The 'complete this challenge' challenge...suitable for all!

Ninno820

Morning all

This week has gone so fast!

Anyway here's my progress:-

Last Week
Follow the menu plan - eat sensible breakfasts. - yep all done
Lose 2lbs - managed an honourable 3lbs
Have 3 NSD - all done and correct
List 10 ebay items - yep - awaiting the outcome today and tomorrow
Complete Church Forms - yep
Weed front garden - 2/3 completed - will aim to finish today/tomorrow

This Year
Pay off BoS cc - so far have paid off nearly £300
Lose 3 stone - the first 3lbs have gone
Save £300 for christmas - £28 so far
Keep a monthly spreadsheet - checked daily
Reduce total debt by 10% - work in progress

This week's targets:-
Walk 8000 steps per day
Stick to menu plan
Finish weeding front garden.
Weed patio
List 10 ebay items

Have a good week all

Ninno x

clayremonkey

Hi all,

I've been away for ages cause I stopped getting emails!! Doing not too badly on challenges and getting motivated to be better!

C

pandapaws

:hello:Hi everyone! All updated - which was the first of the things that was on my list for tonight/tomorrow morning. The list therefore is (a long one):

1. Update this thread - welcome to all the newbies (or not-so-newbies, as it's been a couple of months since I last updated the challengers list, sorry!).
2. Wrap birthday presents for kids party we're going to tomorrow
3. Hang up wet washing
4. Strip guest bed and wash - friends coming tomorrow
5. Unload/reload dishwasher
6. Clean shelves in kitchen
7. Tidy study (a cheat really - I spent a full day doing it last week, so just a few bits & bobs to finish off)
8. Final coat of paint on fireplace that I painted today.
9. Get sage paint for fireplace tiles and paint those
10. Put away clean laundry
11. Clean kitchen worktops & hob
12. Hoover downstairs
13. Find charger for DS's Nintendo DS
14. Shampoo lounge carpet (might not do this one)
15. Tidy DS's bedroom
16. Hang mirror in en-suite that's been leaning on sink for 3 months.
17. Empty the tools out the bathroom cabinet that have been there since we hung it 6 months ago, and fill with useful stuff.
18. Water pots and baskets outside.
19. Clean downstairs loo.

It seems so much more now I've written it down, I thought I just had to have a bit of a tidy up!

Really pleased that some people are doing so well and have kept the challenge going while I've been skiving - thank you! I've just updated my original list on Page 1, and although I haven't been posting, I am starting to make some progress.

pandapaws

Uh-oh, fallen at the first hurdle. Baby has just started screaming, so that could be the end of my productive evening. Fingers crossed he'll go back down, I NEED to do this stuff.

Ninno820

Morning all - here's my update for last week

Last week's targets:-
Walk 8000 steps per day - managed an average of 7000 so not quite there
Stick to menu plan - yep (and working through the freezer contents!)
Finish weeding front garden - yep - its never looked so good
Weed patio - yep
List 10 ebay items - yep (waiting for them to finish today)

This week's targets:-
Mow back lawn
Trim around lawn and remove any weeds
Clean garden table
Clean garden bench
Have 4 NSDs
Lose 2lbs
Walking - daily target of 8000 steps



This Year
Pay off BoS cc - so far have paid off over £300
Lose 3 stone - lost 5lbs so far
Save £300 for christmas - £28 so far
Keep a monthly spreadsheet - checked daily
Reduce total debt by 10% - work in progress

Can I just say a huge thankyou to this thread - my garden has never looked so great!!

Have a good week everyone

Ninno x

tinks_77_2

Good evening all,

I'd like to take part in this challenge too please. I've found in the past that I am good at starting things but always end up getting bored so hoping that posting here will help me stick to my goals.

For 2009
* take at least 5 short breaks (3 without DD)
* de-clutter house & keep it that way
* stick to my weekly exercise routine
* start cooking meals from scratch again at least x4 pw
* decorate my bedroom
* keep gardens tidy/ presentable
* make/alter more clothes & accessories

For this week
* put away all clean laundry
* tidy my room
* freecycle some stuff
* cook 3 meals on weds & freeze
* exercise classes mon/tues/thurs
* gym tues/fri
* weed front garden

That's all for now but i'm sure I'll think of some more later

mummytummy

This weeks target
much the same as last week but i'll edit post later with set of goals.

Last weeks target

1. Stick with diet and exercise regime slipped here and put on 1 1/2lbs:mad:
2. continue with the ironing basket objective Its empty at the moment quite proud of myself........
3. continue to "shine my sink"
4. keep "persistently remindining" dh to complete tax return
5. mentally prepare myself for returning to work after a 6 month absense:( went back today - we shall see how it goes - :think:


This Year
1. Pay of existing debt of £5386.32 by end of October 2009 ongoing currently owe £4518.00
2. Save at least £500 in my "secret account" ongoing (£90 so far)
3. carpet the lounge, dining room, stairs and landing - its completely bare and has been for past [STRIKE]4yrs[/STRIKE]5yrs ongoing
4. stick to the sealed pot challenge ongoing

postingalwaysposting

This Year ~
1) Save £500 ~ So far £344.06
2) Save £300 for Christmas 2009 ~ So far £0.72
3) Fill the pig up ~ So far £4.93
4) Raise £180 for October holiday using no wages ~ so far £0.00
* Save £150 for my holiday in April ~ Complete 15th March 09

May ~
1) Make £20 on eBay this month ~ Listed 17 items
2) Sell/reduce 40% of my craft stuff
3) Try and get 5hours overtime this month ~ Complete
4) Complete the first part of my OU course ~ So far 6 hour and TMA part 1 complete

TismE_3

Hey Fellow dfw's, can i join this challenge.....seems perfect for me.

I hope that by setting my own unique little challenges each day , per week, will help me get and stay focused!! I really need to start moving forward.
I was hoping to go to the local carboot sale this morning, but the weather looks grim, so instead of being drawn to watch crappy day time tv, my challenge is to sort out the cupboard under the stairs!! you know the one, where everything and anything just gets chucked in and you close the door asap before it falls out!! im going to tackle that first....wish me luck !
I may be sometime..................

Tisme x

runmichellerun

Hello, only just seen this thread but I would love to join please!

These are going to be my challenges:


This Week

• Lose 1lb
• Declutter bedroom
• Ebay 1 item

This Month

• I need to get rid of my Natwest loan by the end of the year. I currently pay £600 a month (bills included) for my own flat and have decided to find a room to rent instead for less than £450 so that the extra can all go on my loan. My goal for this month is to try and find a decent place to live.

This Year

• Lose 1 stone
• Clear Natwest Loan by 31 December 2009 (Currently £2,492.41)
• So I don't have to use credit cards, save for the following:

- Car (insurance, tax, MOT, servicing) £170 saved
- Holiday £180 saved
- Presents (birthday, christmas) £30 saved

Ongoing

• Save all £2 coins into a sealed pot until full (this will take a while, I don't seem to get many!)
• Decluttering a room at a time in preparation for my move