Throughout the month of May, I had been working on keeping my mental health higher than the bare minimum [aka what happens when I lounge around and do nothing all day]. Nothing gets my serotonin levels as high as when I’m doing something new. I made a pact at the end of April to do one new thing a day for each day in May. I recommend everyone do this as well because you get to try new things and might find a new hobby! Here’s my new thing a day for May, let me know what new things you’ve tried since quarantine!
May 1- Make bread [soda bread]
May 2 – Build my garden [I made a raised bed using cinder blocks]
May 3 – Started a sourdough bread starter [it failed but I started it haha]
May 4 – Make whipped coffee [or the Greek frappe]
May 5 – Accepted a job! [headed to Spain]
May 6 – Made dog biscuits
May 7 – Started drawing
May 8 – Tried graphic art
May 9 – Moved out of my college apartment
May 10 – Took college graduation pictures
May 11 – Applied for my teacher license
May 12 – Became a brand ambassador [Orgain protein… use code LIVINGOFFLEESH30 for 30% off your order hehe]
May 13 – cleaned out my linen closet [I found expired shampoo from 2006…]
May 14 – Started using bar shampoo [I’m trying to lessen my plastic consumption]
May 15 – Wore shorts outside! [I’m v self-conscious of my legs so this was a huge milestone]
May 16 – Added soil to my garden + added plants
May 17 – Got short hair [for the first time since 8th grade]
May 18 – I learned to cut a watermelon [this was actually a big accomplishment]
May 19 – Went through everything I own
May 20 – Planned all my blog content for the whole summer!
May 21 – Made monkey bread
May 22 – Merged my college and home rooms successfully
May 23 – Planted seeds in my garden
May 24 – Had a picnic
May 25 – Started a workout program
May 26 – Tried the VEGAN Dilly Bar
May 27 – Rebranded my blog
May 28 – Made a tofu scramble [one that actually tasted good]
May 29 – Celebrated my sister’s high school graduation
May 30 – Worked out consistently for one week! [I’ve been all over the place s this was HUGE]
May 31 – Only had 1 hour of screen time
Some of these weren’t super new but were things I hadn’t done in ages so it was nice to revisit some old things I’d done in the past
Let me know if you try some new things in June
❤ Alicia
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This is a really cool challenge idea!! I might try it!! And I LOVE monkey bread — GREAT choice!! 😉 😋
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Ahh thank you! Let me know what you do! I hadn’t had monkey bread since maybe 6th grade so I knew I had to have it again 🙂
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This is an amazing idea for a post! I always like to think of progress as something to be celebrated and something to be proud of, no matter in which area or how little it may be.
And oh my god, how does one correctly cut a watermelon? 😂
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yes exactly! I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂 Basically I could never cut straight through and some pieces were inches long and others were super thin so I got the hang of not doing that !!
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