My Challenge is to - Walk/run 5kms - 5 mins of mindfulness - No screens after 6pm - Other physical challenge of choice - Do something kind for someone EVERY DAY FOR 10 DAYS IN 2024
My challenge is uncomfortable for me because...
It pushes me out of my comfort zone, just like Nedd’s journey inspires us all to do. I'm stepping up to this challenge to not only grow personally but also to raise awareness and support for We Are Mobilise, helping those experiencing homelessness.
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Reflections and insights
Thursday 31st Oct I promise this is going to be my last post about Nedd's Uncomfortable Challenge.Here are some reflections and things we learnt along the way.
Parts of the challenge that I enjoyed:
- Walking every day
- Mindfulness, especially the Guided Meditations
- The kindness part of the challenge
Parts that were difficult:
- The sit-ups and crunches
- No screens after 6 was definitely the hardest part for me. I ended up having a notepad and writing all the things that I needed to do on my phone the next day.
- Managing my time to get it all done everyday while still looking after three kiddos. There were a couple of deviations but I actually planned all my walks (the time, who with, where etc) at the start of the challenge to keep me accountable and organised. I also planned out all the kindness challenges, a couple of these I spontaneously changed but I mostly stuck to it.
- Putting myself out there on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. This isn't my usual style and felt very uncomfortable but I am glad to have done it to help raise the money.
Grateful for:
- Sharing such a great experience with Tanelle Mitchell. She said yesterday "this is one of the best things I have done in my life". I am proud and happy that I got to experience that with her. Early on we stopped promoting our own individual pages and just shared the team one, this was a real joint effort and something to be proud of together.
- Being part of something bigger than what we did. Nedd's Uncomfortable Challenge as a whole (including his part and everyone else's) has raised 4.7 million dollars for We Are Mobilise with this money going to help homelessness. Listening to stories about the work that they do and knowing that we helped in a small way is really special and meaningful.
- All the words of encouragement, donations and people who walked with us.
- Especially grateful for all the nature walks. This is one of my happy places.
- Grateful to Michelle Heard for giving us lots of encouragement, donating, walking with us and helping us get the final donation to reach our goal of $1000. We really appreciate your unwavering support and you believing in us ❤️
What I learnt:
- Walking is great for my mental health. I didn't use headphones for any walks. I either mindfully walked or walked with a friend.
- I remembered that I like guided meditations and I am going to keep that in my daily routine.
- I enjoy socialising and walking, 6 out of the 10 walks were with someone else. If you include the kids, all of them were with someone.
- I was much more productive at night without any screens.
- I slept really well. I think this is a combo of the exercise and no screens before bed.
Things to keep doing in the future:
- Keep walking but sometimes stop before the 5, especially with all three kids. Yesterday I still completed the 5 even though the challenge has ended.
- Keep up a daily mindfulness routine. Before the challenge I was journaling and I have completed gratitude journals in the past. I really enjoyed reigniting this and I will keep it up.
- Limit screen time. Last night we still ate dinner early, had limited screen time and all went to bed early. Matt and I didn't go back to our default and flick on Taskmasters, we talked and connected instead.
This will be my last post about it (until next year 😉) but thanks again.
If you would still like to donate, here is the link:
https://www.neddsuncomfortablechallenge.com/fundraisers/Lessgoobaby
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That's a wrap
Thursday 31st Oct 10 days50+ kms
60 sit-ups
370 crunches
95 mins of daily mindfulness (journaling, grateful lists, meditation & affirmations)
Lots of kind deeds (making sourdough and relish for my in-laws, big op shop haul, donating to Miles4Smiles, giving flowers to Mum and Tanelle, lasagne for a friend, pizza for my family, hand-crafted sugar cookies for a friend, Milo tea parties with my little fam, choc-chip cookies and a card for another friend and a gift card and nice email to another).
No screens (including, phones, TVs and computers) after 6
$1033 raised!!! We got to our goal 😀✨️🙏
We made it! Tanelle Mitchell So proud of us! Boo yeah! We completed the challenge and made our goal.
