1) As a family we will eat 20 veggie/vegan meals a month.
2) Come up with and implement 20 new eco ideas.
3) Save 20 £20 notes.
4) Try 20 veggie/vegan new recipes.
5) Say hello or have conversations with 20 random strangers a month.
6) Try 20 new hobbies or groups.
7) All housework to cease at 20:20.
8) Visit 20 new places.
9) Replace 20 car journeys with the bus/train/bike.
10) Lose 20lbs.
11)Declutter 20 items a month.
12) Donate 20 items a month to the food bank.
13) Use the libary 20 times for book/dvd instead of buying them.
14) Play 20 board games with the family.
15) Eat in the garden 20 times.
16) Plant 20 bee/butterfly/moth friendly plants.
17) Wear 20 items from my wardrobe that I didn't wear in 2019 (all those not worn by the end of 2020 to be donated to charity).
18) Do 20 litter picks a month on my dog walks.
19) Donate to 20 seperate charities (money or items).
20) Have 20 minutes of meaningful me time per day.
Will update weekly. Good luck everyone
CRx
What a fab idea, I've pinched most of my ideas from other posters. I'm going to keep track of things in my bullet journal and try to remember to post updates on here monthly.
1. Read 20 new books
2. Cook 20 new recipes
3. Replace 20 more plastic items with more eco friendly products, this is going to be difficult as I've already made so many changes.
4. Donate 20 items to a food bank.
5. Visit 20 new towns / cities
6. Lose 20lbs
7. Take a minimum of 20 Homemade packed lunches per month
8. Buy no more than 20 items of clothing next year, to include undies, shoes etc.
9. Do 10000 steps, 20 times a month.
10. Try out 20 new things hobbies / experiences this year.
11. 20 date nights with Mr. M
12. Smile and say hello to 20 strangers
13. Plant 20 new wildlife friendly plants
14. Donate 20 items to a charity shop
15. Save 20, two or one pound coins a month in my terramundi pot.
16. Listen to 20 new albums
17. Visit 20 art galleries/museums/theatre or cinemas this year
18. Try 20 new veggie / vegan recipes this year.
19. 20 random acts of kindness
20. 20 minutes 'me' time a day
I have 3 grown up children who are all here for christmas day yay and will once again be doing santa stockings for them. Last year i decided to go plastic free as much as possible (the limit on the stocking is £15 each which believe me is much trickier plastic-free!!!). Today i suddenly thought one of the gifts will be a notebook and pencil and instructions on creating their own 2020 list and recording in the notebook to share back next christmas (oh and another suggestion for mine is 20 churches over the year)
I saw cross rabbit referring to this, and its *really* good I'll have a think and come back. Thanks OP
Downsized and paid off mortgage 2010 Retired August 2016 Paid off French mortgage September 2018 New kitchen fully installed June 2019 Not counting this! 2020 Garden fencing completed, woohoo 2021.......... October 2021: aiming for £5,000 new money for premium bonds or a car.
Here are mine, with some notes attached to help me remember 'how and why' once things get tricky!
1. Walk, run or cycle 2020 miles (running during tennis included!) sounds dramatic but I walk a lot already so perhaps 300-400 more than a usual year
2. £20 saved on weekly grocery bill, 20 times
3. Support 20 local/online independent businesses
4. Reduce spending to below budget by at least£2020 OH has just retired so budget is set at a 'worst case' figure, which I should be able to come in well under
5. Buy from charity shops/boot sales 20 times
6. Increase income by £20 per week
7. Do 20 chores from long term list all those things like decluttering,going to the dentist etc etc that I keep putting off!
8. Reduce plastic consumption by swapping 20 regular purchases
9. 20 simplifying/Eco living changes
10. Go out for non dog outings 20 times. I work with dogs,live with dogs,hobby is dogs.....I need some balance!
11. Make 20 new healthy meals and 20 healthy treats
12. 20 minutes per day...Pilates or strengthening exercises
13. Learn 20 new skills or gain knowledge in 20 new areas
14. 20 random acts of kindness
15. Donate goods or funds to charity 20 times
16. Wear 20 items from my wardrobe that I didn't wear in 2019 (all those not worn by the end of 2020 to be donated unless special occasion wear)
17. Try 20 new walks/ day trips out with our dogs
18. Read 20 new books
19. Dogs - 20 hours training and fun games per month between them
20. attend 20 shows or training days
6 Complete 20 projects that I have started and not finished.
7 Grow 20 types of flowers
8. Grow 20 types of fruit and veg
9. Declutter 20 things every month
10. Spend 20 mins every week going through bank accounts.
More to come
oo I like the walking 2020 km across the year. Today i have bought 4 very nice (new) notebooks from the charity shop so will write the instructions and wrap for my 3 children (24, 26 & 28) and mum
I seem to be stuck on 18 things, so will look at other peoples for inspiration. They cant be too strenuous or costly so will probably go down the route of giving. Anyway, still time to decide. Going to find an empty notebook to write them in and record them as I do them, it'll be nice to document them here as well as writing them down at home.
