Get a grip woman!

rtandon27

🎄❄🎅 Happy Holidays to You & Mr SL! xxx 🎅❄🎄

Busy_Mee

Happy Christmas. Wishing you a very happy and healthy 2021 x

Suffolk_lass

Thank you both @rtandon27 and @Busy_Mee and to both of you and yours. What's the song by D-Ream? "Things, Can only get better!" - a bit of Christmas holiday nonsense here here (official video made me smile, but this has Brian Cox) - I remember trying to dance like the girls in the 2018 version, but not in 2018...

greent

That song always reminds me of Blair's campaign the one time, as the Labour party had it as their tune for the duration....

Suffolk_lass

The 1997 election! All teachers and public servants who were working at that time in the underfunded parts of the public sector remember that one. Many are too young to remember the hospital porta-cabins and Victorian schools with buckets to collect water when it rained

Suffolk_lass

Suffolk_lass said:

I am going to join the 20 for 20 challenge this year so I think I will record mine here too

1. Complete 20 Sunday Times recommended walks COVID stopped this
2. Divide 20 Herbaceous plants - maybe 10 done, more planned
3. Grow 20 different fruit or vegetables yes! and Crown Prince Pumpkin and black blauhilde beans are the two stand out successes
4. 20 Acts of kindness to others I think so - you don't need to hear about these
5. Help Son 20 times - yes - his near financial destitution has relied on a bit of support
6. Lose 20 pounds in weight That is a fail
7. Combined Savings and mortgage of £20k We exceeded this, saving over £8k and paying off the mortgage (which was over £17k at the start of the year
8. Read 20 books - About 10 I think, room for improvement
9. Attend 20 social events Fail!
10. Eat 20 Veggie meals/month Success - about 3 a week, for evening meal and most lunches are veggie
11. Clean bathroom 20 times (properly!) Probably not but that's because of a little and often approach
12. 20 other (proper deep) cleaning jobs - I must have been joking. I loathe housework - more of a lick and a promise girl really
13. 20 weeding sessions - Yes
14. 20 local walks from home - Yes but not all different
15. Visit 20 new places - Not possible
16. Donate 20 times to charity/foodbank Yes
17. Speak to 20 new people Yes - mostly local
18. Use our van 20 times Not quite but nearly, despite COVID
19. Meet up with 20 different friends Sadly not
20. Try 20 new things - Failed to keep count but I doubt it. 

Well almost an epic fail this year. I think I might post another reflection and plans for 2021

Karmacat

That's not an overall fail, SL!  There are 9 there that are absolute "yesses", and plenty there that are half done, and some that the pandemic regs have legally stopped you from doing.  Epic success in my head, congratulations!

themadvix

I agree with Karma - definitely some successes and let's face it, it's not like we foresaw the events of this year - it has been like no other!

rtandon27

SL - in my eyes you've done so many amazing thing this year that, list or not,  it's been a success!

enthusiasticsaver

Glad you had a nice Christmas Suffolk and I think you have done very well over 2020 in spite of the situation.  I never make New Years resolutions although I do set personal goals and financial goals which is I suppose similar to the challenges you set yourself too. I struggle getting my DH to eat veggie but I have been eating less meat over 2020.