20 20s for 2020

Frith

1) 20 extra payments into my mortgage. 3

2) Lose over 20lbs+.

3) Find 20 geocaches.

4) Read 20 books. 2

5) 20 DIY jobs round the house and garden. 2 (gutter mended plus shower hose replaced).

6) 20 days freelance, and finish the project by the deadline. 6

7) 20 Ebay sales. 1

8) 20 long walks.

9) 20 craft things to give instead of Christmas cards next year.

10) 20 new Christmas decorations made for us. (Not necessarily 20 completely different ones).

11) 20 cost cutting measures (e.g change suppliers) 1 (Bulb)

12) 20 new meals.

13) 20/20 eye test. done

14) 20 paintings or photos up in the house.

15) 20 mins of Duolingo Welsh 3 times a week. 30 days done in January

16) 20 new ingredients that I have never cooked with before.

17) 20 trips out with son 2. 2 (football match and cinema)

18) 20 jars of preserve.

19) 20 steps to make son 2's life easier. 1 (radar key)

20) 20 eco friendly measures. 1 (shopping bags)

DundeeDoll

well done frith i need to work out how to pay extra payments to my mortgage. So here's my update:

Read 20 recommended books: 2/20 (read Adrian Mole)

2020 minutes in garden: 265/2020 (people admiring my front garden!)

Watch 20 classic films: 3/20 (love this one btw)

Listen to 20 symphonies: 4/20

20 ticketed events: 6/20 (Smile at the Rep, fabulous)

Visit 20 places of worship: 3/20  20 new tea shops: 1/20 (hmmm really need to up that one!)

(sorry no idea why there's this gap - it refuses to close!)

Cook 20 soup recipes: 5/20 (currently making Moroccan butternut squash)

Try 20 different fish: 5/20

Try 20 flavours of ice-cream 4/20 (too cold to add to that)

Chick pea recipes: 0/20 (will be doing that in lent, reducing meat!)

Walk 2020 km: 424/2020

Litter walks: 3/20 (thanks for whoever suggested that one)

Organise / do 20 jobs on the house: 5/20

Make 20 donations to the food bank: 1/20 (oh dear, need to do more on that one)

20 eco changes: 4/20

20 academic submission: 5/20

Bake bread 20 times: 0/20 (hmm need to move that one along)

Declutter for 2020 minutes: 120/2020 (i have a cunning plan!)

Pay off £2020 on the mortgage: 0/2020 (need to start)

[Deleted User]

Hey I've changed most of my original goals
Keys 
💜 to do / start
🧡 in progress
💚 completed
❤ failed 

1. Read 20 books 💜
2. Bake 20 new things💜
3. Save 20 of each Coin, £5, £10 & £20 🧡
4. Sell 20 clay creations💜
5. Sell 20 unwanted items💜
6. Do 20 litter picks in the neighborhood💜
7. Tap for Bristol homelessness 20 times💜
8. Visit 20 new places 💜(Big,Small,travel,places etc)
9. Go on 20 dates paid / Set up by me💜
10. Go to 20 social nights💜
11. Learn to cook 20 meals from scratch💜
12. Save £2,020 for house deposit💜
13. Do 500 movements at the gym 20 times💜
14. Rack up 2020 miles on the treadmill🧡
15. Post on my fibromyalgia blog 220 times💜
16. Listen to 20 albums by 20 new (to me) bands / artists 💜
17. Do 20 days of overtime💜
18. Do 220 R.A.O.K💜
19. Save £220 on grocery shopping for the year💜
20. Do 20 Jobs on house to do list💜

Cottage_Economy

I'm sorry to report that I'm going to have to drop out from this challenge.

I'm finding myself spread too thinly and it is making me very distracted and unfocused, with the consequence that I'm not getting much done at all. I'm going to narrow my focus down to 3-4 things that are essential for me to move forward this year and see how I get on.

This will be: 

• Thoroughly decluttering, tidying and cleaning every part of my life (including my emotional clutter)
• Learning French to conversational standard so holidays are more enjoyable
• Reading at least one book a week
• Making new contacts, both work and personal, and expanding my network every day

I'm a bit down about it but at least I realised early on that I had overstretched myself, which  has made me ill in the past. Previously I would not have spotted it so that is progress in itself. 

