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Adventures of November & Monthly challenges

A while ago I watched a TED video on Thirty Day Challenges (http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days.html), and I have been doing them since. I, originally, cut off of sugar and meat as a thirty day challenge, though it has persisted far longer than a month. Last month I took two on at once: Never lie (If one slips out, correct it immediately) and never use sarcasm. It was a tough month for me, you may be surprised how much you tend to lie in a day )especially if you happen to be a high school student that has to explain why you don't have your homework done).
 
This month however I have started a new challenge for myself: Make everyday a story for tomorrow.
What that means is that by tomorrow of everyday to come I have to have a story (a worthwhile one, mind you) about the previous day. By the end of the month I should have a collection of thirty stories/adventures each different from the last. Today was a good day. I went for a hike alone in the woods, stumbled across a baby bobcat to whom I bowed upon meeting and wished him a good, healthy life, discovered a collection of four portraits hung on trees in the middle of no where (art displayed for nature and only those lucky enough to stumble across them), and I ran two miles down hill, which at one point happened to be through a group of (at the time of my passing) annoyed wild turkeys. (I apologize for that huge run-on sentence)

I was wondering if any of you do something similar to challenge yourselves?

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This sounds like a great idea. Looking forward to hear your stories mate! I hope you push through

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Well, story wise, school seems to be interfering with that. At the moment I'm making due with new/awesome experiences. Earlier this night I meditated in an ice bath for a little too long and started developing frostbite on my fingers.
This weekend I'm going camping/trespassing up in some mountains with some friends. No trail. No parents. The weather forecast says it will snow, so the others are worried about that. I'm thinking it will make for an even more exciting adventure. 

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