How I Spent My Summer: And Other Stories

In your blog, please add a little introductory blurb about yourself and what you did this summer. ALSO - please post a REAL picture of yourself (PG only, no memes, and it must clearly be of YOU) and what you did over the summer with your introduction!! An extra point will be awarded to each participant who does so. And by doing so -- you will receive a WILDCARD BONUS CARD!!! This WILDCARD BONUS CARD will allow you to substitute ONE of Martien’s bonuses with ONE of YOUR OWN bonuses. Note that this is a ONE TIME ONLY offer during the course of Season 3 in Year 9! THAT’S RIGHT - so when there is ONE bonus suggestion (can be either the hard OR the easy bonus, not both) that is really stumping you - you can trade in your WILDCARD bonus and use one of your own making for that particular week. WOO HOO!

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 27.9 - How I Spent My Summer...And Other Stories

Bonuses: Hard (2 points): Mention a blurb in your blurb

Easy (1 point): Mention something you did over the summer

The House of Martien has provided all three pictures, all you need to do is guess the secret picture phrase for each. (SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS)

PICTURE PHRASE GUESSES - 20 guesses TOTAL.... meaning your 20 guesses should be divided between the 3 pictures above, NOT 20 guesses for each picture!!! REPEAT: You are only allowed a total of 20 for the 3 pictures. Please be sure to list which guesses are for which picture (ie - Picture 1 Guesses: xxx, xxx Picture 2 Guesses: xxx, xxx, xxx Picture 3 Guesses: xxx, xxx etc....) Do not simply list 20 guesses without indication of which guess for which picture. Failure to list your guesses correctly will make an impact on your points earned.

Alright!  Here are some pictures of me...Yes, this is me!  I dye my hair frequently, so don't get used to this hair color! :)

That last bit shows a bit of my PPG memorabilia...I might have a slight obsession! :)

Anyway...

My name is Diana (pronounced Dy-Anna, though I'll accept Dee-Anna).  My middle name is Jillian.  I don't like taking pictures.  As you can see, these pics were the results of me not liking the original, and then finally giving up on trying to post a decent picture of me.

There isn't much to say. I'm in the same boat as many of you. I'm a struggling artist who has disguised herself as a person that works in an office.  Secretly I'm a famous writer...in my dreams.  Anyway.

It would sound a lot funnier if I did a video blog...which I will...eventually.  I'm just not ready to go back down that route for the time being.

I feel like I'm writing for the first day of English class in school again by writing about what I did over the summer.  Truth be told, living in Southwest Florida, every day pretty much feels like summer.  The weather doesn't really change for us.  Our first autumn day is in February for crying out loud.

My summer was pretty depressing, and so I decided to join Jonathan Harvey on his quest for 365 days of finding something to be grateful for.  I decided to start my 365 Day Gratitude Challenge on July 1st--when ironically I started my wellness challenge to get fit--and I decided to show it with pictures.  Today will be day 53, and I'm pretty impressed I've gotten that far! :)

I've not gone far weight wise, but I have discovered I've lost four actual pounds that have nothing to do with water weight, so that's a plus!

And other than a merger happening with my job, losing hours, losing titled position, and my birthday coming up on Saturday, that was pretty much all that happened over the summer so far.  You can always check in on my Gratitude Challenges on Facebook!  I pretty much just post the pics on Instagram and on WordPress, I post whenever I can remember to hop on the computer to do something.

This is my blurb within a blurb.  I hope you enjoyed it!

Due to losing a childhood friend I once considered a sister I never had over the weekend, I cannot even begin to gather my thoughts for guesses.  Sorry in advance. 

This piece was written for Blogophilia by ©Diana Jillian 8/22/16, Monday.

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DJ

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