Dear July, you were unforgettable. I couldn’t believe that I completed a month of adventures during your days.
Every day, from the 2nd to the 31st, I went on an adventure and made a video about it. Man, was that TOUGH! But, I had SO MUCH FUN trying new food, experiencing new feelings, and marking off 30 things from my Utah bucket list.
Now that we’ve moved on to August, I’ve finally had time to think about what this month of adventures has meant to me, what I’ve learned, and what my next steps are moving forward. To be honest, it was really hard to stop and reflect while in the midst of the adventures.
As you might remember, a week into you (July), I wrote a blog post announcing my month of adventures. In that post, I detailed my reasonings behind my 30 adventures in 30 days challenge, explained how I was going to pick each adventure, and talked a little bit about the challenges I was already facing.
But now that we’re done with the month of adventures, let’s chat a bit about it.
I have had the BEST month I could have hoped for. 2 days before I began my challenge, I had no idea what I was in for. I just didn’t want July to go by in a blur of work, sleep, repeat.
So I decided to do something about it. And it was a tremendously ambitious endeavor to not only seek daily adventures, but to film it all.
I should have known better than to tempt myself with an additional challenge of making a daily video. Maybe you don’t know, but I have the type of personality that has to see things through…whether it’s a TV series, a book, a challenge, whatever.
If I didn’t have the social accountability of posting daily videos, I might have made excuses for skipping days or not pushing myself. Even though I’m sure the only people that would comment on a skipped day would be the people I didn’t care about, I would have cared as well. I would have felt a sense of failure.
But I’m glad I pushed through.
There were some tough moments for sure – fatigue, stress, doubt, and a whole slew of other emotions.
I persevered. I kept going. I pushed myself and came out the other end with a sense of jubilant accomplishment. At that moment, I remembered that I can do hard things.
And so, July, as I move on from my epic month of adventures, I feel a sense of confusion. I got so accustomed to having my camera around me, talking to it, recording my actions, thought process, and ups and downs, to the point that I actually miss having that bulky arm extension.
Maybe the biggest takeaway from my month of adventures is that I like creating, seeking adventures, and documenting it. Hm. Not the outcome I was expecting.
But maybe, moving forward, I’ll spread out the adventures and give myself some downtime. Definitely don’t want to burn out.
So until next year, dear July, I bid you adieu.
Love, Rachelle
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