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Apfelstrudi’s main quest: Visit Tom Bombadil As per that website that figured out how far Frodo actually walked, it is 98 miles from the Shire to Tom Bombadil’s place. I’ve always had a soft spot for Tom Bombadil and really want to pay him a visit and then get rewarded with loads of madness adn weird stuff, so off I’ll go! However, since the next 6 weeks will most likely be not very calm for me (I’ve got nanowrimo and other RL stuff going on), I’ll need a little help getting there - just like Frodo and his companions had ponies throughout some of their journey, I’ll have something that drives me further without actually walking, running or swimming. It’s not a bike, it’s not a horse, nor is it a bird, a plane or superman. Nope! It’s all the other things I do for this particular challenge! By completing certain steps in my other goals, I’ll automatically gain a few meters on my goal, because unfortunately I won’t be able to run 25km a week - especially not since I’ve still not been able to do a 5k run without a break! That will all be explained further down though! So let’s get to the specific goals! (Stretch goal! Reach Bree =135 miles) 1) Zombies, run! or Get your stinky, hairy feet out of my hobbit hole Yeah, I know, the hobbits weren’t exactly chased by zombies. But darn it! We don’t have any nazguls in our neighbourhood and the nazguls in the city are all elitist and weird and won’t get to the suburbs for my lazy ass, so I’ll have to do with zombies. And I promise I'll make that face during every single run because I bet I look equally terrifying and weird when I'm out of breath. Rules here are pretty strict - I go and run and add the distance I’ve run to my journey, no shortcuts, no nothing. I want to go back to running three times a week. I really miss it and it tends to make me super happy. There are a few things I have to get over here: - It’s cold and dark outside and I’m a wuss. I bought reflective arm bands and one of those head lamps so I can be seen properly (and can see where I’m running in dark corners) and not be as scared. I also have pepper spray, just in case. - I get sick when I’m exhausted. It’s like a wave of nausea and dizziness that’s abruptly stopped my last run, and I’ve not run since. Gotta get over that and get back out there! Important note that I nearly forgot! I don’t have to run all the way. Walking will move me towards my goal as well, of course. It has to be walking specifically to walk, though. No “Hey it’s 100m from my car to the supermarket, I’ll count that towards my goal†or things like that. (+2 DEX +2 STA) Reward: If I finish this successfully (either finish the 5k program, run 5k or just feel successful about it), I get to buy the zombies run season 1 game. 2) Stretch, b*tch! or Climb that mighty steed without a step ladder If that guy had stretched properly and got all bendy he wouldn't have needed to get all up there but could've just gotten his leg up. But he didn't - and so he ate dirrrrt. Simple as that! Since I run an average of slightly below 10mins per km, every 10 minutes of stretching (proper stretching, not just sitting there in child’s pose!) will let me advance 1km further down the road towards Tom’s house. I’ve really gotten into stretching during my last challenge and can already see results, but I’m still stiff! So I’ll continue with that, as often as I can. If I’m good with it, this could probably give me 10km per week, which isn’t too shabby! Additionally to stretching, I can do other forms of workout (archery, bouldering, BWW, etc.) and will make up the stats I get for it on the go! (+2 DEX, +1 STR) 3) Clean things! or A shiny visor looks so much better on you Simple as that, clean! Whatever it is that I clean, if I do 15 minutes of it, I get 1km closer to my dear Tom. (+1 each CON, WIS, CHA) Reward: If I clean every day and/or the boyfriend sees improvement in my cleaning habits, not skills but habits, then he will get me an amazon voucher so I can buy new books! (It seemed weird to reward myself with cleaning supplies, so he came up with that). Life quest! Be a pretty little princess Get in control of my laundry. Ho boy! I’ve got so much of that. I think I’ve explained it before - we’ve got a really small apartment and a really small rack to dry out clothes on. That and my forgetfulness makes sure that we always have a big laundry pile and only the top of it gets in the machine, because yanno, washing one load per week should be enough, right? Yeah, I’m sure you see that this can’t work. That being said - we cleaned out our laundry corner, divided it all into different bags according to what it is, and we already got rid of all the towels we had, so now it’s just the rest of it. I want to try and wash 4 loads a