Settling Into a New Place

The first seven days

• Day 1Unpack one box that holds favorite things, even if the practical boxes are still waiting.
• Day 2Walk one street near your new home that you have never been down, and notice one thing you like about it.
• Day 3Introduce yourself to a neighbor you pass outside today, give your first name, and mention that you moved in recently.
• Day 4Call an old neighbor and describe the view from your new window while you talk.
• Day 5Learn the hours of your nearest library branch on weekends, so a rainy Saturday has somewhere to go.
• Day 6Hang one picture in your new place where your eyes land first when you wake up.
• Day 7Seek out the nearest public library to your new place and look up its opening hours.

Further into the year

The to-dos keep changing as the year goes on. A few from later in this theme:

• Day 30Go back to the same market stall and say hello like the regular you are becoming.
• Day 60Ask a coworker where locals go for the best version of the dish this area is proud of.
• Day 120Raise a glass of iced tea to your first summer here, wherever you are sitting tonight.
• Day 240Spot which trees bloom first on your block this spring, and look up their names.
• Day 365Thank yourself tonight for every small step that has made this place feel more like yours.

How a challenge works

A Theraglee challenge is a theme with one small to-do for every day of a year. You choose how long yours runs, anywhere from a week to the full year, and each day you get the next to-do: something that takes a few minutes and fits inside an ordinary day. Tick it off when it is done. Nothing is scored and nothing is lost if you miss a day; the next to-do is simply waiting when you come back.

Challenges come with a free Theraglee account, which never asks for a card. Your progress stays private to you.

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