20 20s for 2020

FrugalLina

I love this idea and would like to join too, if I may.

Here is my list:

20 20s
1. Spend 20 mins every day on my French
2. Start 20 pieces of art every month (even if none get finished)
3. Lose 20lbs every quarter
4. Walk 20,000 steps at least once a week
5. Save £20 a week
6. Start a 20p money box
7. Spend at least 20mins in my sketchbook daily
8. Cycle 20miles a week
9. Grow 20% of my own food
10. Clear 20 things to donate to charity shop
11. Learn 20 new words
12. No spend for 20 days a month
13. Use up contents of cupboards/freezer until 20th of January.
14. Finish 20 books by mid summer and 20 in the second half of the year.
15. Implement 20 new eco-friendly changes in the house/garden
16. Cut £20 off weekly shop
17. Work up to 20 press ups in one go
18. Visit art galleries 20 times over the year
19. 20 early nights a month
20. 20 trips by train by end of year

PipneyJane

PipneyJane wrote: »

Thank you, Lurker1972 for an excellent idea for a Challenge. May I join in, please?

My list is:-

1. Knit 20 balls of yarn (that's between 3 & 5 jumpers worth)
2. 20 minutes a day learning French (via Duolingo and TinyCards)
3. 20 minutes exercise a day for 20 weeks.
4. Read 20 books
5. Try 20 new dinner recipes
6. 20 gardening sessions
7. Explore 20 new places
8. Attend 20 "shows" (concerts/plays/films/BBC recordings)
9. Do the 2020 Fashion On The Ration Challenge and keep within the coupon count
   
10. Phone family/friends to chat 20 times (I'm hopeless on the phone)
11. Lose 20lbs
12. Mend 20 items of clothing (yes, that includes sewing on buttons and taking up hems)
13. Declutter 20 items
14. Run 20 miles (but not all at once)
15. Save 20 x £20 out of my “allowance”(£400)
16. Make 20 site visits for work, earning mileage 20 times (it goes to the car fund)
17. Write 20 blog posts (in 2019, I haven't managed one yet)
18. Log 10,000 steps on my Fitbit on 20 or more days (harder to do than it sounds)
19. Have a party in the summer and invite at least 20 friends
20. Watch at least 20 programs that have been on the DVR since 2018

[STRIKE]That's 19 items so far. Hmmm.....[/STRIKE]

20 challenges recorded! :beer: Now to do them.

- Pip (now to work out how to track everything)

After a little thought, I’ve made a couple of changes to my list (in blue, above). The above should be do-able. I’ve decided to keep the record in my 2020 Planner, and on my blog.

It all begins tomorrow. Good luck everyone.

- Pip

Prinzessilein

Right then...my list is updated...wording for number 20 needs a bit of refining!...but I wanted the list sort-of-done for the New Year!

1. Lose 20 pounds (which will bring me to my own target of being a 'normal' weight...down from obese iii)...edit....a few pounds were 'added' over Christmas...the weight loss starts NOW!

2. Make 20 donations to charity

3. Write 20 letters (not eMails….handwritten...some older relatives like to get a 'real' letter)

4. Make 20 crafted items (embroidered cards...knitted hats/bags et.c)

5. Drink 20 glasses of water a week (not coffee/tea...not fizz...just good old, plain water....20 glasses a week is around 3 a day....coffee et.c will still be drunk, but in addition to the water, hoping to up my fluid intake)

6. Read 20 fiction books...new-to-me ones not rereading of old favourites....books and kindle will count

7. Read 20 non -fiction books...including some that have been on my bookshelf for some time!

8. Put 20 coins a week into my piggy bank.

9. Tell myself 20 times that I am beautiful! (Serious body issues here!!!)

10. Linked to number 9...I have been given the word 'beautiful' as my word for the year in Bible Journaling...I will journal 20 pages in my Bible on this word.

11. Donate/Give away 20 books (limited bookshelf space...and I suspect new books will be given for Christmas...this will clear up space!...20 over a year is less than 2 a month!)...edit to add...yes, new books DID appear and will be read as part of my challenge!

12. I will write 20 thankyou letters to companies - it is so easy to complain...if people do a good job they deserve praise!...emails will count...letters are better!

13.I will watch 20 'new' programmes on TV.....that are new to me...I tend to watch the same old stuff.....I will try some new things...maybe only one episode but it will give me a chance to see what the fuss is with some shows!

14. I will wear jewellery 20 times (I have a lovely little box with earrings and necklaces et.c...and I so rarely wear them...I sort of think I'll keep them for 'special' days...well, every day is special!!!

15. I will do 20x20 minutes of study...various topics...including the free OU modules.

16. I will accept help from people 20 times with my disabilities...I am a right little tinker about overdoing things because I want to 'do it myself'...which is commendable, but I also need to accept my limitations!

17. I will write 20 pages (minimum!) ...I would love to commit to more, but need to be realistic...and maybe getting 20 done will inspire me to do over this! ( I have 2 books I am working on...one is non-fiction...almost finished...last chapter or so, and then need to do the reworking/rewrite of a few earlier bits, this is a personal project...the other is more exciting really...I have a novel in me.....more than one...and this one is telling me it wants to be written! something tells me that once I get going I will do rather more than 20 pages of this!!!)

18. I will write 20 pages with Mum...she is writing her life story...she dictates to me in German, I type it out for her on the laptop...we didn't get much done over the past few months!

