Life of Larisa or LOL

Another thirty day challenge is behind me, or should I say beneath me?  June marked my sixth consecutive month of completing ( or attempting to complete…last months workout challenge missed the mark by four days ) a different thirty day challenge (February got a deal with twenty-eight days).   A quick re-cap— January Challenge: 30 different Hikes in 30 days February Challenge: 28 days of Yoga practice March Challenge: 30 different Beaches in 30 days April Challenge: 30 days of Breathwork and Meditation ( not documented on the Blog yet ) May Challenge: 30 days of Working Out ( also not documented on the Blog yet ) The first half of 2023 has been Mountain, Mat, Marine, Mindful, and Muscle.  June caps it off with Mother Earth… June Challenge?  30 Days of Earthing or Grounding.  This was a concept that was new to me in terms of realizing there were benefits, not new in terms of realizing this was how I spent the first half of my life.  I was coming back t...

  Third monthly challenge complete!  For March, my goal was to go to thirty different beaches for thirty days.  To recap, in January I hiked thirty different trails for thirty days, and in February I practiced different styles of Yoga for twenty-eight days.   Mountain.  Mat.  Marine.  The first three months of my year long journey of completing monthly goals has been achieved.  I feel good.  I have worked my heart with cardio,  worked my body with stretching, and worked my soul with the happiness that being outside, toes in the sand and salt water washing over me, can provide. I realize that a thirty day beach goal is not feasible for everyone.  I am filled with gratitude that I live in a place where the beach is accessible, beautiful, and free.  Born, not raised, in Hawai’i, believe it or not, up until this thirty day challenge, I was not much of a beach person.  It seemed boring, hot, and out of my comfort zone.  Ne...