Updated and simplified for June 2025!

30 Days in the Shire is a free month-long challenge that I created in 2019 to help each of us slow down, simplify, and cultivate a joyful life by living more like Hobbits. I’ve since made some updates to the guide and the new printable can be downloaded here.

PDF File includes:

• Introduction

• 30 Daily Challenge Checklist

• Blank Monthly Calendar

• Lembas Recipe

Over the next thirty days, we’re going on an Adventure! Together we’ll be consciously choosing joy, simplicity, and wholesomeness by adopting a “Hobbity” way of life.

“Altogether 1420 in the Shire was a marvellous year... The fruit was so plentiful that young hobbits very nearly bathed in strawberries and cream.” - The Return of the King

Many people might believe that becoming a “Hobbit at Heart” is all second breakfasts and strawberries in the grass. But they forget how hard-won those strawberries are. I have chosen the imagery of strawberries as a reminder that the safety of the Shire was never guaranteed. Instead, it was something hard-won by those who protected and defended it.

In becoming a “Hobbit at Heart”, we are working towards cultivating, nourishing, defending, and scouring a Shire of our own.

Think of these challenges as starting points. See how many you can accomplish within the next thirty days, but don’t stress if you can’t get every single one done in a month. Some might need to wait to be completed until next month, and that’s okay. Remember: this is meant to be a fun and positive journey! Aim for progress, not perfection.

A few of these challenges are of a religious nature, but I have included alternative activities for anyone who would prefer a non-religious experience!