19. Remove all size 20 (and larger) items from my wardrobe...I am NEVER going to fit into them again!...not sure if I have 20 items in the wardrobe...but will count those already in the charity bag! (charity shop was closed over Christmas so I haven't donated them yet!

20. Awaiting inspiration...I like the idea of Guide Badges!

Mrs_Cheshire

Here's my list, I hope no-one minds but I've used some of the ideas here to compile my list.

1. Read 20 books (from collection or library (see no.2)
2. Use library 20 times (for myself or children)
3. Save 20 lots of £20 - via Tesc* clubcard for Christmas Saver and Amaz*n auto top up for Christmas gifts.
4. Watch 20 new films
5. Make 20 new recipes
6. Use NT membership 20 times
7. Lose 20lbs +
8. advertise 20 items to sell (craft stuff)
9. Go for a 20 minute walk everyday
10. 20 minutes gardening per week
11. 20 date nights with Hubby ( some may have to be at home, but be good to have a night with no technology)
12. Visit 20 new places
13. Spend 20 minutes per day decluttering
14. Do 20 outstanding jobs in the house/garden
15. use 20 items from toiletry stash
16. spend 20 minutes per week organsing photos
17. 20 random acts of kindness
18. 20 minutes of self-care a day
19. walk 2020km
20. Find 20 geocaches

As you'll notice some of the activites can be linked, which should make it slightly easier to complete. I'm looking forward to getting out more and discovering new places.

Muddy_Walker

I’m really excited about this!

DundeeDoll

Mum is ‘doing’ guide badges as one of hers. I already feel the start of my 20 21s :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Being a huge fan of spreadsheets I have a simple sheet set up for recording what and date for each but also a beautiful pink notebook for a more diary approach :-)

MediumDino

Prinzessilein wrote: »

20. Awaiting inspiration...I like the idea of Guide Badges!

DundeeDoll wrote: »

Mum is ‘doing’ guide badges as one of hers.

Guide badges contain all sorts of challenges. You can get the current badge books for the various sections, or finding the badge books for years gone by isn't that hard online either. Finding the correct badges to award yourself for those might br a little more difficult
It should be fun. Much easier to do though if you are a current leader!

delta13

I really love this idea and if you don't mind I would like to join and have made a list

I'm terrible at New Years Resolutions but learned a few years ago that if I do a New Year's "to-do" list I was much more successful! So this can be my 2020 New Year's List.

1) Save 20x £20 notes
2) Save every 20p piece
3) Listen to 20 Audio books
4) Read 20 new-to-me books
5) At least 20 Vegetarian/ Vegan days a month
6) No alcohol for 20 days a month
7) Learn 20 new recipes
8) Visit 20 places in my city I haven't been before
9) Visit 20 places outside my city
10) Walk an extra 20 minutes everyday (this is so I exclude my commute from my step count)
11) Donate to charity 20 times
12) Earn £20 a month in surveys
13) Spend 20 days with family, excluding Christmas (I live away so normally only get a weekend with them every 6 weeks)
14) Go to 20 events e.g concerts, exhibitions, festivals
15) Play 20 board games/ puzzles
16) Hand-make 20 items e.g knitting a scarf/ socks, making birthday cards
17) Get rid of 20 items a month
18) Spend 20 minutes a day reflecting
19) Invest 20 minutes a day to my development
20) Cuddle/ play with the cat for 20 minutes a day

My only "don't/no" item on the list is no alcohol for 20 days a month - I find it much easier to meet my targets when they're do's rather than don'ts.

Happy new year everyone and good luck with your 20 20s

Prinzessilein

MediumDino wrote: »

Guide badges contain all sorts of challenges. You can get the current badge books for the various sections, or finding the badge books for years gone by isn't that hard online either. Finding the correct badges to award yourself for those might br a little more difficult
It should be fun. Much easier to do though if you are a current leader!

okay...I am clearly not going to earn my 'Search the Internet' badge!

Is there a website that lists the requirements for various badges?

Ideally I'd like the 'old' badges...I was a Guide back in the 70s....I did find one site that listed the old badges...and a few that will sell you the badges...but nowhere to tell me the tasks.

Just thinking of it takes me back...I was an enthusiastic Girl Guide...and they were always SO inclusive (I have a number of disabilities)...I left a few years earlier than I'd have liked...we moved around a lot, Mum gave up counting after 20 moves in 26 years!...even moving to a different country didn't stop us Guiding/Scouting...eventually we managed to move out of a Guiding area, and I was also advanced a year at school....I needed all my efforts to keep up with the older girls and never registered as a lone guide as I'd hoped....something I sort of regret 40 odd years later!

JuliaP

Hi. I'm a new subscriber, and I'd like to join you if I may?

My list:
1. Lose 20lbs
2. Read 20 non fiction/'Classics' books
3. Go on 20 walks
4. Do 20 good deeds/random acts of kindness
5. Save 20 £20 notes from personal funds
6. 20 date nights with OH
7. Visit 20 new places
8. Make 20 hand crafted items
9. Give 20 compliments
10. Swim 20 times
11. 20 cinema visits
12. 20 days out with Mum
13. Spend 20 mins a week learning about something new
14. Reduce personal possessions by 20
15. Make 20 charity donations
16. Have 20 adventures
17. 20 phone calls to friends/family
18. Unsubscribe from 20 digital subscriptions
19. Write 20 letters
20. Buy no more than 20 things (not including essentials :- food etc)

Good luck everyone with your own challenges