21 things, 21 times in 2021

leftatthetrafficlights

I've been awol for a while 🙈 lots has gone on and I think I need to revisit and revise my goals!! 😉 In future, I'm breaking them own to annual/monthly/weekly- itself easier to keep track! 
So- these were my goals and where I'm at currently: 
1. 21 alcohol free days per month (this has been a flop - I did a bit of a detox last month and achieved it then but that's the only time! 🙈)
2. 21 NSD's per month (achieved this every time other than during detox - soft fruit just doesn't last long enough! )
3. 21 yoga sessions per month (did 6 out of every 7 days during detox but haven’t achieved before or since)
4. 21 self-care days this year (every day during detox 😉 )
5. 21 days in the garden this year (nope - weather has been horrendous!!)
6. 21 walks on a weekend this year (see above! 😂)
7. 21 books read this year (haven't got further than 2)
8. 21 jars of preserves/sauces made this year (not done any yet)
9. Lose 21lbs this year (lost 9 but put a lot back on over the past couple of weeks)
10. Save £21 per month from Persie budget this year (so far so good!)
11. 21 glasses of water per week (exceeded on my detox)
12. Save £21 from the weekly grocery budget 21 times this year (achieved every week to date )
13. Make 21 new recipes this year (probably done around 7? 🤔)
14. 21 no tech days (other than whatsapp to dd) this year (nope)
15. 21 lie-ins this year  (4 to date)
16. 21 minutes of cleaning daily (nope)
17. 21 outstanding house/garden jobs this year (3 I think)
18. 21 uses of my kitchen gadgets this year (smashed this during detox)
19. 21 donations to the food bank this year (not yet 😔)
20. 21 different types of fruit/veg grown this year (currently got chilli, tomatoes, aubergines, lettuce, broadbeans, runner beans, climbing French beans, beetroot, peas, chard, savoy cabbage, sweetcorn, butternut squash, courgettes, brussel sprouts, strawberries, blueberries & raspberries  on the go)
21. 21 outings with my grandbaby this year  (5) 

leftatthetrafficlights

So, the new breakdown along with a couple of alterations (sorry about this - just makes it easier for me! 😉) 
Annual:
1. 21 self-care days
2. 21 Garden days
3. 21 weekend walks
4. 21 books read
5. 21 jars of preserves made
6. 21lbs lost
7. 21 new recipes made
8. 21 no tech days
9. 21 lie-ins 
10. 21 donations to food banks
11. 21 different veg/fruit grown 
12. 21 outings with my grandbaby 
Monthly
13. 21 alcohol free days 
14. 21 yoga sessions 
15. 21 NSD'S 
16. £21 saved from persie budget
Weekly
17. 21 glasses of water 
18. £21 saved from grocery budget 
19. 21 minutes of cleaning 
20. 21 minutes of meditation 
21. 21 minutes of writing 
Other than the growing of veg/fruit target, I'm starting again from zero - it will help push me into action! 
I'll update at least monthly 😉

villagelife

not posted for about a month. Some progress has been made.

1..Use local businesses 21 times 10/21  a tree nursery and a coffee shop.

2. Become more eco friendly in 21 ways. 6/21 

3. Long walks 21 times 6/21 

4. Read 21 books  11/21  more Elly Griffith

5. Watch 21 films that are new to me. 4/21 - can't remember the title but was good.

6. Watch 21 documentaries 4/21

7. Cook 21 new recipes 12/21 probably more but a fish stew and chicken and sweet potato traybake

8. Grow 21 different fruit and veg. 4/21 

9. Earn additional £2021. £1373.67/£2021 

10. Declutter 2021 items 600/2021

11. Listen to 21 different podcasts 11/21 - life-changing

12. Visit 21 gardens. 5/21 Hole park

13. Meditate for 21 minutes 3 times a week. Achieving this.

14. Lose 21lbs 

15. Make 21 craft/ upcycle projects. 1/21 painted a plant holded

16. Meet up with 21 people for walks/ coffee(when allowed)  3/21 

17. Make 21 jars of preserves/jams

18. Send 21 letters/cards to friends. 9/21 

19. 21 vases of flowers throughout the year- mainly grown myself 10/21 - 

20.  Pamper myself 21 times.

21. Make 21 charitable donation 5/21

Happy_Kitties

End of the month May summary

 Save £2021 (£570)