Thanks so much to everyone that supported us, through kind words, encouragement, donations and walking buddies! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Day 10
Wednesday 30th Oct - $928 raised, we are so close to our goal. If you have thought about donating but haven't got around to it, please help us get to our goal. We really appreciate every donation, no matter the amount.- Our last 5kms done together. We started and finished the challenge together which was special @_tanellemitchell
- 50 crunches
- 25 min journaling about the challenge. I will post some of my insights.
- I sent a nice email and gift card to a friend to go towards something she wants.
- No screens after 6! But I did press stop on Strava because we finished walking after 6.
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Day 9
Tuesday 29th Oct - I did two 3km walks today because I had to get to an appointment and couldn't quite finish it the first go! Thanks to Kels, Mum and Tanelle for walking with me.- 50 crunches
- I wrote a card and gave a small gift to a dear friend that I cherish
- Grateful list and gratitude journal
- No screens after 6
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Day 8
Monday 28th Oct - Thanks to Britt, Mum , Dad and Snowy for letting me take all their cans and donate the proceeds. We have now made over $600, which is super exciting.- Thanks to Michelle for walking with me again. 5k smashed out in the beautiful sunshine.
- 30 crunches and 20 sit-ups
- Journaling on Rosebud and gratitude journal.
- Spoilt my family with love today. Made Matt a breakfast wrap with home-made relish, got him lunch and made a little hot Milo tea party for all of us.
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Day 7
Monday 28th Oct- We have made over $500! Hooray! Half way to our goal!
- Walked 5km with Tanelle, Michelle and three kiddos at Rokeby track. It was a beautiful day and I love a nature walk, it fills my soul and nourishes me.
- 50 crunches
- Using Rosebud for journaling and Calm for a guided meditation
- Made some sugar cookies for a friend for her son's First Holy
Communion celebration.
- No screens after 6, not even maps on the way home from dinner in Berwick.
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Day 6
Saturday 26th Oct - We have made it to $430 which is super exciting. We might make it to $500 today or tomorrow.- 5 kms done with a friend. Thanks @ashlee_b85
- 50 crunches
- Daily affirmations and gratitude journal
- Home-made pizzas for my family for dinner. It was nice to cook for them and spend time with them.
- No screens after 6- this is getting a bit easier. It is especially easier when my normal routine is interrupted and we have visitors or something.
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Day 5
Friday 25th Oct - We have made $350. We are super proud and thankful for that.- 5kms done in some drizzly rain. My friend Kelsey walked with me.
- 50 crunches
- Guided meditation and daily affirmations
- Lasagne made for a friend
- No screens after 6
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Day 4
Thursday 24th Oct - Easiest walk yet! Just a cruisy 5k talking to my bestie with no kiddos. Quickest time of the week too.- 30 crunches, 20 sit-ups. Feeling it today!
- Lots of mindfulness- gratitude journal, grateful list and guided meditation. I loved the meditation yesterday, and I'm going to do it again today.
- Flowers for Mum and Tanelle
- No phones after 6 ✅️ Matt hid it and gave it back this morning.
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Day 3
Wednesday 23rd Oct - 5k with all three kiddos. They did fall asleep for most of it. I was 1k short when they had enough and I walked around they playground 10 times while they played.- 30 crunches
- Mindful walking- raw dog with no headphones
- Gratitude journal and grateful list
- Kind deed- donating to Jack Hanley for @miles4smiles__
- No screens after 6 (I did a naughty and replied to one message, I really struggled with this last night!)
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Day 2
Tuesday 22nd Oct - 5km walk with two sleeping kiddos in the pram- 30 crunches (sore abs already, it's been a minute)
- Big Op Shop dump with some of my favourite clothes that don't fit anymore
- 5 minute guided meditation working on breathing
- No screens after 6 ✔️
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Day 1
Monday 21st Oct - Tanelle and I did our 5k walk together- 20 sit ups done
- 5 mins of gratitude journal
- No screens after 6
- I made home made sourdough, relish and jam for my in-laws for the kindness challenge
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Thank you to my Sponsors
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You arecan inspiration! All the best with this challenge xx
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