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21 things, 21 times in 2021
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PS ; will format later. I'm on strong meds and on mobile which sucks
hello hello everyone!
I'm sorry I haven't been in this challenge thread a lot. Time has just flown by ! After looking at the two lists I made at the start of the year, I thought that those goals didn't really fit where I wanted to go in life so I made a new list. Hopefully 3rd time lucky ! some tasks were kept.- Have 21 no zero days each month ~
Feb is a good month so far, I know mostly all of Feb I have achieved this but will have to look in diary tomorrow to find exact numbers - Learn 21 new things that will allow me to better myself or that I should know how to do
- Try 21 hobbies and keep 3 I like ~
#1 Guitar
#2 Foil engraving ~ I brought those that already have a deign but you need to scrape off for now to get used to the technique of it. I added my own kittle twists to it so far - Do 21 things to start becoming the person I want to be , reinvent myself
- Do 21 litter picks in 2021 around my community
- Post on my Yours Unconventionally blog 221 times in 2021
- Squeeze in 10-30 mins of exercise each day for 21 days each month
- Watch 221 films A-Z ~ So far me and the hubs have watched
Equaliser,Kikis delivery service, Ponyo,Speed, Soul, Xmen Apocolypse, - Do 221 Mins of decluttering every week in 2021 or 21 areas fully decluttered ~ For February I've already clocked about 740 minutes (maybe a bit more )
- Save £2,021 by the end of this year - it was going well then we had a high energy bill to pay so used some savings
- Lose 21Ibs in 2021
- Try 21 new foods and 21 new drinks ~
#1 We tried KFC pizza from pizza hut ! - Have 21 books read or in progress by the end of the year
- Cook things from scratch in 2021
- Cross off 21 things from my master to do list monthly
- Be active in or create 21 groups or challenges to remain social -
#1 - I'm on here
#2 - a metal music discord server
will be making 2 guilded.gg groups one for nerd stuff and one for productivity 😀 - Answer 221 journal prompts of self discovery and awareness
- Do 21 days of overtime
- Sell 21 things
- Create 21 habits that sticks to be happier and healthier
- Ask Boo (hubs) 221 questions that I don't know really about him
0 - Have 21 no zero days each month ~
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Hi everyone,
My weekly update:
1. Watch 21 new to me films - 7/21 - watched Stan and Ollie
2. Read 21 books - 4/21 - finished The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
3. Cook 21 new recipes - 10/21
4. Drink 21 bottles of water per week 2!/21 - got to sort this one out!!
5. Make 21 overpayments to main mortgage - 3/21
6. Lose 21lbs - 5/21 - 2lb off this week whoop!
7. Run sub 33 minute 5k 21 times 2/21 - Two runs this week but only 3km each time
8. Pamper myself 21 times 3/21
9. 21 NSDs per month - 12/21 (Jan 15/21) Will miss the target again this month
10. Make 21 donations to charity - either in person, or sponsoring someone for an event - 1/21
11. 21 DIY days - both home and garden - 3/21 - spent Saturday tidying up the garden
12. 21 foodbank donations - 1/21
13. Be more eco-friendly 21 times - 6/21 - bought 2 x magic bags of food via Too Good to Go - saved them from being binned
14. Listen to 21 podcasts - 2/21
15. 21 Random Acts of Kindness - 1/21 - sent a care package to a friend in need
Coxy
Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 17/25 Currently reading The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths0 -
End of month round up
Save £2021 (£570)
lose 21 LBs
read 21 books
at least 21 hours of exercise a month (March 17/21)(Feb 14/21) (2 1/2 hours/ 21)- doing better
21 donations of food to animal sanctuary each month (March 14/21) (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)
sell 21 items on eb@y
use up 21 candles
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 rateuse local businesses 21 times (3/21)- dinner being delivered tonight
21 charity donations/random acts of kindness (11/21) *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 organiserkeep pinching ideas from people21 letters/cards to family/friends (1/21)
pinching even more
21 roast dinners. Being on my own I don’t do this often enough, need to do (2/21)
donations to food bank (4/21)
Decluttering challenge 2023🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Decluttering challenge 2024 🏅🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️0 -
February Progress Report:-
Monthly Challenge for February - Drink 21 glasses of water (21/21)
• Read and delete emails from 21 different websites a day
Unread emails have gone from 28000s to 23000s.
