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Trim, Trim, Trim Challenge: Update 1
Posted on September 4th, 2009 No commentsWell, my eyes are officially crossed from edits. I hope this isn’t a permanent condition.
Today I started at 102, 872 and am now down to 101, 989. At the beginning of the challenge I was at 103, 669. That means I am already down by 1680 words. Wow. And I’m about 1/7th of the way through. At this average, I could theoretically cut 11K words, simply by removing the things that go without saying, or extra description that gets in the way.
We’ll see what I have left when I get done!
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It’s All Kid’s Play – Jean’s Children’s Activity Blog
- #398: Easter Tree April 4, 2010Make your own Easter Tree to decorate your home or to use as a centerpiece at your table.To make a basic tree you will need: A branch with many little twigs on it, clay or playdough, small plant pot, and decorations.Place the clay or playdough in the bottom of the pot. Push the branch into the playdough or clay. Once it dries, it will hold it in place quite […]
- #397: Colour Easter Eggs April 3, 2010This is a safe and easy way to colour eggs for Easter.To colour Easter eggs you will need: Hardboiled eggs (cooked in their shells), crepe paper (you can rip up party streams), water, and papertowel.Take small pieces of crepe paper and wet them. Lay them over the egg until the egg is coloured. Set the egg on the papertowel to dry. Once the crepe paper is dri […]