Beginner’s Luck at Bingo
A few weeks ago my friend Cathy had a birthday party at the Eagles Lodge on bingo night. I don’t think I’ve ever played Bingo before or if I have, I haven’t played for money. This was high stakes to me and for some reason I even felt nervous. Why? Not sure, but I did.
I went with my friend Maria, who’s a seasoned bingo-er. She played bingo with her Grandma as a girl and she helped me quite a bit. I could barely keep up with all the numbers, cards, etc. because I was distracted by my camera and my cocktail. It was such a scene with all the silver haired ladies and gents, juxtaposed with a table of cool kids and everyone in rows staring at vintage-cool bingo cards.
Maria discovered I’d won a round, otherwise I never would have even known. Some rounds they gave away money, which Cathy and her bff Torie won some of the green that night. Maria and I won food, which was hilarious.
I won orange pound cake and ice cream. Maria won a pancake breakfast – including a dozen eggs. Not sure why she looks so ambivalent in this shot because the truth is she was thrilled.
We had so much fun giggling, drinking and playing bingo with all of the awesome older folks in attendance that night. Reminds me that I enjoy being a beginner sometimes and will take more steps to continue with new beginnings and beginner-dom. We’ve been talkin’ bout stress and frustration often associated with being a beginner all week over at The Maven Circle. Go on over there and take a peak if you have a chance.
For crafty things I love being a beginner, actually. I like to jump in and see what I can figure out on my own, using my own ideas. A lot of people think certain things are meant to be made to look a certain way. To me that’s just copying, not creating. When you start from scratch and don’t just copy someone else’s pattern, idea, steps, but think for yourself you can come up with some pretty cool stuff. I do need to hone my techniques a bit though, so I can get better at certain crafts. Like when I took a welding class at PNCA. I learned the “rules and regulations” of welding, then I felt confident to make what I saw in my head.
Kristin, I totally agree. I love to be a beginner at crafts, because there are very few mediums I haven’t at least dabbled in, so when I do start something new that’s crafty, I tend to be pretty good. I think it’s harder to be a beginner in a medium that is out of your comfort zone. Like for me that would be exercise or playing games. I never played a lot of games growing up. I hated to lose- totally a sore loser. I would also felt guilty when I won, so many sports and other activities didn’t feel good to me either when I was younger. The whole winning and losing aspect of games and sports really used to take the fun out for me, but as I get older, I’m not caught up in scores- just the enjoyment and learning aspects of the activity.