Weekly Writing Challenge – Object – 24 FEB 2014

Objects are evocative; they hold stories. The writing challenge this week is to begin with an object. Take something small, and concrete — a thing, a noun — and use that as a starting point. You may simply want to describe the object: what does it look like, how does it feel, does it have a scent, a flavor, does it make a sound? Or you may want to use an object as a focal point to expand into something bigger. I wrote about rolling pins once, and a cookbook another time, and both led me into old kitchens, and musings of grandmothers, and recollections of favorite family meals. A piece on pie led me into my son’s Buddha soul. You never know where you might end up. Show us where an object leads you.

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My object of choice for this challenge is something many people have in their possession. It is bought with all good intentions as we assess our overall condition and try to make an effort at improving our daily life. If used regularly it can make some significant impact. I know you are thinking this is some miracle diet pill or something sold on infomercials overnight on the television. While some of the same promises are mad in this way i am talking about something quite simple, the humble treadmill.

Our treadmill is representative of different goals for different people in our household. For me it is a way to ward off the effects of a job that brings with it a sedentary state. I work for an information technology firm, with a laptop on my lap most of the time. Not getting up enough is a huge negative of my job, but really something I have to pay attention to and make a conscious effort. The treadmill presents that opportunity.

For my wife it is not only a source of exercise, but a tool in maintaining her weight. We ideally we choose to spend our time outside, walking with the sunshine and warm temperatures, but at the moment of this writing, the last days fo February the weather is not amiable to that wish.

My daughter is looking foerward to her first prom and the treadmill to her represents the way to stay slender enough to fit her prom dress. She is not one that needs to be concerned about her weight. The matter is the slim cut of the dress and the choice of foods that could make the dress too snug.

Thankfully so far this object has not morphed into a high priced white elephant as too many pieces of exercise equipment can. For now we find this a very important piece of our exercise regimen. I hope it will continue to remain relevant.

Other WWC – Object posts:

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7. Injecting object | Ireland, Multiple Sclerosis & Me
8. The Coat of Many Pockets | Musings of a Soul Eclectic
9. Approaching your 30′s with a big question mark? | Sober Rants
10. Apology Issue #1 | Doe Words
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17. The Can of Sardines | I’m a Writer, Yes I Am
18. The Red Pen | Sleep Less, Write More
19. Sparkle | Master Of Disaster
20. whodunit mystery solved | Musings of a Random Mind
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36. Roadside Assistance (Fiction) | Toss the Typewriter
37. Product Testing | The Zombies Ate My Brains
38. The Coin | Mileventwelve
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40. Growing up in a Rickshaw | The Lesser Canine
41. Scaring Myself Out Of—and Back Into—Writing | Imperfect Happiness
42. Pieces of Us | loveletterstoaghost
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52. My Daughter’s Balloon | Sentiments of a Working Mom
53. The blue bicycle | the REmissionary
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56. Alarm | Stealing All the Sevens
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81. Tiny Buddha | Butterfly Mind
82. Hobbies Emerge from Odd Places | Inside the Mind of Isadora
83. Unlocking A Secret | CCFordWords
84. Five objects that I’m packing into my suitcase | Chilling in Chile
85. Weekly Writing Challenge: Object | Lady K’s Lounge
86. Minding the day. | jenny’s lark
87. Chasing The Disc | Good2begone
88. Writing prompt | hkirtz’s Blog
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