The “Lent List”

The master list of 6 years of monthly Lents:

1. January Journals: Half hour of journal writing each day
2. Diet Clean-Up: No dairy, high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, or alcohol
3. Litterbug March: Pick up every piece of trash I come across—yep, everything.
4. Trash-Free Month: Make no trash for one month bringing new meaning to the 3 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
5. Get Connected: Communicate with someone everyday whom I don’t speak with on a regular basis in any form
6. The 100 Mile Diet: Consume only food and drink that was grown/produced within a 100 mile radius
7. Green October: Make a different “green” change in my life every day
8. Random Acts of Kindness: Go out of my way each day to spread kindness and positivity
9. The Fun Project: Do something that’s purely for fun each day
10. Miser March: Channel my inner miser and live within my means
11. Eat More Kale: Eat kale (in some form) every day
12. The 5 to 9: Eat the governments daily recommended serving of fruits and veggies every day (easier said than done)
13. 100 Things: Get rid of 100 possessions each week
14. 28 Days of Drawing: Take time out to draw each day
15. Danne’s Kitchen: Make 3 new recipes each week
16. Sixing: Limit my wardrobe to only 6 items (yep, seriously)
17. Soxing: Become a diehard Red Sox fan
18. Summer Bucket List: A 3-month long list of summer fun
19. GOOD’s 30 Day Challenge: Connect With People, inspired by GOOD
20. 30-Day Photo Challenge: Make pictures each day
21. I Love Watertown: Get out and explore my town
22. DIY December: Tackle 3 DIY projects each week
23. JFDI January: Get my design portfolio website up and running (still working on this one, whoops…)
24. The 21 Day Cleanse: Follow a strict detox plan by Whole Living Magazine (RIP Whole Living, sad face)
25. Technology Detox: Limit my technology usage
26. Microphilanthropy May: Give away $30 creatively in 30 days
27. Tuesday’s With Grammy: Record my family’s history with my grandmother
28. The Wallet Diet: Scrimp, save and stick to a strict budget
29. The Movie Challenge: Watch some of the classics that I haven’t seen
30. Be a Bookworm: Read a book a week all month
31. My 7 Golden Rules of Christmas: Keep with a strict health & wellness plan to stay sane during the holidays
32. A Smoothie A Day (or Vitameatavitamix): Breakin’ in the new Vitamix with a smoothie a day
33. A Word A Day: Expanding my vocabulary, one word and one day at a time
34. Portion Control: Consuming only the suggested serving size of everything I eat
35. 10,000 Steps: Strap on a pedometer and make sure to log the recommended 10,000 steps a day
36. Memory Lane: Record my favorite life memories one by one
37. Become a Ukulady: Learn to play the ukulele
38. The “No Lent” Lent: A little lent timeout to remember what it’s like to live without a monthly challenge
39. The Intention Journal: Record a daily intention each morning
40. Sweat Once A Day: Do some form of exercise that causes me to break a sweat every day
41. The Holiday Survival Guide, Part 2:  A second take on least year’s strict self-care regimen to survive the holidays
42. Braids, Buns, and Twists: Trying out as many hairstyles as I can from the book, Braids, Buns, and Twists
43. The Gratitude Journal: Keeping a daily gratitude log with the help of the app Gratitude! by Happy Tapper
44. 30 Days of Writing: A throwback to my very first challenge. 30 days of daily writing, this time in any form
45. Be An Early Riser: Break my sleeping-in habit and get myself out of bed at a reasonable hour
46. Mile A Day May: Run a mile every single day
47. The 21st Century Home Workout: Navigating my way through the internet’s best at-home workouts