 lose 21 LBs
 read 21 books
 at least 21 hours of exercise a month May(6/21)  (April 15 1/2 /21) (March 20/21-so close!)(Feb 14/21) (2 1/2 hours/ 21)- doing better
 21 donations of food to animal sanctuary each month (May 21/21) I(April 38/21) (March 29/21) (Feb 46/21) ( Jan 55/21)
 21 purchases from CS (love a good CS and supporting them but will not buy for the sake of buying) (18/21) so good to have them back open
 sell 21 items on eb@y (4/21)
use up 21 candles (4/21)

Going to pinch this from villagelife as I did try to do this before Christmas as we have a lot of shops closing at an alarming rate
 use local businesses 21 times (7/21)- dinner being delivered tonight. Buying some fudge produced locally ready for Father’s Day. Also forgot I have the milkman delivery each month.
May-window cleaner to be paid and having dinner delivered tomorrow

 21 charity donations/random acts of kindness (14/21) *gift sets x 2 donated to NHS collection point
*charity box of items sent to organiser
*more toiletries sorted and donated to NHS point
*another charity box sent to organiser
*Feb charity box sent to organiser
*wool donation and items sent to organiser for online charity auction
*another wool donation to charity
*donation to charity x2
*March charity box sent to organiser
*Big box of items dropped off at a charity shop opening up 
*Taking broken lawnmower to the recycling centre for a neighbour who doesn’t drive
*picked up 2 soap dish sets in the Boots sale but they were the last two. Heard the woman behind me asking if there were any left, there wasn’t. When she came out of the store I gave her one of the sets, refused any monies and just said to pass the positive on or pop a £1 in a charity box

keep pinching ideas from people
 21 letters/cards to family/friends (4/21)

pinching even more
  21 roast dinners. Being on my own I don’t do this often enough, need to do (5/21). Bank holiday roast courtesy of Duncle
 donations to food bank (8/21)

leftatthetrafficlights

leftatthetrafficlights said:

So, the new breakdown along with a couple of alterations (sorry about this - just makes it easier for me! 😉) 
Annual:
1. 21 self-care days
2. 21 Garden days (3 this weekend 🙌)
3. 21 weekend walks
4. 21 books read
5. 21 jars of preserves made (8 made today) 
6. 21lbs lost
7. 21 new recipes made
8. 21 no tech days
9. 21 lie-ins 
10. 21 donations to food banks
11. 21 different veg/fruit grown 
12. 21 outings with my grandbaby 
Monthly
13. 21 alcohol free days 
14. 21 yoga sessions 
15. 21 NSD'S 
16. £21 saved from persie budget (done) 
Weekly
17. 21 glasses of water 
18. £21 saved from grocery budget (done)
19. 21 minutes of cleaning 
20. 21 minutes of meditation 
21. 21 minutes of writing (done) 
Other than the growing of veg/fruit target, I'm starting again from zero - it will help push me into action! 
I'll update at least monthly 😉

Updates (not many! 🙈) in brackets

Coxy11

My latest update:
1. Watch 21 new to me films - 11/21
2. Read 21 books - 11/21 - The Book Club by CJ Cooper/The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
3. Cook 21 new recipes - 14/21
4. Drink 21 bottles of water per week 8/21 - getting back into this due to hot weather
5. Make 21 overpayments to main mortgage - 9/21 - £180 paid on Monday
6. Lose 21lbs - 8 3/4/21 - lost 1 3/4 lbs last week, gained a 1lb this week 
7. Run sub 33 minute 5k 21 times - 21/21 - done
8. Pamper myself 21 times 3/21 
9. 21 NSDs per month -  June  3/21 (Jan 15/21, Feb 12/21, Mar 16/21, Apr 14/21, May 14/21) - needs work.... 
10. Make 21 donations to charity - either in person, or sponsoring someone for an event - 6/21 - donation to 2 guys riding JoGLE on vintage motorbikes raising funds for a hospice
11. 21 DIY days - both home and garden - 12/21 - 3 days painting at DS1s plus a day assembling furniture
12. 21 foodbank donations - 2/21 
13. Be more eco-friendly 21 times - 6/21 
14. Listen to 21 podcasts -  25/21 - 
15. 21 Random Acts of Kindness - 2/21 
16. Watch 21 documentaries - 15/21 - 
17. Practice mindfulness 21 times - 0/21
18. Use local businesses 21 times - 2/21 
19. Walk with friends 21 times - 1/21 
20. Enter 21 competitions - 7/21 
21. Run sub 31 minute 5k 21 times - 4/21 - 30:48/30:26/30:49

