Challenge suggestions

[Kathy]

Do you have an idea for a challenge?

Add it to this thread! We will consider your challenge suggestion for future challenges at GirlsGetGoing.com!

Be sure and include in your suggestion:

The name of the challenge idea
The requirements for successful completion
The duration

Thanks!

[QuiltAngel]

To go along with the Throw It Out Challenge, how about one like it but to go through the medicine/first aid cabinet? It is so easy to accumulate lots of that stuff.

Requirements would be same as the one for makeup. Check expiration dates and get rid of first aid stuff that is not used or will not be used.

Duration: one week

Name: Throw It Out: Medicine Cabinet or something

It is so easy to hang on to these things when we don't need them anymore.

Thanks for listening
Jane

[Kathy]

Yes, its on the list...and coming soon! :D

[YellowRoseTex]

Throw out the clutter, such as old magazines. How many of us save magazines because we like an article or recipe, than never use the recipe but keep the magazine. I have a pile of small catalogs and magazines sitting on my window seat now.

Seven day challenge: throw out any magazine or catalog that is more than a month old and/or that you haven't looked at in over a week. How many did you toss?

[crunchies0313]

I am addicted to watching Dancing with the Stars... it makes me want to learn to ballroom dance. What about a challenge in which you have to do something that you never would normally do but maybe secretly want to such as ballroom dancing, kickboxing, yoga, going to the spa. Do something for yourself out of the normal!

[SouthDakotaSherry]

How about a Take Time for Yourself Challenge. I am one of the worst. I get so busy with work and husband and kids and school that there is no time for me.

We could make it easy, take two hours for yourself a week. It could be all at once or broken up. The duration could be two months. After two months, hopefully, it will be a habit. We have to take care of ourselves if we are going to take care of others!

[YellowRoseTex]

Cleaning out the gargage is another idea. It is amazing how much stuff that one can accumulate over the years. Alot of stuff ends up in the garage!

[Poppie]

How about something shorter on reading the bible, such as reading and sharing your thoughts on Psalms, Proverbs, or any of the other books. Something that can be done in 30 days. I would love to do the challenge of reading the new Testament in 6 months, I just don't think I can do that at this time. I think something short term would be easier for some of us. Thanks, Carol

[chickadee]

I think there are a lot of women who would love to start their own business, but don't know where to start or feel it is overwhelming. This could be a 6 month or even a 12 month challenge. Things that would need to be accomplished would be things like:
Getting your tax id number, state sales tax number,meet with a rep. from the small busness adminsitration, do a feasibility study, do a business plan, register a website name, develope a advertising, media plan. test the market for your product or service in some way.
Think of all that woman power just waiting to be put to good use. They always say, networking is one of the keys to starting a business, GGG, could be a network system for alot of women entrapentuers (sp) :D

[Mori]

I think a Weight Loss challenge would be a great idea & may help to really motivate members to lose weight! :goodscale

[tanner413]

A clean out your kitchen cupboards and pantry challenge would be a good idea. I am sure many us have pots we have not used in years, tupaware without lids, coffe mugs galore, ect..

[spasmo]

A clean out your car challenge is something a bunch of us could use, and getting your garden planted challenge

[madbo]

How about a social challenge? We tend to lose touch with our friends as we get older so how about a challenge to plan and organize a get together for your friends such as:

- a dinner party
- a girl's night in
- a girl's night out
- invite friends for munchies and board games
- invite neighbours for a potluck

60 days - lots of time to plan and get ready ;)

[madbo]

While writing a post in the Hobbies forum I just thought of another Challenge.

Have you ever started something and then gave up on it because you just couldn't manage to "get" it? Knitting a sweater, writing a novel, cooking a souffle, reading War and Peace, etc?

I think it would be fun to challenge everyone to pick up a project that they had abandoned in the past and complete it.

90 days should do it for just about anything.

[SmallSpaz]

I have a great challange that I was apart of at my church. I thought this would be a great challange.

Maybe under: Spiritual
Duration: 7 days
Challange: When you see someone at the gas station or grocery store scrapping up money to pay for a little gas or a few items and you can see they need more, than pay for their things. $10-$20.

