2016 - A year of 16 Challenges

craftingmad

Hi 16'ners and welcome to all the new people who have recently joined


I think I've actually had another productive day today so here's my progress:-


1. Stash Busting - 34/365 days of no spending
Items made 62/2016
No craft spending again today and I've finished another Project Life page

2. Decluttering 334/2016
Three things gone today - a large chocolate box (my parents bought them for me when they visited and then proceeded to eat them all themselves!), a lidl leaflet and a school newsletter

3. Make £2016 - £107/£2016
£30 Amazon vouchers claimed from Pinecone today and I've also completed some more Onepoll surveys (now just £2.15 til my £40 payout). Mystery shop booked for tomorrow which will net me £8 next month

4. Starting weight 12st 4lb - Weight Now - 12st 0lb
Actually used the Wii Fit today and clocked up 50 minutes which burnt 204 calories I feel good for it although will probably ache loads tomorrow
Also eaten so far 2/5 of my 5 a day - a banana and a nectarine. Having peas, green beans and carrots wth dinner tonight

5. Sealed pot challenge - money started to be added
£1.40 thrown in today

6. NSD - 22/120
Another NSD for me meaning so far all of February has been a NSD

7. Amazon Pot - £99.76/£200 (£29.76 left over from last year)
£30 from Pinecone surveys added today and also met swagbucks and gifthulk targets so getting a little closer to next vouchers

8. 16 outlets - 0/16
Nothing done on this today

9. Store Cupboard Challenge 5/52
Having pie tonight so not a store cupboard meal today

10. New meals 2/12 - tuna fishcakes & savoury bread and butter pudding
No not tonight

11. Flylady Challenge 17/352
Yes, got a lot of housework done today - lounge tidied, bins emptied, dishwasher unloaded, loaded and ran, both bathrooms cleaned and downstairs hovered

12. Handmade Christmas 1/50
Added a few more items to my list of gifts to make but no actualprogress yet

13. Save/pay off 16k - £2969.02/£16k
My daughter has a dentists appointment tomorrow at 9am and I was going to book my son into early birds so that I can get her there on time which would cost £3.50.However I have just asked a friend who is going to take him into school for me so that's a few quid saved

14. Project Life 2/13
Finished January today

15. Quality Time 2/52
Daughter is on a music course tonight until 5pm so will see how much time is left after dinner and showers etc.

16. Phoning Parents - 6/52
Tried phoning but only got answer machine so they must be out enjoying themselves somewhere

millionaire-to-be

Would love to join have listed my challenges and then what I did Jan. Some of the challenges I am starting Feb.

16 Challenges for 2016

1, Declutter 2016 items in 2016

2, Read 16 Books in 2016

3, Enter 16 Competitions per Month

4, Complete 16 Surveys per Month

5, Make £2016 in 2016

6, NSD 16 per Month

7, Save £1 per day for 366 days

8, Save 1p per day (backwards, started at £3.66)

9, 16 Quality days out with Youngest Daughter

10, 16 Minutes tidying up everyday (sort drawers, paperwork etc)

11, List 16 things to sell per month

12, Pay £16 extra off CC each Month, CC1 3% & CC2 1%

13, Lose 16 lbs in 2016, Starting weight from Hospital appt 25/01/16 11st 5 lbs

14, 16 Store Cupboard Meals a Month

15, Delete 16 items from the computer per month (Pictures, Documents, PDF’s)

16, Make one new recipe a month


16 Challenges for 2016 January Update

1, Declutter 2016 items in 2016
112/2016 Jan

2, Read 16 Books in 2016
1/16

3, Enter 16 Competitions per Month
16/16

4, Complete 16 Surveys per Month
1/16

5, Make £2016 in 2016
Will include Jan and Feb at end of month

6, NSD 16 per Month
Not Sure will start Feb

7, Save £1 per day for 366 days
31/366

8, Save 1p per day (backwards, started at £3.66)
31/366

9, 16 Quality days out with Youngest Daughter
No days out in Jan

10, 16 Minutes tidying up everyday (sort drawers, paperwork etc)
31/31

11, List 16 things to sell per month
12/16

12, Pay £16 extra off CC each Month, CC1 3% & CC2 1%
Didn’t start this until Feb

13, Lose 16 lbs in 2016, Starting weight from Hospital appt 25/01/16 11st 5 lbs
0/16

14, 16 Store Cupboard Meals a Month
Starting Feb

15, Delete 16 items from the computer per month (Pictures, Documents, PDF’s)
Starting Feb

