642 Things To Write About

So, I bought this funny book a year ago. It's full of writing prompts (because I'm a huge nerd and would buy something like that). I've only done...like...7 since I bought it...and now I've made it a goal to do every.single.one.

And here is the first:
What can happen in a second?

In the second you've just spent reading this,
someone has wrecked their car,                    
someone has just taken their last breath,
or had their last thought,
and
someone has just given birth,
and someone has just taken their first breath -
life and death are happening simultaneously
right this
second.

In the second it took me to write the this letter,
someone has sent a text (which unfortunately they can't un-send),
and someone else has told a joke, which has just taken
a terrible turn,
and has ended up as and unintended insult.
Ouch.

In a single second you can:
choke,
push the button on a microwave,
smack your bubblegum,
trip,
make eye contact with someone,
burn yourself,
find a dollar,
burp,
say yes
or no...
and in one second, with just the click of a mouse -
or the enter key -
you can spend all the money in your bank account.

So I'm fairly convinced that not just anything can happen in a second,
but everything.

Anything you can do...

This Week I will:

1.) Do every dish in my sink. Sometimes I get lazy at the end at leave a few forks in there... not this time!
2.) Learn how to budget both time and money
3.) Pet a penguin in Chicago (no, seriously! I am! I will post a picture)
4.) Think about gluten free cinnamon rolls
5.) Enjoy the warm weather
6.) Pack a duffle bag with precision
7.) Say an extra prayer after my bedtime prayers
8.) Wear my hair up before I cut it off again
9.) Let my feelings lead the way - for better or worse.
10.) Talk to someone named Talmage
11.) Stalk a facebook page of someone I don't know
12.) Ghost hunt on the vacant 3rd floor of my 200 yr old apartment bldg.
13.) Think about Chef Ramsay because I love him.
14.) A homework assignment in Spanish about a game called Quadrille
15.) Learn how to pronounce Quadrille
16.) Use the magic eraser
17.) Buy a lint roller
18.) Eat tomato soup
19.) Talk to a group of kids in New Zealand via skype
20.) Visit a bank robbed by Jesse James