start: january 1st, 2023 ┊ end: september 28th, 2025. ┊ inspiration ⟡

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ℎ𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑠 ( 07/10 )

• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ practice loving-kindness meditation.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ practice mindfulness meditation.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ keep a gratitude journal.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ keep a dream journal.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ keep a journal to write my thoughts about life.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ practice speaking daily affirmations.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ practice eating food slowly and mindfully.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ carry a trinket that reminds me to ground myself.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ be the kind of person that carries a book everywhere.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ start taking the stairs more and the elevator less.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 ( 04/10 )

• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ celebrate a personal victory or accomplishment.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ lay out a blanket in the garden and sleep under the stars.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ plant something from seed and see it grow until harvest.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ conquer an old fear and discover a new one.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ try five foods i supposedly dislike, and learn to love them.
  • ⤷ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ béchamel sauce. polenta. charentais.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ set a bird feeder or bird house in the garden.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ spend a whole afternoon just reading at the park.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ go to the opera, to the ballet, and to a concerto.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ watch the sunrise and the sunset in the same day.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ fall in love in a beautiful and healthy way.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ ( 07/10 )

• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ treat myself with kindness.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn and practice neutral self-talk.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to accept compliments.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to admit my successes openly, to others.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ stop making self-deprecating jokes.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ set aside time to do things simply for fun.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ practice pleasant activity scheduling.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ spend time with myself and find comfort in being alone.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ have a trustworthy person who i can always talk to.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to be my own best friend.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 ( 04/10 )

• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ sign-up & complete a sign language programme.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ sign-up & complete first aid training.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ make sure all my vaccinations are up to date.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ donate blood and/or plasma.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ donate warm clothes to a shelter.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ leave out food and water for stray animals.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ volunteer at a institution in my community.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ cook someone a hearty meal when they need it.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to decrease my ecological footprint.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ help an elderly neighbour with a task.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 ( 03/10 )

• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ write about my future self in a present tense.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ write about who my heroes are and how they inspire me.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ pick a perfume i love and make it my signature scent.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ define my wine preference and start a collection.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ take a personal values accessment test.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ build a wardrobe of clothes that i like and enjoy wearing.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ take more photos, safekeep my memories for the future.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ give meaning to mundane daily practices.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ decorate my home & my body in ways authentic to me.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ keep notes of compliments that i've received from others.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓-𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 ( 04/10 )

• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ take a love-language test and use mine on myself.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to self-massage my hands and face.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ engage in some self-directed art therapy.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ seek out lighthearted activities.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ practice advocating for my wants & needs.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ make a playlist of my favourite songs and listen often.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ memorise a poem that makes me happy and recite it often.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ practice thanking my body for carrying me through the day.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ create and maintain a self-validation practice.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ write a letter to myself full of compliments & affirmations.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ 𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 ( 01/10 )

• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to make gnocchi from scratch.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to make pizza margherita from scratch.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to make a homemade lasagne.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to make risotto al parmigiano.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to make a brazilian carrot cake.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to make arancini di riso.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to make a homemade quiche lorraine.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to make bobó de camarão.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to make panzerotti fritto.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to make gruyère & parmesan cheese soufflé.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ℎ𝑜𝑏𝑏𝑖𝑒𝑠 ( 03/10 )

• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ go to the opera at least 3 times a year.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ go to the ballet at least 3 times a year.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ go to a concerto at least 3 times a year.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ take a painting class.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ take a culinary class.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ attend a formula one grand prix in person.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ watch every grand prix of a formula one season.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ read at least 15 books in a year.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ read at least one poem a week for a whole year.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ journal at least once a week for a whole year.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 ( 03/10 )

• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to write in beautiful calligraphy.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to formally set a table.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to pop a champagne bottle.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to properly give a toast.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to use a knife like a chef.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to sew basic stiches by hand.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to sew & patch clothes by hand.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to french braid my own hair.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn how to recite at least five poems by heart.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ learn the words to at least five full arias.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 ( 01/10 )

• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ read in search of lost time, by marcel proust.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ read war and peace by leo tolstoy.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ read the stranger, by albert camus.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ read madame bovary, by gustave flaubert.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ read crime and punishment, by fyodor dostoevsky.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ watch gone with the wind, by victor fleming.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ watch casablanca, by michael kurtis.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ watch it happened one night, by frank kapra.
• ▨ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ watch roman holiday, by william wyler.
• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ watch romeo and juliet, by franco zeffirelli.

— ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑘

• ☐ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ be proud of myself at the end, regardless of completion.