I made myself a 30-day challenge and immediately quit it


Aloha friend,

So it's September, which means my feed is full of "my September challenge" posts, and something in me went — I want in, but not like that.

Here's the short version: I started building myself a 30-day list of things to fix before my birthday (the 24th, don't ask how old). Then I looked at the list and realized it was just a to-do list wearing a cute outfit. So I scrapped the "challenge" part and kept just one question, for the whole month:

What would make this feel better?

Sometimes that's business. Sometimes it's personal. Sometimes it's a homemade strawberry-syrup Red Bull at 8am because I run hot and refuse to suffer for it. I'm not trying to be a different, better person by October 1st — just trying to make September a little easier on myself.

I built out a list of 30 little things that might make life feel better — not a checklist, not a challenge, just an idea bank. If you want it for yourself this month, it's yours:

Grab the list here →

Steal one. Steal all thirty. Steal none and just watch me stumble through it — I'll take it.

What would make today feel better for you? Hit reply and tell me, I actually read these.

Mahalo,
Selena

Selena Conmackie

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