At my church the Pastor gave us each a $25 check to cash and to do this same thing. We were to bring back the reciept with a cashiers signature. I admit the 1st time I did this was a weird experience but I did it one more time with my own money and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I first paid for gas for an elderly lady that was in a beat up old car and only had $4.50 in change for her gas. I paid the cashier and then went out and told the little lady to fill it up, that God had provided for her. She actually looked at me crazy and told me she didn't need my money. I got in my truck and drove away, later called the cashier and she said the lady got all the gas except $5.00 but bought a soda with the left over money and kept the change. I was pleased. The second time was when I was in WalMart. I saw this young mom with a child maybe of 1 years old and she was searching for the cheapist diapers, even asking a clerk for them. They were sold out and she walked away and started to cry. Being I saw what had happened I quickly walked over and bought the biggest pack of diapers that would fit the little girl, took off to the front paid for them and then waited for the girl at the door. As she walked in the same door I did, when I was just getting there. She saw me watching her as she was heading out the door and when she walked by me she looked down at the ground. I followed her out the front door adn said "Miss you left something" She turned to me and saw the package of diapers. She asked "are those for me" and I said "God works in mysterous ways, God bless you" I felt like I was suppose to do that and I did it! This left me knowing that God would be pleased at my actions!

[blondgrl]

How about a SPIRITUAL/SELF-HEALING CHALLENGE where you read your own choice of motivational or spiritual book then make posts about what you learned and what you took from the book/and then you'd post how you put some of those ideas in action in your own life. Your thoughts, your reasonings behind why you chose the certain book to help you grow in your own personal life etc .

[100792]

I like the idea of a weight loss challenge.

[Kathy]

We just added a Weight loss challenge two days ago... ;) Enjoy!

[JasmineDreams]

How about a Take Time for Yourself Challenge. I am one of the worst. I get so busy with work and husband and kids and school that there is no time for me.
When I first started reading this thread, I had the same idea! And SouthDakotaSherry beat me to it! lol :D
hmmm.... that says a lot about us... huh? We don't take enough time for ourselves. :(

A "Take Time For Me" challenge would be awesome! :confetti:

[SouthDakotaSherry]

Jasmine,
It is sad that we don't take time for ourselves. I am going to find a way to start doing this with or without a challenge. I am so busy with work and school and husband and kids and even my dog, I seem to be last. I do it to myself because I always think there will be time for me later. What if there isn't?

Sherry

[seasong]

..a challenge to break a bad habit/addiction...( in addition to the but out one)

[JuneBug]

I'm not sure how long to give this one...but I know as moms, that we almost always put ourselves last....when it's time for doctor visits, or new undies, a haircut, etc. It's so easy to put it off in favor of a need of one of the kids or hubby...so I'm thinking a "Take care of myself" challenge...maybe the req's could be something like this...

length:30 days
to do: in the 30 days, do 3 things for yourself that you would normally put off...then write about it in your blog or on the challenge thread?(new here , so not sure where that would be...)

Any way, I started making myself take better care of me about a year ago, and I've really been blessed by it...and the kids get a happier mom and hubby gets a happier wife...so they win too!

[Daisy Girl]

I'm brand new to this site and I love the challenges that are offered. I'm anxious to get my 10 posts in and start one.

I do have a few ideas for challenges...

How about a Spring Cleaning challenge? You would need to do a deep cleaning of each room in your house. It could have a 30 day time limit.

How about a Social Club challenge? Invite several couples or individuals to do a monthly activity. My husband and I play Euchre with 7 other couples on the second Saturday of each month. But you could have a supper club and go out for dinner, or see a community theatre production, a movie, a sporting event, game night, etc... The challenge could last for 90 days to give you time to organize and have your first event or two.

[wondering_what_]

I am brand new to this site but like the weight loss challenge also. Has anything been set up for this. Maybe rather than a weight loss challenge though we challenge ourselves to eat healthier and exercise more.

Maybe an exercise challenge - you try to exercise for 15 minutes a day everyday and increase the amount the following week.

[Kathy]

Have you seen the challenges? There are some like you describe. Check them out!

They are about health, not weight loss. ;)

[Kathy]

Oops, I forgot the link:

http://www.girlsgetgoing.com/challenges.php?cat=600

[wondering_what_]

Thanks Kathy

Still haven't really explored the site.