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  • IrishRose12
    IrishRose12 Posts: 1,788 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I haven't been on here in months but I've still been trying to accomplish my goals.  I've had to ditch some or re-arrange some due to lockdowns, work or getting priorities done first... but from now until Christmas I'm determined to get most of my list completed.


    1. Pay 21 payments of £20.21 to Credit card - 24/21
    2. 21 payments of £21 to Christmas savings for next year - 13/21
    3. Read 21 books - 5/21
    4. De-clutter 21 pieces of clothing 57/21
    5. Make 21 new meals - 4/21
    6. Go on 21 walks a month - 0/21 (starts tomorrow)
    7. Lose 21lbs - 6/21
    8. Watch 21 films/tv shows - 26/21
    9. sell 21 items for £21 - 3/21 can't see this happening as people want things for free these days 😔
    10. 21 no tech evenings - 34/21
    11. 21 glasses of water a week - 3/21 - Had to stop this one on doctors advice as it was making me ill
    12. 21mins of exercise at home per day - 0/21 - again starts tomorrow 
    13. take up 21 new activities - 3/21 
    14. try 21 old school/day ways of life - 6/21
    15. 21 ebay/facebook sales - 36/21
    16. 21 DIY jobs completed - 10/21
    17. Save 21 coins of each domination - 21/21
    18. 21 garden days in the year - 18/21
    19. 21 NSDs a month 7/12
    20. 21 treats to myself for a change - 7/21
    21. Listen to the radio 21 times 21/21 have actually surpassed this as prefer the radio now lol
    Looking at the list I'm not doing too bad....... its the exercise bits or anything healthy that I  falling down on 🤣🙈
    So as of tomorrow its time to focus on my health and getting more active....... I promise. 
    Pay all debt off by Christmas 2025 £815.45/£3,000£1 a day challenge 2025 - £180/£730 Declutter a bag a week in 2025 11/52Lose 25lb - 10/25lbs Read 1 book per week - 5/52Pay off credit card debt 18%/100%
  • Oops! Been awol for a couple of months 🙈 

    So, updates in brackets again 😉

    Annual:
    1. 21 self-care days (7)
    2. 21 Garden days (12)
    3. 21 weekend walks
    4. 21 books read (2) 
    5. 21 jars of preserves made (12) 
    6. 21lbs lost
    7. 21 new recipes made (8)
    8. 21 no tech days
    9. 21 lie-ins (8)
    10. 21 donations to food banks
    11. 21 different veg/fruit grown (22🙌)
    12. 21 outings with my grandbaby (6)

    Monthly
    13. 21 alcohol free days (1)
    14. 21 yoga sessions (1)
    15. 21 NSD'S (6) 
    16. £21 saved from persie budget (done) 

    Weekly
    17. 21 glasses of water (7)
    18. £21 saved from grocery budget (done)
    19. 21 minutes of cleaning (done)
    20. 21 minutes of meditation 
    21. 21 minutes of writing (done) 

    I really need to update weekly - I'm going to write it in my calendar! All I need to do is make sure I look at the calendar 😂
    DNF: £708.92/£1000
    JSF: £708.58/£1000

    Winter season grocery budget: £600.85/£900

    Weight loss challenge 2024: 11/24lbs
    1st quarter start:9st 13.1lb
    2nd quarter start:9st 9.2 lb
    3rd quarter start: 9st 6.8 lb
    4th quarter start: 9st 10.2 lb
    End weight: 8st 13lb

    'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'

  • Happy_Kitties
    Happy_Kitties Posts: 1,764 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 31 August 2021 at 12:19PM
    Need to get my act together for August, July was pretty poor

    smile Save £2021 (£570) This has gone backwards due to pets costing nearly £1500 in vets bills
    smile lose 21 LBs
    smile read 21 books
    smile at least 21 hours of exercise a month (Aug 2/21) (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
    smile 21 donations of food to animal sanctuary each month August( 7/21) July(16/21)  June (19/21) (May 21/21) (April 38/21) (March 29/21) (Feb 46/21) ( Jan 55/21)
    smile 21 purchases from CS (love a good CS and supporting them but will not buy for the sake of buying) (20/21) so good to have them back open.
    Items bought from CS (purses, scarves) to go in my shoebox appeal
    smile sell 21 items on ebay (13/21)
    smileuse 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
    smile 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

    smile 21 charity donations/random acts of kindness (19/21) *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.
    *sent a fairly new friend I get on really well with some locally produced fudge
    *donation to a charity today that desperately needs funds
    *Box of items to a fundraising group that supports small charities

    keep pinching ideas from people
    smile 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 (14/21)
    Decluttering challenge 2023🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
    Decluttering challenge 2024 🏅🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  • leftatthetrafficlights
    leftatthetrafficlights Posts: 2,056 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper
    edited 18 August 2021 at 7:18AM
    Update time! (It's a day early but I'm busy tomorrow!) 