• Complete 21 jigsaw puzzles - 500 pieces- Gibsons - The Playground
- Gibsons - The Sports Day
- Gibsons - The Sweet Shop
- Gibsons - The Riverbank
- House of Puzzles - Homeward Bound
- King - House in Cordoba, Spain
- House of Puzzles - Fish and Chips
- Wasgij - Home Improvements
- Gibsons - Always on The Go (Summer)
- Falcon - An Afternoon in Cambridge
- Falcon - Spring in the Village
- Gibsons - Always on The Go (Winter)
- Mat
- Lamp shade
- Wood
- Hot water bottle
- Washing line
- Glue
- Compost
- Daughters of Castle Deverill by Santa Montefiore
- The Mothers of Lovely Lane by Nadine Dorries
- Perfect Timing by Jill Mansell
- Mary Reilly by Stephen Frears
- The Grudge 2 by Takashi Shimizu
- Hunter Killer by Donovan Marsh
- The Wedding Planner by Adam Shankman
- Bend of the River by Anthony Mann
- The Little Stranger by Lenny Abrahamson
- Vanguard by Stanley Tong
- Stars in Your Eyes by Maurice Elvey
- Edie by Simon Hunter
- Stan and Ollie by Jon S. Baird
- Mission Impossible: Fallout by Christopher McQuarrie
- Upgrade by Leigh Whannell
- Cheque - Thats Life We Love Puzzles
- Vanguard Blu-ray - Kung Fu Movie Guide
- American Utopia Blu-ray - Songlines
- £500 Voucher x 2 - Tigga Towers & Protectapet
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Not posted in far too long.
1. Use local businesses 21 times 5/21 - post office, local take away
2. Become more eco friendly in 21 ways. 3/21
3. Long walks 21 times 3/21 - more local walks
4. Read 21 books 4/21
5. Watch 21 films that are new to me. 1/21 The dig
6. Watch 21 documentaries 3 /21 world war 2 ones with DH
7. Cook 21 new recipes 3/21 butternut squash soup
8. Grow 21 different fruit and veg. 2/21 lettuce and leeks has been eaten
9. Earn additional £2021.
10. Declutter 2021 items. 234/2021
11. Listen to 21 different podcasts 6/21
12. Visit 21 gardens. 1/21
13. Meditate for 21 minutes 3 times a week. Not been very good with this one
14. Lose 21lbs
15. Make 21 craft/ upcycle projects.
16. Meet up with 21 people for walks/ coffee(when allowed)
17. Make 21 jars of preserves/jams
18. Send 21 letters/cards to friends. 3/21
19. 21 vases of flowers throughout the year- mainly grown myself 3/21 from the garden
20. Pamper myself 21 times.
21. Make 21 charitable donation 2/21I will aim to post more regularly.
I will work out how much extra I have earned this year soon.0 -
Hi everyone,
My weekly update:
1. Watch 21 new to me films - 8/21 - watched Blue Story
2. Read 21 books - 5/21 - finished The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
3. Cook 21 new recipes - 10/21
4. Drink 21 bottles of water per week 10/21 - got to sort this one out!!
5. Make 21 overpayments to main mortgage - 3/21
6. Lose 21lbs - 5/21
7. Run sub 33 minute 5k 21 times 3/21 - 3 runs this week, one of them 5k in 32:48 whoop!
8. Pamper myself 21 times 3/21
9. 21 NSDs per month - 3/21 (Jan 15/21, Feb 12/21)
10. Make 21 donations to charity - either in person, or sponsoring someone for an event - 1/21
11. 21 DIY days - both home and garden - 4/21 - spent Saturday tidying up son's garden
12. 21 foodbank donations - 1/21
13. Be more eco-friendly 21 times - 6/21
14. Listen to 21 podcasts - 2/21
15. 21 Random Acts of Kindness - 1/21 - sent a care package to a friend in need
Coxy
Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 17/25 Currently reading The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths0 -
Forgot to post an update end of Feb but still been trying to achieve these 😊1. Save £5 x 21 and add the £105 to my emergency fund.
