June - 30 Days for 30 Ways to Get Outside

KariAnn323

So I brought up in TWW that some friends and I are doing a "30 Days for 30 Ways to Get Outside" challenge for June. Some people thought it might be fun for us all to do it so feel free to participate. Don't worry, they are easy and short challenges ranging from drinking a beverage outside to going for a walk.

Every evening I'll post what the challenge is for the next day. Feel free to post pictures of you completing your challenge for the day.

KariAnn323

Sorry it's so late today, but here's the challenge for June 1st.


Hang out outside barefoot. Aim for at least 5 minutes 

doxiemoxie212

@kariann323 hahahaha I don't know that this challenge is made for New Yorkers, but I'm jealous of those of you with yards! 

KariAnn323

Went barefoot to take the dog out after work 

holly321

I live in the country, so unless I am going out in public, I spend my entire summer without shoes!

millpe

I'm the softball stat girl so tonight I'm doing it without shoes! 

JNCPro3130

@KariAnn323, I love this idea! Thanks for sharing! No picture but we were at the pool today. We had our shoes off a bunch!

KariAnn323

Okay ladies, challenge for Friday, June 2nd is to drink a hot beverage outside.

fishsticks-n-custard

Took the puppy out in the yard barefoot. So warm here in Texas. Felt really good to be barefoot in the grass! (No pictures)

hedgepig

This is fun! I went out to check out how things are looking in the garden... (sorry if it's giant, I'm perpetually mobile.)

madspunk

@kariann323 I love this idea. Unknowingly I did the challenge today! I will be drinking my RRLT outside tomorrow morning. 

charlestonchew

I also just went barefoot outside for a few minutes with the dogs. I did not take a picture because it's dark here already.

icecubeinthedesert

I celebrated being in a better mood today by dancing around in the backyard barefoot. Felt good, but DH and the dog think I'm crazy.

lulu1180

I unwittingly participated yesterday!  I took my shoes off after my run and sat on my front steps to help cool down a bit.  I'm not sure I'll be able to drink my tea (or any hot beverage) outside though

WillRunForWine21

Sorry, on mobile.... super early for my RE appointment so enjoying my half caf on a bench in the middle of nyc (fun to read the challenge and realize you're doing it!).... actually spending today at a sprinkler park with one of the classes I work with. Yay outside!

holly321

I sat outside this morning and had a cup of coffee.  I don't do that often enough.

charlestonchew

I'm on mobile so sorry if it's huge.

hedgepig

Drinking tea on the deck, listening to the coyotes singing their weird song, hanging out with the kitties. Giant mobile pic in spoiler (hopefully).

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millpe

So jealous of everyone with their coffee/tea outside! I'm drinking my coffee at my desk. It's going to be too warm when I get off for a hot beverage so I will have to substitute a cold one 

Cricket648

Relaxed with Starbucks on the front porch after spending an hour at the BMV! Hopefully that worked right, I'm on mobile, and I don't know things...

KariAnn323

Had some tea after work. Excuse my hideous landscaping 

KariAnn323

Okay so June 3rd challenge might be difficult depending on your weather. Challenge is to play in a puddle

icecubeinthedesert

@kariann323, these challenges were clearly not made for AZ. I did get a green tea late this morning and took a few sips as I walked across the street to work, but it was already 80 degrees at 8:30 in the morning. And puddles? Can I jump in the ones from my sprinkler system? Because we haven't seen rain in FOREVER.

KariAnn323

@icecubeinthedesert yeah I'm kind of frustrated with today's and yesterday's challenges. Illinois isn't as nearly as dry as Arizona, but it's not like we have puddles at all times. Do whatever works for you. I'm going to the pool. The pool is just like an extra big puddle, right? 

holly321

We don't have any puddles, so I will just do a repeat of yesterday's.

fishsticks-n-custard

@KariAnn323 I wiped the condensation off my side view mirrors this morning. Does that count? 

millpe

No puddles here! We are in desperate need of rain! I am outside doing yard work so maybe I will spray DH with the hose 

doxiemoxie212

we have puddles in nyc... but i'm not playing in them 

hedgepig

Definitely no puddles here in California... We swam in the pond though, which is basically a big puddle, so hopefully that counts!

 

charlestonchew

Swam in the pool   I'm counting it

KariAnn323

Challenge for June 4th is go outside and take a picture of a flower.

fishsticks-n-custard

 When on a long walk this morning and found this flower. Looks like cotton candy to me. But then again, everything reminds me of food. 

BertieMeetsGertie

Flowers on the side of my deck! 

hedgepig

@fishsticks-n-custard What a pretty flower!

@BertieMeetsGertie That's a lovely flower garden... I bet it will grow in very nicely this summer.

California native Firecracker Flower.

 

KariAnn323

For yesterday's challenge pool equals puddle

Flowers I saw by the pool

lulu1180

Take your pick from the many rose bushes that border ours and our neighbors yards

ramzlau

After a year, my orchids are finally blooming! So excited! And it is gorgeous outside today.

 

icecubeinthedesert

Flowers from my backyard:

Bougainvillea--perpetually in bloom (though in the spring, the entire bush turns pink)

Moringa tree--Didn't know what this was when we bought the house, but it produces these long bean stalks. A graduate student who works with me (she's from India where these trees are native) let me know that they call them drumsticks (at least in translation) and uses them in a lot of dishes. Apparently the leaves are also edible and are actually considered a superfood. I haven't worked up the courage to try them in a dish yet.

fishsticks-n-custard

@icecubeinthedesert Moringa is actually a popular supplement for increasing breastmilk. *TW* I took it for a good 4 months for that reason. *endTW*  I didn't realize how pretty it was!

icecubeinthedesert

@fishsticks-n-custard, good to know. I shouldn't be such a wimp about trying out the leaves, I just don't know where to start. But this tree grows like a weed, so we wouldn't be in short supply. We actually have 2 of these trees in our small backyard.

JennyColada

Every time I read this topic title I always think it's "30 ways to ovulate".