    Annual:
    1. 21 self-care days (8)
    2. 21 Garden days (13)
    3. 21 weekend walks
    4. 21 books read (4) 
    5. 21 jars of preserves made (12) 
    6. 21lbs lost
    7. 21 new recipes made (10)
    8. 21 no tech days
    9. 21 lie-ins (9)
    10. 21 donations to food banks
    11. 21 different veg/fruit grown (done)
    12. 21 outings with my grandbaby (7)

    Monthly
    13. 21 alcohol free days (4)
    14. 21 yoga sessions (6)
    15. 21 NSD'S (10) 
    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 (done)
    21. 21 minutes of writing (done) 
    DNF: £708.92/£1000
    JSF: £708.58/£1000

    Winter season grocery budget: £600.85/£900

    Weight loss challenge 2024: 11/24lbs
    1st quarter start:9st 13.1lb
    2nd quarter start:9st 9.2 lb
    3rd quarter start: 9st 6.8 lb
    4th quarter start: 9st 10.2 lb
    End weight: 8st 13lb

    'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'

  • Weekly update: 

    Annual:
    1. 21 self-care days (9)
    2. 21 Garden days (14)
    3. 21 weekend walks
    4. 21 books read (5) 
    5. 21 jars of preserves made (12) 
    6. 21lbs lost (3!🙌) 
    7. 21 new recipes made (12)
    8. 21 no tech days
    9. 21 lie-ins (9)
    10. 21 donations to food banks
    11. 21 different veg/fruit grown (done)
    12. 21 outings with my grandbaby (8)

    Monthly
    13. 21 alcohol free days (12)
    14. 21 yoga sessions (13)
    15. 21 NSD'S (15) 
    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 (done)
    21. 21 minutes of writing (done) 
    DNF: £708.92/£1000
    JSF: £708.58/£1000

    Winter season grocery budget: £600.85/£900

    Weight loss challenge 2024: 11/24lbs
    1st quarter start:9st 13.1lb
    2nd quarter start:9st 9.2 lb
    3rd quarter start: 9st 6.8 lb
    4th quarter start: 9st 10.2 lb
    End weight: 8st 13lb

    'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'

  • leftatthetrafficlights
    leftatthetrafficlights Posts: 2,056 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper
    edited 31 August 2021 at 8:34AM
    Weekly update: 

    Annual:
    1. 21 self-care days (9)
    2. 21 Garden days (16)
    3. 21 weekend walks
    4. 21 books read (5) 
    5. 21 jars of preserves made (12) 
    6. 21lbs lost (4!🙌) 
    7. 21 new recipes made (12)
    8. 21 no tech days
    9. 21 lie-ins (10)
    10. 21 donations to food banks
    11. 21 different veg/fruit grown (done)
    12. 21 outings with my grandbaby (8)

    Monthly
    13. 21 alcohol free days (17)
    14. 21 yoga sessions (18)
    15. 21 NSD'S (done) 
    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 (done)
    21. 21 minutes of writing (done) 
    DNF: £708.92/£1000
    JSF: £708.58/£1000

    Winter season grocery budget: £600.85/£900

    Weight loss challenge 2024: 11/24lbs
    1st quarter start:9st 13.1lb
    2nd quarter start:9st 9.2 lb
    3rd quarter start: 9st 6.8 lb
    4th quarter start: 9st 10.2 lb
    End weight: 8st 13lb

    'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'

  • Happy_Kitties
    Happy_Kitties Posts: 1,764 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 22 September 2021 at 6:56PM
    Need to get my act together for August, July was pretty poor.
    New start for September where I seriously seriously need to get my act together

    smile Save £2021 (£570) This has gone backwards due to pets costing nearly £1500 in vets bills
    smile lose 21 LBs
    smile read 21 books
    smile at least 21 hours of exercise a month (Aug 2/21) (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
    smile 21 donations of food to animal sanctuary each month Sept (6/21) August( 7/21) July(16/21)  June (19/21) (May 21/21) (April 38/21) (March 29/21) (Feb 46/21) ( Jan 55/21)
    smile 21 purchases from CS (love a good CS and supporting them but will not buy for the sake of buying) (20/21) so good to have them back open.
    Items bought from CS (purses, scarves) to go in my shoebox appeal
    smile sell 21 items on ebay (13/21)
    smileuse 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
    smile 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

    smile 21 charity donations/random acts of kindness (22//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.
    *sent a fairly new friend I get on really well with some locally produced fudge
    *donation to a charity today that desperately needs funds
    *Box of items to a fundraising group that supports small charities
    * tip run for a good friend who hasn’t got a car
    *joined a charity fundraising group
    *last charity box sent to organiser

    keep pinching ideas from people
    smile 21 letters/cards to family/friends (6/21)

    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 (14/21)
    Decluttering challenge 2023🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
    Decluttering challenge 2024 🏅🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  • Weekly update: 

