Drumroll, please…
And here it is, The List 3.0!
Here are the Nudges I’ll be drawing from for 52 weeks, starting December 12. Later today I’ll print these out, cut each Nudge into a strip, wad those strips into little balls, and place them in my special bowl.
There are way more than 52, and that’s intentional. I want to have options. I want to always be surprised.
You may simply follow along with what I draw, use my list, pick and choose for Nudges to include on your list, or make your own. If you need help, the 52Nudges Workbook provides exercises, tips, and inspiration.
By the way, there was one last-minute addition. A couple of days ago I met up with a friend for a walk and we chanced upon a band, a wonderful jazz combo.
Most days I would have been too busy to notice, but on this day I stopped to enjoy the music. It was a balm for my soul. My blood pressure dropped, the huge to-do list of “must dos!” constantly running in my brain paused, I smiled! This was a great experience of “Living the 52Nudges Life” and I want to encourage myself to be aware of these opportunities and take full advantage.
Let’s do this.
The List 3.0
Accept an old invitation
Accessorize, Baby!
Act Parisian
Book 4 hikes/walks with 4 different friends
Book a midweek lunch date with Thor
Research & book a walking tour
Buy 2 bunches of flowers
Buy a bar of my fav chocolate & enjoy it
Buy a nice new dishtowel
Challenge negative thoughts & flip them
Check out the local specialty cheese shop
Clean out my address book
Clean out the pantry
Clean the white board
Close the office at 4:00 at least 1 day
Create chalk message/drawing on sidewalk
Ditch an obligation
Do one category of Tidying Up
Do something to spiff up the living room
Donate
Dust off my French textbooks
Eliminate (or delegate) a big responsibility
Experiment with cake decorating tools
Explore a used bookstore, spend just $10
FaceTime with a faraway friend
FaceTime with a kid in my life
Finish the day and be done with it
Fix something
Frame something
Fully immerse myself in 1 big project
Get lost in an old favorite book
Give my hair a deep-conditioning treatment
Give myself a home facial
Go on a date night at a speakeasy
Go out to a movie matinee
Go through 1 bookshelf
Wander a farmers’ market
Go to a park
Go to the Botanic Garden
Have cup of coffee/glass of wine on front porch
Have breakfast/lunch in backyard at least 1x
Have Thor take new photos of me
Ignore the news for 1 full week
Investigate free programs, ink 1
Invite a potential friend out for a “date”
Do something spontaneous
Learn a new phrase in French x7
Let it go
Make a list of local historic sites or museums
Make a checklist to declutter the office
Make a plan to remodel the kitchen
Make a plan to turn office into a creative space
Bake cookies
Make ginger lemonade or hot spiced cider
No complaining
Paint sample squares on office wall
Pick an affirmation & work it to fruition
Create a theme dinner
Do something touristy
Plate dinners this week
Post a stickie to myself
Practice cuisine du marché (“market cooking”)
Practice intentional TLC x7
Pull out French flash cards, 10/day
Put $5 x 4 into random pockets
Put myself out there
Put together a gift basket for myself
Read through an old journal
Reconnect with a mentor
Reevaluate a long-term friendship
Sacred pauses 2x/day
Say “No” without giving an explanation
Break out the games
Set a new boundary
Share a laugh x7
Spend 15 mins/day going through recipe books
Spiff up something
Splurge on something in a beauty supply store
Stand tall
Stop. Listen to the music.
Gather a group
Surprise a niece/nephew/godson
Surprise Thor with a pie or tart
Tackle the mending pile
Take 1 photo/day of things that make me happy
Take a Mental Health Day
Take a good book to a coffeehouse
Take a long soak in a hot tub
Throw a spontaneous party
Try 3 new recipes
Try out a new restaurant
Try two new mushroom dishes
Unpack a worry & craft alternate affirmations
Use the good stuff
Visit a wig shop
Visit perfume counter for new “signature scent”
Wander a thrift/consignment store, limit $20
Warm my PJs in the dryer
Wear dresses/skirts x4
Work 2 hours in a remote space
Write & mail 5 “Thinking of you” notes
I have a long to-do list of big tasks and projects I should do. They are important, sure, and I should do them—and I will. But for the 52Nudges project, I want to make sure I’m not setting myself up for a week of drudgery and/or misery.