All New Days: A Comprehensive List of Days 1-234
January 2, 2021
This is a list of everything I have done for each new day. I set out to do 365 days, but life had others plans. I ended up doing 234 consecutive days, but since then, I still try to do new things when my health or other circumstances aren’t in the way.
This only confirmed why it was necessary and so fruitful to make the most of each day for 234 days in a row. You never know what life might throw at you. For more information about each one and for pictures, check out my Instagram @allnewdays to read and follow along on the journey!
Day 1: Read a new book, Own Your Everyday by Jordan Lee Dooley.
Day 2: Went for a walk at Cedar Hill Park in Madison, TN.
Day 3: Played Escape Room the Game.
Day 4: Made Tacos and Nachos for the first time at our house.
Day 5: Gracie’s Milkshake Bar in Nashville, TN.
Day 6: Living Waters Brewing in Nashville, TN.
Day 7: New Perspectives Week 1 with Lane Vaughn.
Day 8: Put my first offer on a house and my offer was accepted!
Day 9: Fenwick’s 300, Nashville, TN.
Day 10: Grand Teton National Park Puzzle.
Day 11: New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale.
Day 12: Status Dough, Nashville, TN.
Day 13: Brothers Burger Joint, Nashville, TN.
Day 14: New Perspectives Week 2 with Claire Hendee.
Day 15: TennFold Brewing, Nashville, TN.
Day 16: Mansker Creek Nutrition, Goodlettsville, TN.
Day 17: Drawing.
Day 18: Thrifting on Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN.
Day 19: Bonfire Mongolian Grill, Nashville, TN.
Day 20: Rock’n Dough Pizza + Brewery, Nashville, TN.
Day 21: New Perspectives Week 3 with Maria DiMartin.
Day 22: Phat Bites, Nashville, TN.
Day 23: Vision Journal Making.
Day 24: Donut Distillery, Nashville, TN.
Day 25: Made Blood Orange Cocktails.
Day 26: Raising Cane’s, Bowling Green, KY.
Day 27: Watched Sabrina and The Omen.
Day 28: New Perspectives Week 4 with Elizabeth Griggs.
Day 29: The Goat, Nashville, TN.
Day 30: Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN.
Day 31: Read The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson.
Day 32: Made a Chick-fil-A Dupe found on TikTok.
Day 33: The Baked Bear, Nashville, TN.
Day 34: Two Rivers Greenway & Athens Family Restaurant.
Day 35: New Perspectives Week 5 with Martin Strobel.
Day 36: Made Washington Apple Cocktails.
Day 37: Pre to Post Modern & Black Abbey Brewery.
Day 38: Took Self Portraits.
Day 39: Listened to The Apology Line Podcast.
Day 40: Played Sequence the Board Game.
Day 41: Rebar at the Dam, Nashville, TN.
Day 42: New Perspectives Week 6 with Katie Halabrin.
Day 43: Salvo’s Pizza, Hermitage, TN.
Day 44: Self-Care (Painted Nails, Face Mask, Target) & 6+ Inch Haircut.
Day 45: Candle Making on Valentine’s Day.
Day 46: Snow Day (Ice Day).
Day 47: DIY Workout at Home.
Day 48: Ticket to Ride.
Day 49: Friendship Bracelets from Middle School and Built a Snowman.
Day 50: New Perspectives Week 7 with Sarah Copeland (my sister!).
Day 51: The Grilled Cheeserie, Nashville, TN.
Day 52: Hatch Show Print & Headquarters Beercade, Nashville, TN.
Day 53: Sudoku and Fill-In Books.
Day 54: Became an Ordained Minister Online.
Day 55: New Perspectives Week 8 with Mary Marshall Anderson.
Day 56: Bought My First HOME.
Day 57: Learned How to Install Blinds.
Day 58: Michelob Ultra Organic Seltzers.
Day 59: The Pharmacy, Nashville, TN.
Day 60: Icee from Tigermart.
Day 61: Went on a New Walk and Watched the Sunset.
