To make January more fun this year, instead of making resolutions I spontaneously challenged myself to do something new every day — and it was much harder than I thought it’d be! The COVID cases are very high here now and that limits a lot of group/inside activities.
But I didn’t want to do anything too easy – like reading a new book, because I read all the time… it had to be a more unique activity.
You’ll notice a lot of my new activities involved setting up electronic items I’d gotten around Christmas; love to buy them but hate to set them up…
Here’s what the month of January ended up looking like:
Jan. 1 – Buy and use self-wicking plant containers (they really work! and all house plants were alive at the end of the month!)
Jan. 2 – Hike in a new county park
Jan. 3 – Set up and use the new Echo Show I got for Christmas (it’s great! watch for details in a future blog post)
Jan. 4 – Wear neon rubber bands in my braces (the lime ones looked like broccoli stuck in your teeth, so the hot pink and orange ones were better)
Jan. 5 – Got my first sinus infection for the year (something new didn’t necessarily have to be fun 🙂 )
Jan. 6 – Buy and use a dashboard code reader for the car to diagnose and erase pesky dashboard error messages without going to the dealer
Jan. 7 – Buy and use a countdown clock to a special event (only 359 days to go!)
Jan. 8 – Set up new wireless earbuds
Jan. 9 – Set up and use a new Fitbit Charge 4
Jan. 10 – Set up and use a smart light bulb (lots of fun! can turn the living room light on and off with my phone or by asking Alexa now!)
Jan. 11 – Try Chick-Fil-A’s new tortilla chicken noodle soup (yummy)
Jan. 12 – Find a new menu item I’ll never try (kale crunch)
Jan. 13 – Use pumice stone to clean a toilet ring (that was a bust! no noticeable difference afterwards…)
Jan. 14 – Tour a skilled nursing facility for my mom (lovely – looked like an elegant hotel with a wonderful view of downtown Charleston from the windows)
Jan. 15 – Install another Christmas gift – a new car purse/package holder – behind the front seat
Jan. 16 – Use a new page-a-day calendar (this was a gift from a friend (I think!)) – The Daily Bitch
Jan. 17 – Set up a new smartphone mount on the vent in my car
Jan. 18 – Try out new “whiteboard” post it pads that adhere to surfaces
Jan. 19 – Toured another skilled nursing facility for my mom (this was not so lovely)
Jan. 20 – Set up a bonsai tree (a Christmas friend from a friend who knows I’m fascinated by them)
Jan. 21 – Try out new dance exercise videos on YouTube by Never Stop Dancing — just love them!!
Jan. 22 – Learn how to remove chunks of ice from the outdoor HVAC unit (yes, I live in South Carolina but we had an ice storm and the repairman had to come and ice inside the unit was causing a very loud banging sound)
Jan. 23 – Try a COVID self-test (negative)
Jan. 24 – Wear a new fleece leopard pullover (OK – I looked a little like a fluffy, chunky leopard but it was so warm and cozy!)
Jan. 25 – Have floor tiles for my three linoleum-floored bathrooms installed (finally got rid of that old linoleum!)
Jan. 26 – Take my usual afternoon walk in reverse order
Jan. 27 – Play Rummikub game (it was fun!)
Jan. 28 – Play Wordle online for the first time (it was hard!)
Jan. 29 – Sleep overnight on the floor at my mom’s on her love seat cushions to keep an eye on her when the caretaker couldn’t come (another “not fun” first…)
Jan. 30 – Post a blog post (it’s been a year since the last one!)
Jan. 31 – Think of potential ideas in advance to do this challenge again in a few months! (should’ve thought ahead this time…)
The do something new every day in January challenge worked – and the month seemed to fly by and be more interesting, too! Try it yourself and let me know what you did and how it worked out. 🙂
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I really liked the Chick-Fil-A’s new tortilla chicken noodle soup too. Delish. You have some great ideas here.
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Thanks for another great post.
Thank you!