A new year. A new plan.


For 2011, after struggling to come up with a singular New Years Resolution for ourselves, we decided to do break down our ideas and goals and do each of them for a set period of time. We started on January 3rd with "Not Eating Out" for 36.5 days and set out to keep the momentum going over the entire year. What we found throughout that process though, was the easier, less collaborative they got, the harder it was to keep, and the easier they were to let go. We SO enjoyed everyday of our toughest challenges - and this year, having reflected on what worked and what didn't- we've decided to bring back our favorites- push ourselves by doing less longer and keeping each other motivated along the way...


So, for 2012, please join us on our new adventure and wild ride that will be 50 days.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Happy New Year

And so it begins....

Welcome to our Blog! We are Jess & Jon - a newly married twenty-somethings couple living on capital hill in D.C. This is our 5th year living in the District and we are enjoying the culture, temperament and interesting neighborhoods every day.

We recently kicked cable to the curb and have turned out TV into a beautiful (and big!) computer, thanks to the newest member of our household, our MacMini. As a result, we've been lovin' on Hulu and Netflicks. Through this process, we rediscovered Morgan Spurlock's TV series 30 days.
Each of these episodes places someone in the shoes of an entirely different person or setting for thirty days to see what will happen. We've enjoyed watching the comedy, challenges and conclusions that each person comes to as they take on a new perspective and way of life for 30 days.
After struggling to come up with a singular New Years Resolution for ourselves, we decided to practice a similar idea to Mr. Spurlock by doing a variety of new & different things for a set period of time. We started on January 3rd (when we arrived back home from our Winter Break trip) with "Not Eating Out" for 36.5 days (placing us on day 7) and have since decided on 10 total that will do each for 36.5 days throughout the year. Yes, we are suckers for challenges :o)

This first 36.5 days we are not eating out came amidst discussions of what we could possible do faithfully together that would be feasible, but challenging. Both of us work at a non profit on K St in Washington, D.C. and it is part of the culture not only to regularly go out for coffee but to join people in happy hours and dinners after work. Removing ourselves from all of these situations would be tough, but we were excited to try.
And so, we meet day 7. Faithfully grocery shopping, cooking and packing lunches. Each day we've met new challenges, faced different reactions from friends and family and learned something new. These lessons and interactions are what we hope this blog will be all about.

So please join us on this adventure and wild ride that will be our 36.5 days of resolutions of 2011...

Future adventures that we are currently debating may hold (suggestions welcome):
36.5 days in the gym
36.5 days of correspondence
36.5 days of only reading conservative news
36.5 days of yoga
36.5 days of 36.5 pages read
36.5 days of 36.5 attractions in D.C.
36.5 days of practicing Spanish
36.5 days of prayer
36.5 days of do it yourself projects
36.5 days of learning an instrument
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3 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 12, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    36.5 days spent in California.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 12, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    I like the correspondence resolution. I might have to take that one on myself.

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  3. JessJanuary 12, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    Haha- love both of these :o)

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