into my outdoor bin, and listened to all those SOUNDS. I did all of this very fast, as I was trying to do it all as part of one 16-minute challenge for the other thread. Then I wheeled my garbage can and my recycle bin out to the curb and listened to the SOUNDS of the wheels on my gravel driveway as I went. And throughout this process, I imagined I was getting rid of regrets along with the trash. As I had been awakened by the garbage truck SOUNDS, I knew they had already collected from my side of the street, so I raced across the street with my bins, and placed them for collection there, as I knew the truck would soon be arriving to do that other side of the street. The wheels of the bins made a different SOUND crossing the paved street. I was amused to hear the SOUNDS of my own voice. I do have a habit of talking to myself, but don't usually notice myself doing it. But since I was paying attention to SOUNDS, I heard myself grumbling and muttering as I dealt with the trash. I didn't realize how much I do that! I walked back to my house from the curb, listening to the SOUNDS of my sandals flapping. I sang a silly song as I came inside. The SOUNDS of my off-key singing were more pleasant to listen to than the SOUNDS of my grumbling and muttering  NOTE: This description might SOUND very complicated to you, but it was really just one 16-minute task.UPDATE: I just heard the garbage truck arriving at the other side of the street and the SOUNDS of them collecting my trash. And I can now hear the SOUNDS of my cat using the fresh clean litterbox. - |
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Post by Arid on Nov 20, 2008 21:51:30 GMT -5
I listened to a new-to-me radio station while I washed dishes. I used to listen to the radio all the time while washing dishes, but I got bored with the same-old, same-old stations; so, I quit listening to radio for several months. I decided that it was time to find a new station and to resume my radio-listening-while-washing-dishes habit.
Arid
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Post by UdderChaos on Nov 20, 2008 22:17:26 GMT -5
Good on you for playing catch-up Arid!  You've already done so much today! Way to go!  |
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