...I was reading one of my other favorite blogs on the interwebs and came across this.
I thought this would be fun to try too...and Laurie Halse Anderson in amazing. You should all read SPEAK now.
I double-dog dare you
* Feb. 1st, 2010 at 7:14 AM
Let's see how short I can make this post....
I double-dog dare you to step away from the Internet for the month of February.
Don't blog.
Don't read blogs.
Loose track of the shenanigans of celebrities and politicians.
Do not update your status, your mood. Let your Farmville fall apart and your Cafe close.
Why do I suggest this?
Because so many of you are struggling to find time to write, or paint, or read, or do the other creative things that make you happy.
Did you participate in NaNoWriMo? Consider this NoNoBlog-o (thanks for that title, Harold). Blog-Free February. BFF.
Does going cold turkey sound impossible? Then try this: for every 20 minutes you write each day, you can spend 1 minute reading or writing blogs. ONE MINUTE. (That ratio was suggested by several editors I consulted, btw.)
If you are strong, you can use the Internet for research and critical email. But nothing else.
I can't go cold turkey. But I am going to cut back on blogging and social networking dramatically, and try to keep all entries (except for this one) shorter than 140 characters.)
We'll meet back here on March 1st to compare notes about how productive we were.
Go! Shoo! Scribble!
PS - I think you can do this. Really.
If I can't do this...I have a serious problem. I'll see you all in March.
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Monday, February 1, 2010
I was unaware Austraila had such a problem with the stuff...
Reading one of my favorite blogs on the Interwebs, I came across this article tonight.
Australia’s “FebFast” – No Drinking For The Month
by Caren on February 1, 2010
glass with red slashAustralia has a drinking problem, reports an article in the The Sydney Morning Herald. And the Australian government is quite worried about alcohol consumption among its young people, and cites shocking statistics revealing that in an average week, four people under 25 die due to alcohol-related injuries.
In an effort to raise awareness and curb the drinking tide, a number of no-booze campaigns and fund-raisers–FebFast, Dry July and Ocsober–have surfaced in recent years.
Tomorrow begins the third annual FebFast, a charity challenge inviting participants to “give up the grog” for the next 28 days. Through their national education, awareness and fundraising campaign, FebFast organizers are aiming to lessen the impact of alcohol and drugs by inviting people to kick their drinking habit during February, simultaneously raising money to support youth alcohol and other drug services.australia
Over the last two years, FebFast has inspired more than 3,500 people to take up the month-long challenge. And collectively, they have raised more than $700,000 to support their cause. The money raised from the last two campaigns has been shared by 13 organizations around Australia. Proceeds from the 2010 registration and fundraising efforts will be shared amongst the Australian Drug Foundation (that operates nationally), YSAS (the Youth Substance Abuse Service) in Victoria, The Ted Noffs Foundation in NSW and the ACT, Mater Hospital’s Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Service in Queensland and FebFast’s grants program for smaller grass-roots organizations.
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Australia’s “FebFast” – No Drinking For The Month
by Caren on February 1, 2010
glass with red slashAustralia has a drinking problem, reports an article in the The Sydney Morning Herald. And the Australian government is quite worried about alcohol consumption among its young people, and cites shocking statistics revealing that in an average week, four people under 25 die due to alcohol-related injuries.
In an effort to raise awareness and curb the drinking tide, a number of no-booze campaigns and fund-raisers–FebFast, Dry July and Ocsober–have surfaced in recent years.
Tomorrow begins the third annual FebFast, a charity challenge inviting participants to “give up the grog” for the next 28 days. Through their national education, awareness and fundraising campaign, FebFast organizers are aiming to lessen the impact of alcohol and drugs by inviting people to kick their drinking habit during February, simultaneously raising money to support youth alcohol and other drug services.australia
Over the last two years, FebFast has inspired more than 3,500 people to take up the month-long challenge. And collectively, they have raised more than $700,000 to support their cause. The money raised from the last two campaigns has been shared by 13 organizations around Australia. Proceeds from the 2010 registration and fundraising efforts will be shared amongst the Australian Drug Foundation (that operates nationally), YSAS (the Youth Substance Abuse Service) in Victoria, The Ted Noffs Foundation in NSW and the ACT, Mater Hospital’s Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Withdrawal Service in Queensland and FebFast’s grants program for smaller grass-roots organizations.
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