October Vibrant Badass Challenge

Have a cozy night in at home. – Candles and Taco Bell and Netflix and chill. ✌🏻🌮 🕯 🎥 I love our cute little apartment and having calm nights to relax.
Go to the doctor. – This one was slightly delayed but I booked my eye doctor appointment during October and went to the doctor in November.
Do something outdoorsy. – I sat outside during my nature writing class. We did power writing, peer editing and talked about nature writing essays we had read. Loving the fall weather. 🍂🍁 My nature writing class was a great opportunity to explore my creative side and help me appreciate nature in a new way.
Dance in public. – We saw Ed Sheeran and I danced so hard! Such an amazing show. The only thing that would have made it better was if Ed played Barcelona during his set. Ed is such a fun performer and energizes the whole crowd. I loved every minute of it.
Decorate a pumpkin. – Thanks to my friend Jacqui for being the hostess with the mostest! We had so much fun laughing and painting our pumpkins!
Put money into savings. – Saving up for a trip and for a puppy(all the expenses that go into having a puppy)!
Drink a seasonal drink. – This was one of many pumpkin spice lattes that I had throughout October. Thanks Starbucks! 🎃☕️
Have a picnic. – We didn’t actually sit down and eat food but we were outside hanging out throwing a football in the beautiful fall weather. The friend hangs are what count.
Workout with a friend. – We walked around the block with a cute little pup! Always feels so good to move around outside!
Read a book. – I read two and hosted a book club to talk about them. Also our snack spread was pretty on point! ✌🏻📚
Sit on a patio and chill. – For this one, we sat out on the Mafioza’s patio enjoying the gorgeous fall weather.
Watch an interesting TED talk. – This one is Shonda Rhimes talking about saying yes and now I’m on a playlist of lots of interesting topics.
Send someone a card. – Snail mail is fun!
Make a new friend. – I met Brittany through a friend of a friend and am so excited for her to move to Nashville next year! Cheers to many more hangs!
Go on a walk. – Stoked that the walk was on the beach! We walked in the sand and on the boardwalk in Folly Beach, SC. I miss the beach and want to move back to the coast at some point.
Enjoy your meal without a phone. – I went to brunch at The Sutler and didn’t check my phone. But then we did take pictures afterwards.
Perform a random act of kindness. – I went to my favorite coffee shop and on the way out gave the owner some money to pay for a few people’s coffees! ☕️🥤🙌🏻// I did this one twice – I mailed someone their sunglasses that they left at the restaurant where I work. She was super thankful to be reunited with her sweet sunnies!
Go a full day without complaining. – I really try to keep complaints to a minimum on the reg but focused on it for a full day!
Declutter 5 things around the house. – For de-cluttering I took some clothes to goodwill, threw away some things I didn’t need and put things back in their place like all the random shoes lying around the living room!
Try a new recipe at home. – We made bacon cheddar cheese crisps, broccoli salad and cheez it ranch chicken tenders. And by we I mean Brian made it all while I taste tested throughout the cooking process and loved every minute of it.
Compliment a stranger. – This is my view from the host stand at the restaurant where I work. I make it a point to compliment any cool thing that I notice about a person. Sometimes it’s a vague “you guys look so nice tonight!” Sometimes it is about a specific thing like a dress or shoes. It’s so fun to make people smile by acknowledging their effort!
List 10 things that are awesome about your life. – Here are mine for now! Constantly changing and adding more
Wear high heels. – I almost backed out because we had a bit of walking ahead of us but I powered through. Happy Charleston vacay!!
Buy a present. – I did this x2! I got myself a new outfit from Outdoor Voices which I’m super stoked about! The second present was a bouquet of flowers for my boss as a thank you for being an awesome person.
Clean up around the house. – I did so much cleaning and organizing and it felt awesome. I haven’t seen that much carpet area clear in a hot minute. Also stoked about the clear counter space in the bathroom!
Take a relaxing candlelit bath. – Did this! Drank some wine, ate some cheese and crackers and read a book!
Do something luxurious. – We booked a swanky hotel for our next beach trip that will be a long Charleston weekend! Super pumped. — This was from early in the month before we stayed at that hotel. It was super worth it and awesome!
Restaurant hop for the night. – In Charleston, one night we hit 5Church, Noisy Oyster, Vendue, Uptown Social and The Ordinary. So much good food.
Take a scenic drive. – My friend and I drove outside of the city to see this view and chase a waterfall. Love how much beauty there is in the state of Tennessee.
Host a game night. – Technically my friend hosted it and it turned into a pumpkin carving party but close enough. 🎃
Go to a corn maze/harvest festival. – Didn’t quite make it to a corn maze but at least found a cute pumpkin patch.