I'm not always going to be functioning at 100%.
When a new month starts, I often feel refreshed, like I have a new beginning and a fresh start to finally get my life together. Yesterday was no different. I got my 10,000 steps, spent a few hours writing and pondering, and I even smoked my pipe! The Midnight Orchard from Cornell and Diehl is delicious, by the way. But I also went over my calorie goal. I didn't make the best food choices, but you know what? That's okay! Not every day is going to be a perfect 100 out of 100, and that's something I have to constantly remind myself…
August has arrived.
When August arrives, it starts to feel like the beginning of the end. Summer is in its prime, but the mood has shifted. The nights begin to get a little cooler, and evening starts to approach a little earlier with each passing day. August feels like the ideal summer night—purple skies, campfires, and laughter among friends. Here, in The Monthly Almanac, I want to dive into several aspects of the August month that I find intriguing or that I would like to focus on throughout the course of this month…
Have a beach day.
Before I decided to start doing a bucket list, I was crafting monthly challenges with an overarching theme. Turns out, trying to create 30-day challenges for each month—and actually doing them—is rather difficult! It not only takes a lot of brain power to craft these challenges, but I also have to remember to check in and actually do the little micro-challenges I've set for each day. Instead of stressing myself out over this, I've decided to start making monthly bucket lists for myself instead!…
Everything always works out in my favor.
Everything happens for a reason. That's a quote I'm a firm believer in. While it's often used to dispel negative thoughts or as a vague encouragement to someone falling on hard times, I think it has a much deeper meaning than we give it credit for. When something doesn't work out, plans fall through, or my Jeep breaks down, I can't help but try and see the bigger picture. It happened for a reason, right? So now it's my job to try and figure out what that reason is…