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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