Day 62: Put Together My Barstools.
Day 63: New Perspectives Week 9 with Agnes Freeman (my grandma!).
Day 64: Got a Tattoo.
Day 65: Built My Bed Frames.
Day 66: Nicoletto’s Pasta Co., Nashville, TN.
Day 67: Finished My Kitchen – Got My First Refrigerator Put Together.
Day 68: Bought Bedding.
Day 69: Did My Own Taxes for the First Time.
Day 70: New Perspectives Week 10 with Asia Jolly.
Day 71: West Coast Taco Shop, Donelson, TN.
Day 72: Fifth + Broadway, Slim & Husky’s, and My First Guests.
Day 73: Cafe Roze, Nashville, TN.
Day 74: Did Nothing New Except Listened to My Body to Rest.
Day 75: Made Brownies.
Day 76: Got My Living Room Set Up – Couches and Built My TV Stand.
Day 77: New Perspectives Week 11 with Caroline Vaughn.
Day 78: Chopper, Nashville, TN.
Day 79: Put Up Wallpaper for the First Time in the Master Bedroom.
Day 80: Central BBQ, Nashville, TN.
Day 81: Put Up Different Wallpaper in the Guest Room.
Day 82: Cajun Steamer, Franklin, TN.
Day 83: New Perspectives Week 12 with Emily West & The Slider House, Nashville, TN.
Day 84: Clothing Purge.
Day 85: Axe Throwing at BATL, Nashville, TN.
Day 86: Actually Moved into My House and Color Coded My Clothes.
Day 87: Sunset and Wine on My Rooftop.
Day 88: Got Pictures Printed.
Day 89: Bavarian Bierhaus, Nashville, TN.
Days 90 + 91: First Really Bad Day of the Year & New Perspectives Week 13 with Myself.
Day 92: Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, Nashville, TN.
Day 93: The Tavern, Nashville, TN.
Day 94: M.L. Rose, Nashville, TN.
Day 95: First Ever Car Wash for My Car.
Day 96: Rosemary and the Beauty Queen, Nashville, TN.
Day 97: Retail Therapy.
Day 98: Car Problems + Budget Brakes for the First Time.
Day 99: Game Terminal, Nashville, TN.
Day 100: New Perspectives Week 14 with Judy Copeland (my mom!).
Day 101: Got a Fire Table for My Rooftop.
Day 102: I Got Help – First Appointment for My Mental Health.
Day 103: Roller Blading.
Day 104: Frosted Animal Cookie Blizzard from Dairy Queen.
Day 105: Bowling at Strike & Spare, Donelson, TN.
Day 106: My First Ever Pedicure.
Day 107: New Perspectives Week 15 with Conlon Griesmer.
Day 108: Planned My First Mini Trip of the Year.
Day 109: Skating at Shelby Bottoms Greenway, Nashville, TN.
Day 110: Scoreboard Bar & Grill + Trivia, Nashville, TN.
Day 111: Removed “Photography” from My Website to Focus on My Other Goals.
Day 112: New Perspectives Week 16 with Alesia Massey.
Day 113: Built Floating Nightstands and Learned How to Use a Stud Finder.
Day 114: Tacos with a Twist, Nashville, TN.
Day 115: Went to the Movies for the First Time This Year.
Day 116: Paint by Numbers.
Day 117: Picnic at Elmington Park, Nashville, TN.
Day 118: Sent $5 on Venmo to My Friends for Coffee on Me.
Day 119: Booked My First Flight of 2021 to the Pacific Northwest for a Big Trip.
Day 120: Huntsville, Alabama & Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar.
Day 121: Scottsboro, Alabama – Huddle House, Unclaimed Baggage, & Cathedral Caverns.
Day 122: Sauce Charcuterie Board.
Day 123: Built Loungers on the Roof.
Day 124: Apple Books.
Day 125: Margs for Cinco de Mayo.
Day 126: New Perspectives Week 17 with Velvet Vaughan.
Day 127: Coneheads, Nashville, TN.
Day 128: Love Circle, Nashville, TN.