week, each load will give me 1km, so I can gain 24 km if I do this right. Why 4 loads? Well! It’s winter, so things need some time to dry, usually 2 or 3 days. If I wash every 2 or 3 days, I can use 2 days per week for doing the laundry. Our laundry rack can hold one big and one slightly smaller load of laundry - so voilá! (+2 CHA - obviously I’ll be more attractive with a pile of clean clothes that I can choose from, and not just wahtever is currently clean has to go with those green pants that are the only ones not in the laundry bin!) Reward: A sports bra! My boobs seem to be too tiny for sports bras, which is just stupid because they get crazy annoying during runs and other workouts, too. So I'll find a good one, not just a cheap 5€ bra, and have fun with that. Diet goal! Have enough food for your journey This is a teeny tiny diet goal that I want ot put into effect while I’m still trying to be all paleo (cause luckily that’s become a habit by now!). It’s super simple - I want to cook in my crockpot once a week. For every portion that I get out of it (I’m used to cooking in the crockpot, but not a whole lot of food but only food for 2 people!), I get 1km. (+2 CON) Reward: A crockpot! I found some that are pretty cheap on amazon and I can turn this reward into a christmas wish. (I don't actually have a crock pot, I do all my crock potting in a dutch oven!) Mini-Challenges! As inspired by aisle4b's current challenge, those aren't my actual goals. I won't get stat points for them but perhaps another km here and they're. They're here to support me in my goals, RL and to make me feel better about myself. As with the guild minichallenges, I don't have to complete them, but they're cool and I get extra for it! Be thankful! Every day, write down what I'm thankful for on that particular day. I often have trouble getting all depressed and 'zomg my life sucks', but that's a perspective-thing. If I manage to write down what I'm thankful for every day, then I get 1km towards Tom Bombadil by the end of the week. Do what the Flylady says! This goes hand in hand with my cleaning goal, so that will automatically count towards my cleaning time. However - those daily missions are things that you don't usually clean in your everyday cleaning craze. So if I follow it every day, I'll get 1km further by the end of the week! Meditate before going to bed No minimum time here, I don't mean the religious kind of meditating either. This can be relaxing yoga, breathing exercises, letting my mind wander while listening to soothing music - anything that calms me down and helps me get tired! I tend to read before falling asleep, so I'm always doing something, looking at a book or looking at my kindle app, so what I mean here is a few minutes of eyes closed relaxation that's totally focused on myself, not something I'm looking at. Same procedure as the other mini-challenges, 7 times a week = 1km by the end of the week. Do something sporty and unusual! I don't mean unusual for everyone but unusual for me. This can be anything from hiking to climbing to swimming. Something that's not routine for me and not my usual workout. I'll get 1km for getting off my bum and going out to do something that doesn't involve sitting in a bar or cinema or other activities you'd expect now that it's cold outside. Craft something! Christmas is almost here and I don't have money to buy expensive gifts. I also don't want to buy expensive gifts when I can make things for my family and friends that are just as cool and have much more love and thought behind them. So, for every craft I complete, I'll get a step further. However - since crafts can take minutes or hours or days or even weeks, I'm not putting a distance here but will use my common sense to determine it - would suck if a huge embroidery would take me as much further as sticking goggly eyes on something. Moar crazy-dance! Totally stolen from Hatter. However, I won't get stat points or km for it. But it's a thing that makes me happy and that I don't do nearly often enough, so mini-challenge it is! Also gotta be fit for my dance-off with Hatter. *coughs* Go to church! It's been ages since I last went to church. This won't bring me any further, but I just found out there's a ... I don't even know how to translate it. Free christian community in our city. I used to go to those as a teenager and would like to see what it's like here. Not getting anything extra here - except a cool sunday morning of course! Shelter time! Go to the shelter and take one or two dogs for walks. It's always fun but I've not done it often enough lately. It will get me to leave the house, move around outside and have a cute little doggy to have fun with. Next best thing to having my own dog! Super duper hooper! Use the hoop I bought and do some hooping!