16, Make one new recipe a month
Starting Feb

ziggy2407

Hi

Love all your fab goals, could I join please? Will post my list tomorrow if that's ok and make a start too

Looking forward to a great year, thanks for starting another great group CraftingMad

craftingmad

ziggy2407 wrote: »

Hi

Love all your fab goals, could I join please? Will post my list tomorrow if that's ok and make a start too

Looking forward to a great year, thanks for starting another great group CraftingMad

Hi ziggy, great to have you on board. Can't wait to see your lists. You always inspire me

rdone

Didn't post yesterday so I have two days to catch up on:

1. Declutter 2016 items
H2B picked up the junk mail on the door mat and left it on the kitchen table :mad: moved it into recycling
39/2016

2. Read 16 Books
Didn't read last night but did Wednesday night

3. Make 3 homemade meals a week
Went to the in laws last night and had a take away, can't remember what we did Wednesday!!
2/3

4. 16 no spend days a month
Spent nothing yesterday or Wednesday. This challenge is definitely making me not spend, I only buy what I need and try to group things into the same day. And not just go for a wander around the shops!
3/16

5. Exercise 4 times a week (I have signed up to a triathlon in July so this is a must!) The triathlon is for my Duke of Edinburgh diamond challenge and a month before the wedding. Have been having back trouble but need to slowly get back into it!
Been to the gym 4 times this week. And went for an extra walk yesterday.
4/4

6. I currently do the VSPC in which I do a daily, weekly and monthly challenge. Daily is on the 1st Jan put £3.66, 2nd £3.65 etc until the 31st Dec is 1p. Have done it opposite to most people as I felt I'd be more enthusiastic in the beginning and also get more interest! Weekly is rounding my bank account to the nearest £10 at the end of every Sunday and monthly is rounding my salary to the nearest £100.
All transferred over the weekend.

7. Clean/tidy for 16 minutes per day
Yep, did more washing and washed dishes - our dishwasher is broken

8. Do at least 3 pages of my Travel scrapbook per month.
Failed at this last month. Fingers crossed for this month!
1/36

9. Bring a packed lunch at least 16 times a month.
Wasn't in work yesterday and my parents took me out for lunch, have brought lunch with me today
4/16

10. No buying any unnecessary toiletries and using the stash first
Going well

11. When doing craft use up stash in house first, only exception is wedding craft! I have a huge cupboard full of things but always seem to buy new when I want to make something. Allowing the wedding to be an exception as some things I've never had before.
Nothing yesterday or Wednesday

12. One meal a week to be shopped for in the kitchen cupboards

2/1

13. Do 16 random acts of kindness that cost nothing

2/16

14. 16 days out with family/friends that doesn't include holidays
2/16

15. 16 days out with H2B that doesn't include holiday
1/16

16. Visit elderly relatives twice a month IN THEIR HOME. I often time a visit to my parents house when I know they'll be there.
Went and saw one of my Nan's on Wednesday evening and saw the other one yesterday.
2/4 (I have two to visit)

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!!

ziggy2407

craftingmad wrote: »

Hi ziggy, great to have you on board. Can't wait to see your lists. You always inspire me

You inspire me too and love this idea, took me a while to think of 16 but am hoping that by the end of the year I'll be able to post next years list on time and a lot easier.

Thanks for having me on board.

ziggy2407

So here's my list and starting today

1. Stashbusting & Crafting
Try and do something crafty every day - decluttering or making
/330

2. Lose Weight (2lbs per week)
/2

3. Exercise
Walk at least 7000 steps per day (minimum)
/7000

4. Read 16 Books
/16

5. Make 16 new recipes this year
/16

6. Learn 16 new skills
Thinking: crochet, sewing and lots more

/16

7. Complete 16 projects in the home

/16

8. Complete 16 RAOK's

/16

9. Spend 16 mins per day acquainting myself with Spanish
In order to be able to help my son more with his schoolwork

/16

10. 16 Days or Evenings out with family or friends

/16

11. Clean/Tidy for 16 mins per day

/16

12. Write 16 letters or cards to be posted during the year
The only letters I receive these days are for dental/hospital appointments, bank statements or bills so I figure there must be more people than just me that miss receiving "happy" mail

/16

13. Complete 16 surveys per month

/16

14. Delete 16 items from computer per day
Overrun with email/pics/documents so should be pretty easy, will also unsubscribe from as many as possible too

/16

15. 16 minutes of exercise every day
Will definitely help with no's 2 and 3 too

/16

16. Quality Time with OH & DS
Thinking film nights (at home), game nights, bowling, swimming, cinema etc once a week

/52

Now it's time to make a start ...

emg

I can't believe it is already the 6th of Feb and I havent posted an update yet this month

Great to see all the newbies. As always, you are coming up with ideas that i wish I had chosen (especially instead of all the ones I keep failing at!). I love the one about deleting 16 items from the computer each month, I could probably keep that going for about a decade!