Day 129: China Cottage, Madison, TN.
Day 130: Bearded Iris Brewing, Nashville, TN.
Day 131: Made a Bonfire.
Day 132: Wine Tasting with 4 New Wines.
Day 133: Stayed at Work Till After Dark.
Day 134: Took the Backroads to Chattanooga for the First Time.
Day 135: Photographed a Wedding!
Day 136: Chicago Style Gyros, Nashville, TN.
Day 137: Went Grocery Shopping Alone.
Day 138: Germantown Pub, Germantown, Nashville, TN.
Day 139: Topgolf Nashville, Nashville, TN.
Day 140: Burger Up, 12th South, Nashville, TN.
Day 141: Wrote for this Website for the First Time in a Long Time.
Day 142: Deja Moo Creamery and Coffee, White House, TN.
Day 143: Yazoo Brewing Company, Madison, TN.
Day 144: New Perspectives with Sarah Balkon at Sunflower Cafe.
Day 145: Music City Bar and Grill, Nashville, TN.
Day 146: Purged my stuff – got rid of the clutter!
Day 147: First flight of the year and first flight to Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport.
Day 148: Olympic National Park – Mt. Ellinor Trail.
Day 149: Olympic National Park – Rialto Beach and Mount Storm King Trail.
Day 150: Oregon – Multnomah Falls, Lavender Valley, and Mt. Hood.
Day 151: Idaho – 3 hot springs and Boise.
Day 152: Leavenworth, Washington.
Day 153: North Cascades National Park, Washington.
Day 154: The Outback Kangaroo Farm and Snoqualmie Falls in Washington.
Day 155: Mall of America in Minneapolis, MN.
Day 156: Nailed a preset I finally love.
Day 157: Took engagement pictures at Percy Priest Lake, Nashville, TN.
Day 158: Got pest control for the first time!!
Day 159: Hung my first painting and used a TikTok hack.
Day 160: Bought real Jack Daniels oak barrels to hang up my lights on the roof – FAIL.
Day 161: After 3 months of my dryer in the hallway because the builder messed up – got it in the closet!
Day 162: Barcelona Wine Bar, Nashville, TN.
Day 163: Sweet & Three at Tailgate Brewery, Nashville, TN.
Day 164: Sandbar, Nashville, TN.
Day 165: Finished editing my first ever wedding pictures!
Day 166: Two Ten Jack, East Nashville, TN – and learned to use chopsticks finally!
Day 167: Stained half my roof WITH help and learned how to do it.
Day 168: Stained the other half of my roof all by myself and with only a paintbrush!
Day 169: Caliber Coffee Co, Donelson, TN.
Day 170: Ole Smokey/Yeehaw Brewing, Nashville, TN.
Day 171: Hit my first weight loss goal!
Day 172: Went to Starbucks for the first time in YEARS and did work somewhere other than home.
Day 173: Learned to use WD40 for the first time and got the guest room looking good.
Day 174: Bud Light Seltzer Retro pack.
Day 175: Made a brain dump list for the first time and felt peace from my racing mind.
Day 176: Visited my dad’s grave at the cemetery for the first time this year.
Day 177: Arrington Vineyards outside of Nashville, TN.
Day 178: Watched Green Book for the first time.
Day 179: Took newborn pictures for the first time!
Day 180: Made beermosas with Austin Eastciders blood orange beer and champagne – delicious.
Day 181: Sunflower Bakehouse, Donelson, TN.
Day 182: Blue Coast Burrito, Hendersonville, TN.
Day 183: Got my first temporary roommate for the first time since college…my sister.
Day 184: Bowie Nature Park in Fairview, TN to take portraits.
Day 185: went to a Fourth of July party with majority of people I didn’t know to meet new people!
Day 186: Learned a TikTok dance for a workout.
Day 187: Nectar Urban Cantina, Donelson, TN.
Day 188: One Spunky Spud, Madison, TN.
Day 189: Never Never, Wedgewood/Houston area in Nashville, TN.
Day 190: Hip Donelson Farmer’s Market at the Two Rivers Mansion.
Day 191: HiFi Clyde’s, Nashville, TN.
Day 192: Party Fowl, Donelson, TN.
Day 193: Organized my bathroom with drawer organizers for the first time.
Day 194: Craftsman on the Hill, Hermitage, TN.
Day 195: Nashville Sounds Game! (Baseball)
Day 196: Monell’s at the Manor, Nashville, TN.
Day 197: finally bought and built a table for my house!
Day 198: Fairlane 54 (penthouse pop-up bar) and Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville, TN.
Day 199: Played Club Penguin.
Day 200: Created and played with my Neopet.
Day 201: Watched Shutter Island for the first time.
Day 202: Hermitage House Smorgasbord, Hermitage, TN.
Day 203: Worked a 2,000 piece puzzle!
Day 204: Cotton & Snow, Nashville, TN – the one in the purple house.
Day 205: Elliston Place Soda Shop, Nashville, TN.
Day 206: Minor flooding at my house due to the builder messing up the pipes (yes, another issue!)
Day 207: Homeless for the night due to not being able to use any water!
Day 208: Sold my last comic book on eBay and closed up my shop.
Day 209: Took surveys for money on Survey Junkie and Inbox Dollars.
Day 210: A trip to the ER :/
Day 211: Treated myself to a Sonic Blast for the first time all year.
Day 212: Went on my first ever solo walk.
Day 213: Henry James Bar, Inglewood, TN.
Day 214: My first gynecologist appointment (yes, I know) to figure out my problems from the ER trip!
Day 215: CiCi’s Pizza, a classic.
Day 216: Tested and figured out the podcast mics.
Day 217: The Nations Bar & Grill and Bobbie’s Dairy Dip, Nashville, TN.
Day 218: Completed a massive training after 4 months to be a Provider Investigator at work!
Day 219: Tubing in Adams, TN.
Day 220: Tried the new Bojangles chicken sandwich.
Day 221: Finally got a frying pan at home and cooked for the first time!
Day 222: Got back into transcription on Rev to make more money.
Day 223: New Perspectives with Jordan Blanton.
Day 224: NoBaked Cookie Dough, Nashville, TN.
Day 225: At home paint and sip night with my sister!
Day 226: Chattanooga, TN – Daily Ration, Oddstory Brewing, and CBC.
Day 227: Listened to my first audiobook and highly recommend Atomic Habits!
Day 228: Posted my first TikTok and dang, TikTok is confusing.
Day 229: Finally learned how health insurance works after having my own for 4 years!
Day 230: Finally journaled and reflected (to be continued at the end…)
Day 231: Baskin Robbins.
Day 232: Got a library card.
Day 233: The Catio, Nashville, TN.
Day 234: Wine Down, Donelson, TN.
Conclusion: There you have it. All of my consecutive new days. Since then, I’ve continued to try new things, learn new things, experience new things, and more. But I made the decision to stop pushing myself to do it every single day. I had been so lucky to have good health my whole life. When that changed and it put my finances into question, especially with buying a house, I made the decisions to stop.
And I made that decision knowing that I did what I set out to do. I became a yes person. I learned so much about myself, what I like, how to do things, about others, and about the world. I pushed myself out of my comfort zone a lot during that time. And I became a “yes” person. So many days I wanted to stay home and do nothing, but I would say yes anyway. I wanted to become better. I wanted to experience more.
I could never have predicted what this year would have become. I thought I was invincible. But, I learned that life can change so suddenly, and I learned to not take experiencing the world for granted. I want to learn from the world and from others and from myself. I want to never wonder “what if?” Yes, there are days where the money isn’t there. There are days when you won’t feel good or feel like yourself. But, that motivates me to make the most of the good days.
Thanks for reading this far, if you have. I’m grateful for everything my year of All New Days brought me, because I know that I truly lived before it became more difficult. I know what I am capable of now. I know what the good days feel like, and I can’t wait to continue to make more memories every time I can.
