Time to prove you are the person Mr. Rogers knew you were capable of becoming. Ask an overwhelmed mom or elderly neighbor for a list of five chores they could use some help with. Show us that list and you getting them all checked off.
Tag: animals
Item 166 – #WaywardAF #BadassAF
Being #WaywardAF sometimes means being #BadassAF. Take a picture of you doing something you have ALWAYS wanted to do but were afraid to try. Caption your photo with a short explanation and post it to Twitter tagging @OfficialBrianaB and @kimrhodes4real. – Briana Buckmaster and Kim Rhodes
Lucinda has always wanted to create her own GISHWHES items, so she went meta and assigned personalized challenges to various team members.
Custom Hunt Items
166.1
Jim – Craft & wear either a helmet or breastplate made of foam.
166.3
Kyla – Show us what it means to be a strong & beautiful witch.
I went meta on your meta, Lou.
I’ve always wanted to share a picture of myself post-breakdown.
A few friends were concerned that this image was too sad to convey strength. I want to challenge that idea. I used to work really hard not to feel my feelings because it wasn’t strong. I think my ability to feel is one of my greatest strengths now, and I want to share that.
In my intimate circle of witch sisters, I’m a famous for epic breakdowns. Whatever I’m feeling, I feel to the fullest. It’s been a big piece of my spiritual journey to reclaim my emotional sensitivity as a power (and not see it as a huge inconvenience to me and everyone else) but it is a gift… so many people shared with me the beauty and strength they felt in witnessing me go to my fullest – and how it felt when I brought them there too. This is one more step on the path to reclaiming my full self, sharing this with GISHWHES. On Thursday, I dressed up as a zombie for work, then got in the car and screamed my throat sore over heartbreak, then sobbed and sobbed, then pulled it together for an ocean scene burrito eating Cali perfection shot – then more tears, and a captured photo of the wreckage. All in a day’s work for a strong and beautiful witch. We just keep going, and living, and feeling it all, and that’s the legacy I want to leave.
Oh, and the moon, because she gets it too.
<3 Thank you for this incredibly special and personal GISH opportunity.
166.4
Jojo – I want to see your chickens cosplaying.
166.5
Mario – You & Jenny as either Mario & Princess Peach or Ariel & Prince Eric. (Extra credit if you flip a coin to find out who’s who)
Behind the Scenes
Item 119 – Your Pet’s Heavy Metal Album
Item 99 – Save the Bees
The bees are disappearing from our planet. This is particularly tragic for gishers, given our reliance on honey for getting things to stick to our skin (oh yeah, and also because we kind of need them to pollinate the flowering plants on Earth, which we depend on for food). Help save the bees by establishing a milkweed garden, creating a painting or mural honoring bees, helping out at your local apiary, protesting the use of glysophates, supporting an organization dedicated to bee preservation, or in any other way you see fit.
Jamie put together this Crowdrise campaign to help plant new bee habitats. Bee pollination is basically how food works, so I’d highly recommend sending over your support! This campaign extends beyond the duration of GISHWHES 2016, so it’s never too late to contribute.
Team Apokaleypse Crowdrise Page
Also check out deezbees for more cursory info on bees.
Item 75 – Mouse Spa
https://youtu.be/TmIJskkmeSQ
The tiny kitchen trend is all the rage, but what about tiny bathrooms? Give a full spa experience to a hedgehog, hamster, or mouse, all using tiny spa implements in your tiny spa. (Remember, the customer is always right— so don’t make them do anything they aren’t happy to do including bathing them in water!)
Item 1 – Make Your Significant Other Smile
There’s something you used to do for your significant other when you first met them. Something that made them smile… It’s been years since you did this. Do it now.
GISHWHES Takes Tumblr – Item 3 – Erudite Pets
http://amydoesntdoanything.tumblr.com/post/145768978506
Item 214 – Animal Pic
VIDEO. ITEM WRITTEN BY MOBY. (5 seconds max). Let’s see you with an animal you generally like more than people.