Anyhow, here's my update for first week of feb

1. Take a packed lunch to work at least 16 days a month - (2/16)
not the best start...

2. Do at least 15mins Flylady-ing a day
Again, terrible, life really getting in the way this week. Planning a big clean tomorrow for the Archer's omnibus though.

3. Reach my step target on Fitbit 25 days a month (2/29)
Umm...

4. Use the 'seven' fitness app at least 25 days a month
another fail

5. Achieve 10 No-Spend-Days a month (1/10)
Click and Collected my grocery shop so spent on that.

6. Keep YNAB up to date daily - yes

7. Overpay mortgage by £5000 (£1046.54/£5000) :T


8. Complete at least 30 surveys per month on survey sites (8/30)
getting really into swagbucks at the moment, nearly got enough to actually cash something out

9. Claim work expenses on time every month (due by 29/2)
don't need to worry about yet but want to report that Jan was in and approved on time for travel. Sadly my extra hours weren't in on time as I was doing them on the 31/1, dont often do them so didnt really know the system. Will try and claim as I go along this month, just worked Friday so will aim to put those hours in on monday.

10. Meal plan for all week day meals
A job for this weekend

11. Declutter 2016 items in 2016 - 19/2016
need to step up the decluttering (and stop hoarding it all in the boot of my car!)

12. Unsubscribe from at least one spam email everyday - yep!
too easy!

13. No buying books or magazines in 2016 yep!

14. Read 16 books in 2016 0/16
I have a tiny bit of book one still to go. Books 2-16 are going to need to either be shorter or a bit more gripping if I am going to achieve this!

15. Make one new recipe a month - not yet
Still stinging from last months disaster!

16. Batch cook two things for the freezer each month - not yet

Lots to do to get back on track, good luck everyone for a DFW weekend.

ziggy2407

Slow start but better than no start I suppose

1. Stashbusting & Crafting
Try and do something crafty every day - decluttering or making
14 cards made
14/330

2. Lose Weight (2lbs per week)
/2

3. Exercise
Walk at least 7000 steps per day (minimum)
3626/7000 - FAIL

4. Read 16 Books
/16

5. Make 16 new recipes this year
/16

6. Learn 16 new skills
Thinking: crochet, sewing and lots more

/16

7. Complete 16 projects in the home

/16

8. Complete 16 RAOK's

/16

9. Spend 16 mins per day acquainting myself with Spanish
In order to be able to help my son more with his schoolwork
Days of the week/months of the year
16 /16

10. 16 Days or Evenings out with family or friends

/16

11. Clean/Tidy for 16 mins per day
Attic Craft room
16/16

12. Write 16 letters or cards to be posted during the year
The only letters I receive these days are for dental/hospital appointments, bank statements or bills so I figure there must be more people than just me that miss receiving "happy" mail

/16

13. Complete 16 surveys per month

/16

14. Delete 16 items from computer per day
Overrun with email/pics/documents so should be pretty easy, will also unsubscribe from as many as possible too
Few random pics (pics taken as part of a complaint)
16/16

15. 16 minutes of exercise every day
Will definitely help with no's 2 and 3 too

0/16 - FAIL (we had visitors)

16. Quality Time with OH & DS
Thinking film nights (at home), game nights, bowling, swimming, cinema etc once a week

/52

Hope to do better tomorrow, keep up the great work, you are really inspiring

takingcontrolatlast

Hi All,

Here's my weekly progress:-

1. Make £1600 - £22/£1600

2. Pay off £1600 of debt - £500/£1600

3. Save £1 a day for xmas 2016 - £62/£1600

4. 16 NSDs a month - 4/16

5. 16 craft items a year - 1/16

6. Take PL to work 16 days at least a month - 5/16

7. Read 16 books - 0/16

8. Complete 16 projects on house - still working on the shower room - 0/16

9. Complete 16 fun things with F&F - 3/16

10. Improve 16 things about me - 1/16

11. Visit 16 new places - 1/16

12. Learn 16 new receipes - 2/16

13. Go to the gym 16 times - 0/16

14. Lose 16lbs weight by end June - 4lbs/16lbs

15.Lose another 16lbs after June

16. Do 16 things for charity - 1/16


Overall not much progress except for taking packed lunch to work every day last week. Didnt need to type it all out really :rotfl: