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Taking Care of Future You
For anyone who keeps leaving tomorrow's problems for tomorrow's tired self. Each day is one small kindness done now that your future self will thank you for, from a filled water bottle to a booked appointment.
Habits · Habits · Self-Care · one to-do a day · you choose how many days
The first seven days
- Day 1Before bed tonight, lay out tomorrow's clothes, down to the socks, so the morning starts with one decision already made.
- Day 2Fill a water bottle tonight and set it in the fridge door where tomorrow's hand will find it first.
- Day 3Plug in your phone, earbuds and any other gadget you'll need tomorrow before you sit down for the evening.
- Day 4Wash the last few dishes and wipe the sink dry before bed, so the kitchen greets you clean in the morning.
- Day 5Look up when you last saw a dentist, and if it's been more than six months, call or go online to book a cleaning today.
- Day 6Find your driver's license and check its expiration date, then put a reminder in your calendar two months before it.
- Day 7Add the birthdays of three people you care about to your calendar, with a reminder a week ahead to send a card.
Further into the year
The to-dos keep changing as the year goes on. A few from later in this theme:
- Day 30Toss a spare phone charger into the bag you carry most, so a low battery away from home is no longer a crisis.
- Day 60Put the dates of your next holidays or days off on the calendar, so you can plan something to look forward to.
- Day 120Choose an outfit for an upcoming event now, check that it's clean and fits, and hang it ready.
- Day 240Make a list of the people who should get a holiday card or call this year, and keep it for December.
- Day 365Write a note to yourself a year from now about the habits from this challenge you'd love to keep.
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.
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