May Challenges
Choose one, some, or all to work on through this month!
Welcome back to My Monthly Challenge, a list of challenges for 12 life areas. You may not need all of them, and some might already be part of your rhythm, while others may not fit this season. Or maybe one of the challenges spark an idea for you, and you want to do something entirely different. You decide how you move through the month, but I hope these challenges can serve as gentle prompts along the way. Make sure to subscribe or follow so you don’t miss my recaps and next month’s challenges.
If you complete any of these tasks, leave a comment and let me know what you did and how it went.
Planning + Time Management: Plan your summer rhythm. Decide what you want summer to feel like (lighter, slower, social, creative) and plan accordingly.
Physical Health: Upgrade daily hydration or nourishment. Choose one small improvement: more water, balanced breakfasts, or adding a nourishing snack.
Rest + Self-Care: Experiment with earlier nights for one week. Go to bed 20–30 minutes earlier and notice how your body responds.
Mindset + Emotional Health: Schedule one joy-anchoring ritual. Choose one simple, repeatable activity that nourishes you emotionally (walks, reading time, quiet mornings) and intentionally protect it this month.
Spiritual Life: Practice Scripture immersion. Choose one short passage and read it slowly multiple times over one week, noticing different words or phrases.
Home Environment: Wash what’s usually skipped. Examples: throw blankets, pillow inserts, shower curtain, reusable grocery bags, or entry rugs.
Digital Life: Clean up your photo library: delete screenshots, duplicates, and blurry photos.
Relationships + Social Life: Initiate a casual meet-up (walk, lunch, coffee, or park hangout).
Marital, Parental, Family/Household Rhythms: Write a short note or letter to each child affirming who they are, not what they do.
Learning + Personal Growth: Start (or finish) one non-fiction book that stretches your thinking. Don’t rush, just steady reading.
Finance: Review emergency fund status. Note current balance and choose one small action (auto-transfer, rename the account, or set a goal).
Work + Vocation: Revisit your long-term vision. Write where you want your work and contribution to be in 3–5 years.
If you complete any of these tasks, leave a comment and let me know what you did and how it went. Invite a friend to join us!
I have some other goals and another major focus / priority for this year, but I’ll try to work on some of these tasks as well, and share how things are going each week.
Or, if you’re not ready yet, come back next month for a new set of challenges to work on. I’ll be here cheering you on!