#everydamnday

Around 15 hours on my feet. And one very good reason to keep going.

In this episode of Every Damn Day, I'm sharing my experience of The Longest Day, a charity golf challenge raising funds for the Cancer Society of New Zealand.

Having lost my mum to lymphoma in 2020, this challenge has always meant more to me than playing a ridiculous amount of golf in one day.

It's a story about endurance, determination, generosity and finding purpose in doing something difficult.

AND THIS YEAR, YOU CAN WIN MY GOLF CLUBS!

I'm taking on The Longest Day for the third time, and to celebrate my love of golf (and the upcoming Every Damn Day book), I'm giving away my beloved PXG golf clubs, complete with a driver, fairway wood, hybrids, irons, wedges, putter, Callaway carry bag and plenty of golf balls.

Every $10 donated gets you one entry into the draw. Simply include GC alongside your name when donating so I know you're entering the giveaway.

Donate and enter here:
https://longestday.org.nz/kayleigh-woodings

Together, we've already raised around $12,000 for the Cancer Society over the past few years. I'd love your help to add to that total.

Because sometimes doing something slightly stupid can make a pretty extraordinary difference.

Part of the Every Damn Day podcast, sharing stories from ten years of slightly stupid challenges, unexpected lessons and a whole lot of personal growth.

Sometimes the most unexpected people leave the biggest mark on our lives.

What started as a simple conversation about golf turned into an extraordinary act of generosity from a woman who barely knew me. Enter my very own Golf Fairy Godmother.

This is a story about kindness, generosity, the power of human connection and what happens when someone believes in you enough to give you a helping hand.

It's also a reminder that generosity has a ripple effect, often reaching far beyond the original act.

Part of the Every Damn Day podcast, sharing stories from ten years of slightly stupid challenges, unexpected lessons and the people who helped shape the journey.

Because sometimes, the real magic isn't in what someone gives you.

It's in what their generosity inspires you to do next.

Eight days cycling through Cuba, intending to #runeverydamnday. No luggage. No clean underwear. And absolutely no idea when my belongings might turn up.

What was supposed to be an incredible cycling adventure quickly became an unexpected lesson in adaptability, perspective and making the best of a situation you can't control.

From questionable wardrobe decisions to the kindness of strangers, this is a story about what happens when things don't go to plan, and why sometimes the best memories come from the biggest disasters.

Part of the Every Damn Day podcast, sharing stories from ten years of slightly stupid challenges, unexpected lessons and a whole lot of personal growth.

It took me seven days to fail a 365-day challenge.

And the worst part?

I couldn't even see what I was eating.

Every Damn Day is a podcast about what happens when you commit to doing something, well… every damn day.

Based on the stories from my book Every Damn Day, each episode dives into one of the challenges I’ve taken on over the past decade, from reading a book a week, to learning te reo Māori, dancing every day, changing the way I eat, writing a book, and plenty of other questionable decisions along the way.

These are not stories about perfect discipline, morning routines, or becoming the best version of yourself by 5am. They’re stories about what actually happens when life gets busy, motivation disappears, plans go sideways, and you decide to keep going anyway.

There are successes, failures, unexpected lessons, embarrassing moments, a bit of science, and hopefully plenty of laughs.

One year. One challenge. Every damn day.

Every Damn Day is a podcast about what happens when you commit to doing something, well… every damn day.

Based on the stories from my book Every Damn Day, each episode dives into one of the challenges I’ve taken on over the past decade, from reading a book a week, to learning te reo Māori, dancing every day, changing the way I eat, writing a book, and plenty of other questionable decisions along the way.

These are not stories about perfect discipline, morning routines, or becoming the best version of yourself by 5am. They’re stories about what actually happens when life gets busy, motivation disappears, plans go sideways, and you decide to keep going anyway.

There are successes, failures, unexpected lessons, embarrassing moments, a bit of science, and hopefully plenty of laughs.

This week, we enter my #yogaeverydamnday year - and explain what should have been a calm, restorative Hotpod Yoga class. Spoiler. It was not.

Because sometimes personal growth looks like breathing deeply, letting go, and finding your centre.

And sometimes it looks like lying in a very hot inflatable bouncy castle, silently losing your mind.

One year. One challenge. Every damn day.

Every Damn Day is a podcast about what happens when you commit to doing something, well… every damn day.

Based on the stories from my book Every Damn Day, each episode dives into one of the challenges I’ve taken on over the past decade, from reading a book a week, to learning te reo Māori, dancing every day, changing the way I eat, writing a book, and plenty of other questionable decisions along the way.

These are not stories about perfect discipline, morning routines, or becoming the best version of yourself by 5am. They’re stories about what actually happens when life gets busy, motivation disappears, plans go sideways, and you decide to keep going anyway.

There are successes, failures, unexpected lessons, embarrassing moments, a bit of science, and hopefully plenty of laughs.

This week, we’re back in the middle of my #ReadABookAWeek challenge, where one particular story has absolutely nothing to do with reading and everything to do with a smart house deciding to take hostages.

One year. One challenge. Every damn day.

Every Damn Day is a podcast about what happens when you commit to doing something, well… every damn day.

Based on the stories from my book Every Damn Day, each episode dives into one of the challenges I’ve taken on over the past decade, from reading a book a week, to learning te reo Māori, dancing every day, changing the way I eat, writing a book, and plenty of other questionable decisions along the way.

These are not stories about perfect discipline, morning routines, or becoming the best version of yourself by 5am. They’re stories about what actually happens when life gets busy, motivation disappears, plans go sideways, and you decide to keep going anyway.

There are successes, failures, unexpected lessons, embarrassing moments, a bit of science, and hopefully plenty of laughs.

This week, we head to Spain for a netball tournament and a lesson in what happens when determination runs headfirst into biology.It’s a story about injury, grit, stubbornness, knowing when perseverance is useful, and recognising that sometimes your body gets the final vote.

Sometimes the challenge is pushing through.

Sometimes the challenge is accepting that you can’t.

One year. One challenge. Every damn day.

Every Damn Day is a podcast about what happens when you commit to doing something, well… every damn day.

Based on the stories from my book Every Damn Day, each episode dives into one of the challenges I’ve taken on over the past decade, from reading a book a week, to learning te reo Māori, dancing every day, changing the way I eat, writing a book, and plenty of other questionable decisions along the way.

These are not stories about perfect discipline, morning routines, or becoming the best version of yourself by 5am. They’re stories about what actually happens when life gets busy, motivation disappears, plans go sideways, and you decide to keep going anyway.

There are successes, failures, unexpected lessons, embarrassing moments, a bit of science, and hopefully plenty of laughs.

This week, we head back to 2020, when the world quite literally turned upside down. I was in the middle of my #ReadABookAWeek challenge, attempting to get through 52 books in 52 weeks, when suddenly the entire context of the year changed.

It’s a story about books, lockdowns, adapting when your carefully made plans become completely irrelevant, and what happens when a personal challenge collides with a global one.

One year. One challenge. Every damn day.