Good luck to all of you with your challenges, I shall come back and cheer you on from the sidelines! 

Suffolk_lass

Cottage_Economy said:

I'm sorry to report that I'm going to have to drop out from this challenge.

I'm finding myself spread too thinly and it is making me very distracted and unfocused, with the consequence that I'm not getting much done at all. I'm going to narrow my focus down to 3-4 things that are essential for me to move forward this year and see how I get on.

This will be: 

• Thoroughly decluttering, tidying and cleaning every part of my life (including my emotional clutter)
• Learning French to conversational standard so holidays are more enjoyable
• Reading at least one book a week
• Making new contacts, both work and personal, and expanding my network every day

I'm a bit down about it but at least I realised early on that I had overstretched myself, which  has made me ill in the past. Previously I would not have spotted it so that is progress in itself. 

Good luck to all of you with your challenges, I shall come back and cheer you on from the sidelines! 

Good luck with your remaining challenges - the key thing is to take some pleasure in what you do

PipneyJane

Cottage_Economy said:

I'm sorry to report that I'm going to have to drop out from this challenge.

I'm finding myself spread too thinly and it is making me very distracted and unfocused, with the consequence that I'm not getting much done at all. I'm going to narrow my focus down to 3-4 things that are essential for me to move forward this year and see how I get on.

This will be: 

• Thoroughly decluttering, tidying and cleaning every part of my life (including my emotional clutter)
• Learning French to conversational standard so holidays are more enjoyable
• Reading at least one book a week
• Making new contacts, both work and personal, and expanding my network every day

I'm a bit down about it but at least I realised early on that I had overstretched myself, which  has made me ill in the past. Previously I would not have spotted it so that is progress in itself. 

Good luck to all of you with your challenges, I shall come back and cheer you on from the sidelines! 

Just take care of yourself, Hun.  Everything else can wait.

Personally, I consider that each challenge completed/logged is a WIN and I deserve a pat on the back.  If I manage to achieve 50% of what is listed in my 20:20 Challenges, then that's a BIG WIN; 100% is a HUGE WIN.  (Pity you can't change text size now.)  I will post an update over the weekend.

- Pip

ancientmum

I've lost track of some of my 2020's in February, mainly I haven't done very much walking and have used the car more than I would like.  I'm blaming the weather. I'll carry on in March, and see how it goes.  How is everyone else doing?

Suffolk_lass

It is a slow start for me as many are garden or plant based but making slow and steady progress - lots of talking to new people and random acts of kindness, and plenty of short local walking. I have to say the travel related targets might need to be revised if this virus goes pandemic

thechubbyunicorn

I know I'm super late to the party but I would love to join in please. I've had a list of things I'd like to achieve this year but haven't really been keeping track so this thread would be perfect. Here's my list (most are shamelessly stolen from others): 

1. Walk 2020km (0/2020)
2. Save £2020 (£0/£2020)
3. Pay off 20% of debt (0%/20%)
4. Read 20 books (0/20)
5. Lose 20% of body weight (0%/20%) 
6. Try 20 new recipes (0/20)
7. Tick 20 things off my bucket list (0/20)
8. 20 different date days (0/20)
9. Try 20 new restaurants / cafes (0/20) 
10. Try 20 new foods (0/20)
11. Save 20x £20 notes (0/0)
12. 20 days out on my own (0/20)
13. Make an extra £20 a week (£0/1040)
14. Wear 20 items that haven't fitted me for a while (0/20)
15. Watch 20 films I've never seen before (0/20)
16. Visit 20 new places (0/20)
17. Sell 20 things a month on Ebay (0/240)
18. Do 20 things each month for work portfolio (0/240)
19. Organise 20 things around the house (0/20)
20. Eat 20 different cakes (0/20)

[Deleted User]

Save 20 of each coin type & notes (up to £20)

1p - x1 , 2p - x 2 , 5p - x4, 10p - x2, 20p - x5, 50p - x1 , £1 - x2 , £2 - x1 , £10 - x1 Also Saved £556.53 out of £2,020 Did 1 job on our 20 home to-do jobs list