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20 20s for 2020
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Here's ours:
- Complete 20 Sunday Times recommended walks - COVID stopped this
- Divide 20 Herbaceous plants - maybe 10 done, more planned
- Grow 20 different fruit or vegetables yes! and Crown Prince Pumpkin and black blauhilde beans are the two stand out successes
- 20 Acts of kindness to others I think so - you don't need to hear about these
- Help Son 20 times - yes - his near financial destitution has relied on a bit of support
- Lose 20 pounds in weight That is a fail
- 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
- Read 20 books - About 10 I think, room for improvement
- Attend 20 social events Fail!
- Eat 20 Veggie meals/month Success - about 3 a week, for evening meal and most lunches are veggie
- Clean bathroom 20 times (properly!) Probably not but that's because of a little and often approach
- 20 other (proper deep) cleaning jobs - I must have been joking. I loathe housework - more of a lick and a promise girl really
- 20 weeding sessions - Yes
- 20 local walks from home - Yes but not all different
- Visit 20 new places - Not possible
- Donate 20 times to charity/foodbank Yes
- Speak to 20 new people Yes - mostly local
- Use our van 20 times Not quite but nearly, despite COVID
- Meet up with 20 different friends Sadly not
- Try 20 new things - Failed to keep count but I doubt it.
Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
My new diary is here0
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