Coxy

Happy_Kitties

Updating for June
 Save £2021 (£570)

 lose 21 LBs
 read 21 books
 at least 21 hours of exercise a month (June 11/21) May(6/21)  (April 15 1/2 /21) (March 20/21-so close!)(Feb 14/21) (2 1/2 hours/ 21)- doing better
 21 donations of food to animal sanctuary each month June (16/21) (May 21/21) (April 38/21) (March 29/21) (Feb 46/21) ( Jan 55/21)
 21 purchases from CS (love a good CS and supporting them but will not buy for the sake of buying) (19/21) so good to have them back open
 sell 21 items on ebay (7/21)
use up 21 candles (6/21)

Going to pinch this from villagelife as I did try to do this before Christmas as we have a lot of shops closing at an alarming rate
 use local businesses 21 times (9/21)- dinner being delivered tonight. Buying some fudge produced locally ready for Father’s Day. Also forgot I have the milkman delivery each month.
May-window cleaner to be paid and having dinner delivered tomorrow
Not a business as such but supporting a neighbour. Have arranged for him to cut my grass fortnightly
Present bought today from Etsy

 21 charity donations/random acts of kindness (15/21) *gift sets x 2 donated to NHS collection point
*charity box of items sent to organiser
*more toiletries sorted and donated to NHS point
*another charity box sent to organiser
*Feb charity box sent to organiser
*wool donation and items sent to organiser for online charity auction
*another wool donation to charity
*donation to charity x2
*March charity box sent to organiser
*Big box of items dropped off at a charity shop opening up 
*Taking broken lawnmower to the recycling centre for a neighbour who doesn’t drive
*picked up 2 soap dish sets in the Boots sale but they were the last two. Heard the woman behind me asking if there were any left, there wasn’t. When she came out of the store I gave her one of the sets, refused any monies and just said to pass the positive on or pop a £1 in a charity box
*June charity box sent to organiser

keep pinching ideas from people
 21 letters/cards to family/friends (4/21)

pinching even more
  21 roast dinners. Being on my own I don’t do this often enough, need to do (5/21). Bank holiday roast courtesy of Duncle
 donations to food bank (8/21)

leftatthetrafficlights

Annual:
1. 21 self-care days (3)
2. 21 Garden days (7)
3. 21 weekend walks
4. 21 books read (2) 
5. 21 jars of preserves made (8) 
6. 21lbs lost
7. 21 new recipes made (2)
8. 21 no tech days
9. 21 lie-ins 
10. 21 donations to food banks
11. 21 different veg/fruit grown (22🙌)
12. 21 outings with my grandbaby 
Monthly
13. 21 alcohol free days 
14. 21 yoga sessions (2)
15. 21 NSD'S (5) 
16. £21 saved from persie budget (done) 
Weekly
17. 21 glasses of water (done)
18. £21 saved from grocery budget (done)
19. 21 minutes of cleaning (done)
20. 21 minutes of meditation 
21. 21 minutes of writing (done) 

Weekly update- doing okay!! 