Nannyg
Oh just thought of another for me. 20 early nights as Im in the habit of really late nights and I seem to be forever tired, I must break the habit.
Nannyg
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2) Come up with and implement 20 new eco ideas.
3) Save 20 £20 notes.
4) Try 20 veggie/vegan new recipes.
5) Say hello or have conversations with 20 random strangers a month.
6) Try 20 new hobbies or groups.
7) All housework to cease at 20:20.
8) Visit 20 new places.
9) Replace 20 car journeys with the bus/train/bike.
10) Lose 20lbs.
11)Declutter 20 items a month.
12) Donate 20 items a month to the food bank.
13) Use the libary 20 times for book/dvd instead of buying them.
14) Play 20 board games with the family.
15) Eat in the garden 20 times.
16) Plant 20 bee/butterfly/moth friendly plants.
17) Wear 20 items from my wardrobe that I didn't wear in 2019 (all those not worn by the end of 2020 to be donated to charity).
18) Do 20 litter picks a month on my dog walks.
19) Donate to 20 seperate charities (money or items).
20) Have 20 minutes of meaningful me time per day.
Will update weekly. Good luck everyone
CRx
1. Read 20 new books
2. Cook 20 new recipes
3. Replace 20 more plastic items with more eco friendly products, this is going to be difficult as I've already made so many changes.
4. Donate 20 items to a food bank.
5. Visit 20 new towns / cities
6. Lose 20lbs
7. Take a minimum of 20 Homemade packed lunches per month
8. Buy no more than 20 items of clothing next year, to include undies, shoes etc.
9. Do 10000 steps, 20 times a month.
10. Try out 20 new things hobbies / experiences this year.
11. 20 date nights with Mr. M
12. Smile and say hello to 20 strangers
13. Plant 20 new wildlife friendly plants
14. Donate 20 items to a charity shop
15. Save 20, two or one pound coins a month in my terramundi pot.
16. Listen to 20 new albums
17. Visit 20 art galleries/museums/theatre or cinemas this year
18. Try 20 new veggie / vegan recipes this year.
19. 20 random acts of kindness
20. 20 minutes 'me' time a day
Early retirement goal... 2026
Reduce, reuse, recycle .
I think I will wait a few days and post a final, whittled down list once I feel confident what is there is challenging but achievable
Retired August 2016
Paid off French mortgage September 2018
New kitchen fully installed June 2019
Not counting this! 2020
Garden fencing completed, woohoo 2021..........
October 2021: aiming for £5,000 new money for premium bonds or a car.
1. Walk, run or cycle 2020 miles (running during tennis included!) sounds dramatic but I walk a lot already so perhaps 300-400 more than a usual year
2. £20 saved on weekly grocery bill, 20 times
3. Support 20 local/online independent businesses
4. Reduce spending to below budget by at least£2020 OH has just retired so budget is set at a 'worst case' figure, which I should be able to come in well under
5. Buy from charity shops/boot sales 20 times
6. Increase income by £20 per week
7. Do 20 chores from long term list all those things like decluttering,going to the dentist etc etc that I keep putting off!
8. Reduce plastic consumption by swapping 20 regular purchases
9. 20 simplifying/Eco living changes
10. Go out for non dog outings 20 times. I work with dogs,live with dogs,hobby is dogs.....I need some balance!
11. Make 20 new healthy meals and 20 healthy treats
12. 20 minutes per day...Pilates or strengthening exercises
13. Learn 20 new skills or gain knowledge in 20 new areas
14. 20 random acts of kindness
15. Donate goods or funds to charity 20 times
16. Wear 20 items from my wardrobe that I didn't wear in 2019 (all those not worn by the end of 2020 to be donated unless special occasion wear)
17. Try 20 new walks/ day trips out with our dogs
18. Read 20 new books
19. Dogs - 20 hours training and fun games per month between them
20. attend 20 shows or training days
7 Grow 20 types of flowers
8. Grow 20 types of fruit and veg
9. Declutter 20 things every month
10. Spend 20 mins every week going through bank accounts.
More to come
Nannyg
Nannyg