It's just another Mediocre Monday... contest!
contest·@carrieallen·
0.000 HBDIt's just another Mediocre Monday... contest!
<center></center> ## <center>It's just another **Mediocre Monday**</center> ### <center>Greetings, Beautiful Steemians!</center> This is the beginnings of a contest of sorts. One in which you need not talent or skill, but only heart💗. *** I'm sure you've noticed the ***contest*** tag to the right of your feed. If not- check it out now! For real. It's super fun!💯 If you *have* popped over there, I'm sure you've noticed things like, *Steemit Open Mic*, *Color Challenge* (for the photographers out there) & *Steemit's Got Talent*. You may even give an upvote and a comment of support. ### <center>*But have you entered?*</center> Why not? Are you learning? And kinda suck still? 😏 Or have you entered, but never won?😒 Don't worry. We all started somewhere... and sometimes we just stay there too. 🙃 <center></center> *This contest is for all those folks that still kinda suck ... at whatever they happen to be working on at the moment.* *It's for everyone that will probably get better, but for now, definitely wouldn't win a contest.* *It's for people who are happy in their mediocreness (that's definitely a word🤓).* *It's for people who know they are mediocre and getting better (or not), but are still a little proud (don't worry, that's okay too😘 ) and want to share their (probably boring) journey with the world.* ### Does this sound like you?  *Have you been spending a few extra seconds singing and playing ukulele, but not really enough to be ... good? (Oh, wait! That's me.*😏) *Or have you JUST starting drawing with pastels and it often turns out a hot mess, but you want to show someone?* *Or do you write poetry that's almost there, but could be better, if only you got some feedback?* #### <center>We are our harshest critics. And I get it. Me too.*</center> *** #### <center>So let's have a place where we can share what we love doing, even if we're not the best. </center> #### <center>What matters is that *we* love it, right?</center> <center></center> *** # <center>**THE CONTEST**</center> ### General rules and info: * Posts will be made on Monday mornings (Central Standard Time, USA). * Winner will be chosen at random on Sunday morning, 10am Central Standard Time, USA. All entries must be in by this time. * Winner will be announced on the new ***Mediocre Monday*** post on Monday morning (Central Standard Time). * **Prize: 3 SD + 33% of the Author rewards from this post.** * Your number is assigned as you come in and a random generator site is used to determine the Mediocre Monday winner. ### To enter: * **Upvote this post** (Resteeming is optional, but will potentially increase your prize pool.) * **Comment below** with whatever **TALENT, SKILL, HOBBY, ETC**. that you are currently working on. It can be a link to a post, video, picture or text. * You can enter more than once, but only original entries each time. * Wait excitedly to see if you are the most mediocre! *** ### That's it. 😀 I'm really hoping this can be a place to come share whatever you're working on... even if it's not yet a prize-winner... but you could still win a prize! How cool is that? 😎 We can get support from others and see the mini journeys we all conquer to get to the goal. *** **Side note:** I'm working on getting Miss Morgan Merriweather to host a little Mediocre Monday news show (*Mediocre Monday with Morgan Merriweather*) with the winners each week and maybe hit on a few mediocre stories happening around the globe. Morgan's a little nervous and I'm just not well-practiced yet. 😏 Oh! ***Full disclosure***: Morgan is a puppet that my husband and I made. We've made a few (well, mostly him). Here she is last night before AND after I did major reconstructive surgery on her face. She's feeling MUCH better and was excited to call her friends and tell them about it!😁 With her old face, just as I started to slice in...😲  After a new mouth has been added, prior to removing some extra padding (don't we all wish it was this easy?).  And finally, all fixed up with a new mouth (plus lips!) and new blue eyes!  <center>*Yup, she was calling her friends on a old school flip phone.*</center> What do you think? Puppet news host? Too weird? Or just right? To be honest, I'm going to need a LOT more wrist action practice. It's a lot of work, moving someone else's mouth! 😆 *** ### Back to Mediocre Monday To start us off (though I'm not *in* the contest) here's me... singing with Norma Jean (my ukulele). We're not that good (who am I kidding? She's great!), but we sure do have fun playing. Disregard my hilarious (inconsistent) strum pattern (it's the only one I know) and my occasional (or often) pitchiness (also a word) or just lack of... how do you say?... joie de vi·vre. Nope... that's there. 😄 Enjoy. 😃 I do. Somewhere deep inside it's like I *want* someone to watch. So thank you for that. 😍 Weird? Indeed. 😵 Join me! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kYiqosTPmrk?ecver=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> ### <center>As always, thanks for stopping by!</center> <center></center> ## ❤️  <center></center>