Happy_Kitties

A late start for July

 Save £2021 (£570)

 lose 21 LBs
 read 21 books
 at least 21 hours of exercise a month (July 5/21)  (June 11/21) May(6/21)  (April 15 1/2 /21) (March 20/21-so close!)(Feb 14/21) (2 1/2 hours/ 21)- doing better
 21 donations of food to animal sanctuary each month July(14/21)  June (19/21) (May 21/21) (April 38/21) (March 29/21) (Feb 46/21) ( Jan 55/21)
 21 purchases from CS (love a good CS and supporting them but will not buy for the sake of buying) (19/21) so good to have them back open
 sell 21 items on ebay (11/21)
use up 21 candles (7/21)

Going to pinch this from villagelife as I did try to do this before Christmas as we have a lot of shops closing at an alarming rate
 use local businesses 21 times (11/21)- dinner being delivered tonight. Buying some fudge produced locally ready for Father’s Day. Also forgot I have the milkman delivery each month.
May-window cleaner to be paid and having dinner delivered tomorrow
Not a business as such but supporting a neighbour. Have arranged for him to cut my grass fortnightly
Present bought today from Etsy
Another present bought from Etsy
Cake presents ordered

 21 charity donations/random acts of kindness (16/21) *gift sets x 2 donated to NHS collection point
*charity box of items sent to organiser
*more toiletries sorted and donated to NHS point
*another charity box sent to organiser
*Feb charity box sent to organiser
*wool donation and items sent to organiser for online charity auction
*another wool donation to charity
*donation to charity x2
*March charity box sent to organiser
*Big box of items dropped off at a charity shop opening up 
*Taking broken lawnmower to the recycling centre for a neighbour who doesn’t drive
*picked up 2 soap dish sets in the Boots sale but they were the last two. Heard the woman behind me asking if there were any left, there wasn’t. When she came out of the store I gave her one of the sets, refused any monies and just said to pass the positive on or pop a £1 in a charity box
*June charity box sent to organiser
*Donation of food sent to a different animal charity branch

keep pinching ideas from people
 21 letters/cards to family/friends (5/21)

pinching even more
  21 roast dinners. Being on my own I don’t do this often enough, need to do (5/21). Bank holiday roast courtesy of Duncle
 donations to food bank (10/21)

Happy_Kitties

Need to get my act together for August, July was pretty poor

 Save £2021 (£570)

 lose 21 LBs
 read 21 books
 at least 21 hours of exercise a month (July 5/21)  (June 11/21) May(6/21)  (April 15 1/2 /21) (March 20/21-so close!)(Feb 14/21) (2 1/2 hours/ 21)- doing better
 21 donations of food to animal sanctuary each month August( 1 /21)July(16/21)  June (19/21) (May 21/21) (April 38/21) (March 29/21) (Feb 46/21) ( Jan 55/21)
 21 purchases from CS (love a good CS and supporting them but will not buy for the sake of buying) (19/21) so good to have them back open
 sell 21 items on ebay (12/21)
use up 21 candles (8/21)

Going to pinch this from villagelife as I did try to do this before Christmas as we have a lot of shops closing at an alarming rate
 use local businesses 21 times (13/21)- dinner being delivered tonight. Buying some fudge produced locally ready for Father’s Day. Also forgot I have the milkman delivery each month.
May-window cleaner to be paid and having dinner delivered tomorrow
Not a business as such but supporting a neighbour. Have arranged for him to cut my grass fortnightly
Present bought today from Etsy
Another present bought from Etsy
Cake presents ordered
Visit to craft fair and several purchases made

 21 charity donations/random acts of kindness (16/21) *gift sets x 2 donated to NHS collection point
*charity box of items sent to organiser
*more toiletries sorted and donated to NHS point
*another charity box sent to organiser
*Feb charity box sent to organiser
*wool donation and items sent to organiser for online charity auction
*another wool donation to charity
*donation to charity x2
*March charity box sent to organiser
*Big box of items dropped off at a charity shop opening up 
*Taking broken lawnmower to the recycling centre for a neighbour who doesn’t drive
*picked up 2 soap dish sets in the Boots sale but they were the last two. Heard the woman behind me asking if there were any left, there wasn’t. When she came out of the store I gave her one of the sets, refused any monies and just said to pass the positive on or pop a £1 in a charity box
*June charity box sent to organiser
*Donation of food sent to a different animal charity branch

keep pinching ideas from people
 21 letters/cards to family/friends (5/21)

pinching even more
  21 roast dinners. Being on my own I don’t do this often enough, need to do (5/21). Bank holiday roast courtesy of Duncle
 donations to food bank (10/21)