    Annual:
    1. 21 self-care days (10)
    2. 21 Garden days (17)
    3. 21 weekend walks
    4. 21 books read (5) 
    5. 21 jars of preserves made (14) 
    6. 21lbs lost (5) 
    7. 21 new recipes made (12)
    8. 21 no tech days
    9. 21 lie-ins (12)
    10. 21 donations to food banks
    11. 21 different veg/fruit grown (done)
    12. 21 outings with my grandbaby (10)

    Monthly
    13. 21 alcohol free days (3)
    14. 21 yoga sessions (4)
    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 (done)
    21. 21 minutes of writing (done) 

    New month so I've reset my monthly achievements 😉
    DNF: £708.92/£1000
    JSF: £708.58/£1000

    Winter season grocery budget: £600.85/£900

    Weight loss challenge 2024: 11/24lbs
    1st quarter start:9st 13.1lb
    2nd quarter start:9st 9.2 lb
    3rd quarter start: 9st 6.8 lb
    4th quarter start: 9st 10.2 lb
    End weight: 8st 13lb

    'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'

  • Happy_Kitties
    Happy_Kitties Posts: 1,764 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 30 October 2021 at 4:35PM
    Have been shocking. Going to try to do better for Oct

    Need to get my act together for August, July was pretty poor.
    New start for September where I seriously seriously need to get my act together

    smile Save £2021 (£570) This has gone backwards due to pets costing nearly £1500 in vets bills. Not going great due to more vet bills 
    smile lose 21 LBs
    smile read 21 books
    smile at least 21 hours of exercise a month(Oct 2//21) (Aug 2/21) (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
    smile 21 donations of food to animal sanctuary each month Oct (22/21) Sept (6/21) August( 7/21) July(16/21)  June (19/21) (May 21/21) (April 38/21) (March 29/21) (Feb 46/21) ( Jan 55/21)
    smile 21 purchases from CS (love a good CS and supporting them but will not buy for the sake of buying) (22/21) so good to have them back open.
    Items bought from CS (purses, scarves) to go in my shoebox appeal
    smile sell 21 items on ebay (15/21)
    smileuse up 21 candles (10/21)

    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
    smile use local businesses 21 times (14/21)- 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
    food delivered again by local business

    smile 21 charity donations/random acts of kindness (23/21) *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.
    *sent a fairly new friend I get on really well with some locally produced fudge
    *donation to a charity today that desperately needs funds
    *Box of items to a fundraising group that supports small charities
    * tip run for a good friend who hasn’t got a car
    *joined a charity fundraising group
    *last charity box sent to organiser
    *another tip run for friend and then treated to food

    keep pinching ideas from people
    smile 21 letters/cards to family/friends (6/21)

    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 (16/21)
    Decluttering challenge 2023🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
    Decluttering challenge 2024 🏅🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
  • Happy_Kitties
    Happy_Kitties Posts: 1,764 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 26 December 2021 at 2:35PM
    Doing better, just need to keep going in November
    Have been shocking. Going to try to do better for Oct.

    Need to get my act together for August, July was pretty poor.
    New start for September where I seriously seriously need to get my act together

    smile Save £2021 (£570) This has gone backwards due to pets costing nearly £1500 in vets bills. Not going great due to more vet bills 
    smile lose 21 LBs
    smile read 21 books
    smile at least 21 hours of exercise a month (Nov 6) (Oct 2//21) (Aug 2/21) (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
    smile 21 donations of food to animal sanctuary each month Dec (14//21) Nov (9//21) Oct (22/21) Sept (6/21) August( 7/21) July(16/21)  June (19/21) (May 21/21) (April 38/21) (March 29/21) (Feb 46/21) ( Jan 55/21)
    smile 21 purchases from CS (love a good CS and supporting them but will not buy for the sake of buying) (22/21) so good to have them back open.
    Items bought from CS (purses, scarves) to go in my shoebox appeal
    smile sell 21 items on ebay (16/21)
    smileuse up 21 candles (10/21)

    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
    smile use local businesses 21 times (14/21)- 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
    food delivered again by local business

    smile 21 charity donations/random acts of kindness (26/21) *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.
    *sent a fairly new friend I get on really well with some locally produced fudge
    *donation to a charity today that desperately needs funds
    *Box of items to a fundraising group that supports small charities
    * tip run for a good friend who hasn’t got a car
    *joined a charity fundraising group
    *last charity box sent to organiser
    *another tip run for friend and then treated to food
    *charity shoeboxes x 8 and extra supply bits that I had for the boxes now dropped off to the organiser.
    *items dropped into Christmas toy collection point
    *taking part in a charity tombola

    keep pinching ideas from people
    smile 21 letters/cards to family/friends (13/21)

    pinching even more
      21 roast dinners. Being on my own I don’t do this often enough, need to do (11/21). Bank holiday roast courtesy of Duncle
     donations to food bank (23/21)
    Decluttering challenge 2023🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
    Decluttering challenge 2024 🏅🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
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