Jade Hendriks

Day 81/100 - Winter100 Ice Bath Challenge

Time: 9:21AM | Water Temp: 7.9°C | Time: 5 min

Mood: Neon chaos

Let’s get physical. Literally.

80s leotard. Hot pink bike shorts. Lime green bumbag. Side ponytail.

Olivia Newton-John would’ve approved. Dumbbells and music video for full commitment.

Didn’t even realise until later — “Physical” dropped in 1981.

Day 81. Accidentally genius.

Production chewed up half the morning. Only had time for a quick rinse, so I froze my way through a two-hour meeting.

Iconic, idiotic, or both.

Olivia raised millions for breast cancer.

I’m just sitting in a tub of ice asking you to throw a few dollars toward cancer research.

Close enough.

Videos on Instagram: @starting.cold

Day 67/100 - Winter100 Ice Bath Challenge

Time: 9:57AM | Water Temp: 9.5°C | Time: 5 min

Mood: Cowabunga chaos

Started with a mask. Side quested hard.

Two characters. One bad script. Toilet roll nunchucks.

Somewhere between the fake news report and the pizza box prop, I lost track of time, plot, and possibly my dignity.

Forgot the grater for Shredder but powered on.

Technically wore Raphael’s mask, but we all know Michaelangelo’s the vibe.

Awkward head dunk. Average turtle form. Peak Wacky Wednesday.

Some people thought I was a bit nuts for signing up for 100 days of ice baths in winter.

Today, I proved them right.

Still here. Still stacking. Still making a dick of myself.

This cold chaos is raising funds for cancer research. Laughter helps, but donations do more.

Videos on Instagram: @starting.cold

Day 66/100 - Winter100 Ice Bath Challenge

Time: 9:09AM | Water Temp: 9.8°C | Time: 6 min

Mood: Stressed but recalibrated

Patched the bath. Added more ice. Yelled “do you mind?” at the birds mid-monologue — and they actually stopped.

Might be developing bird-whisperer skills.

Drive by Incubus playing. Solid nervous system reset.

I’m running late. Brain’s overloaded. Probably forgetting something important.

Today’s plan: dump the thoughts out, pick one thing, and start.

The cold helps me remember that’s enough.

Every plunge this month supports cancer research. Today, maybe start with one thing — even if it’s just sharing this.

Videos on Instagram: @starting.cold

Day 65/100 - Winter100 Ice Bath Challenge

Time: 9:38AM | Water Temp: 8.9°C | Time: 6 min

Mood: Suspiciously optimistic

Don’t tell anyone… but I feel happy.

Not lottery-ticket happy. Just the quiet, sneaky kind that shows up when you’ve done the hard things long enough for something to shift.

House is clean. Blinds are open. I finally finished Atomic Habits after three attempts.

Maybe this is what momentum feels like.

Grateful for the Daffodil Day Dip giving this challenge extra purpose, and to State of Nirvana for kicking it all off.

Raising funds for cancer research, one cold plunge at a time. If you’ve been watching and waiting, maybe today’s the day you jump in. Or chip in.

Videos on Instagram: @starting.cold

Day 64/100 - Winter100 Ice Bath Challenge

Time: 11:13AM | Water Temp: 8.0°C | Time: 6 min

Mood: Lazy start, clear finish

Sunny outside. Cold in the tub. Classic combo.

Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams in my ears while I dragged myself out of a guilt-ridden lazy Sunday morning.

My brain, once again, forgot how good this feels afterwards.

You’d think it would know better by Day 64.

Face dunked. Reset complete.

Still showing up. Still habit stacking.

Every plunge this month supports cancer research. If you’re not into freezing, there are warmer ways to help.

Videos on Instagram: @starting.cold

Day 63/100 - Winter100 Ice Bath Challenge

Time: 9:47AM | Water Temp: 7.7°C | Time: 5 min

Mood: Stalled, then sorted

Foggy. Cold. Full of excuses.

Instead of getting in, I tackled a “very urgent” task - sorting my ice bath playlist by what’s already been used. Felt essential at the time.

Eventually got in. My Wave by Soundgarden playing. Threw in a face dunk too. Quick reset.

Still not moving well. Neck’s stiff, back’s twingy, and billing’s on the to-do list.

But I showed up. Got in. Got out.

Getting on with it.

Every plunge this month is part of the Daffodil Day Dip. Raising funds for cancer research, one freezing tub at a time. If you’d rather stay warm, consider donating instead.

Videos on Instagram: @starting.cold

Day 62/100 - Winter100 Ice Bath Challenge

Time: 8:41AM | Water Temp: 7.6°C | Duration: 5 min

Mood: Quiet but grounded

Into Month 3 of the ice bath challenge

Started the 31 Days of Daffodil Day Dips in a yellow flower swim cap. Felt like a watermelon wrapped in elastic bands.

It was cold outside, which makes the plunge sting more.

Music (Rise Up - Andra Day) didn’t play, so I sat in silence and gave myself an ice cube face massage.

Swim cap kept pinching. A small but persistent reminder of why I’m doing this.

Raising funds for cancer research with @cancervic.

Our team goal is modest. If you’ve been watching from the sidelines thinking “I could never” - maybe donate instead?

Videos are over on Instagram: @starting.cold

This August, I’m joining the Daffodil Day Dip - committing to 31 consecutive cold plunges to raise funds for life-saving cancer research.

To be honest, I’ve already been doing this daily since 1st June as part of a personal challenge to build better habits and resilience. But when I heard about the Daffodil Day Dip, I knew I wanted to give this effort greater purpose.

Cold water isn’t easy - especially in winter. But it’s nothing compared to the fight faced by those impacted by cancer.

If you’re able, I’d love your support. Every donation makes a difference.

💛 Thank you.