£30 saved
2. Lose 21 lbs 0/21!
3. Sell 21 items on eBay / marketplace and use money towards DS party in December
5 items sold, £58 in party pot
4. 21 family days out
Lots of family trips to park but counting that as 1.
5. 21 charitable donations
5/21
6. Declutter 21 items
14/21
7. 21 home improvements
2/21
8. 21 play dates for DS
0/21
9. Enter 21 competitons
4/21
10. 21 movie nights
8/21
11. Save 21 x £1 coins / 50p / 20p
20ps x 20 done
50p 0
£1 1
12. Bake 21 times
4/21
13. Take 21 family videos
3/21
14. Sort 21 areas / drawers / cupboards of the house
6/21
15. Pay off 21% (3016.00) of debt -
£864/£3016 paid
16. If buy something new / something has to go 21 times
17. 21 actions of self care
Dentist
18. 21 acts of kindness
6/21
19. Walk 21 miles per month
Jan 15.28
Feb 16.58
will catch up once ds in school
20. Reduce screen time to 21 hours a week (or less) for 21 weeks
0/21
21. At least 21 small business purchases
0/21
Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033. Current CC debt £0.00 DFD 31/7/24 🥳. Member #8 of Fiver Friday Challenge £175/£2600 -
Hi everyone,
My weekly update:
1. Watch 21 new to me films - 8/21
2. Read 21 books - 5/21
3. Cook 21 new recipes - 11/21 - Mary Berry's Mexican tortilla lasagne
4. Drink 21 bottles of water per week 12/21 - some progress
5. Make 21 overpayments to main mortgage - 3/21
6. Lose 21lbs - 6/21 - another 1lb loss this week
7. Run sub 33 minute 5k 21 times 4/21 - 2 runs so far, one was 5k in 32:09
8. Pamper myself 21 times 3/21
9. 21 NSDs per month - 6/21 (Jan 15/21, Feb 12/21)
10. Make 21 donations to charity - either in person, or sponsoring someone for an event - 1/21
11. 21 DIY days - both home and garden - 4/21
12. 21 foodbank donations - 1/21
13. Be more eco-friendly 21 times - 6/21
14. Listen to 21 podcasts - 4/21 - 2 more Desert Island Discs - Floella Benjamin and Sharon Horgan
15. 21 Random Acts of Kindness - 1/21 - sent a care package to a friend in need
16. NEW Watch 21 documentaries - 1/21 - Ben Fogle in Chernobyl
17. NEW Practice mindfulness 21 times - 0/21
Some things still being neglected but happy with progress elsewhere. Have added two new categories to the list.
Coxy
Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 17/25 Currently reading The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths0 -
My list updated.
1. Use local businesses 21 times 5/21
2. Become more eco friendly in 21 ways. 4/21
3. Long walks 21 times 4/21 - more local walks
4. Read 21 books 5/21
5. Watch 21 films that are new to me. 1/21
6. Watch 21 documentaries 3 /21
7. Cook 21 new recipes 6/21 trying lots of new recipes. It is an advantage of menu planning
8. Grow 21 different fruit and veg. 2/21 lettuce and leeks has been eaten
9. Earn additional £2021. £1279.54/£2021 this has been helped significantly by rebate from power company as they had been refusing to lower by direct debit.
10. Declutter 2021 items. 400/2021 this is going well and the house looks bit better for it.
11. Listen to 21 different podcasts 7/21
12. Visit 21 gardens. 1/21
13. Meditate for 21 minutes 3 times a week. Only done twice this week.
14. Lose 21lbs
15. Make 21 craft/ upcycle projects.
16. Meet up with 21 people for walks/ coffee(when allowed)
17. Make 21 jars of preserves/jams
18. Send 21 letters/cards to friends. 4/21
19. 21 vases of flowers throughout the year- mainly grown myself 4/21 from the garden
20. Pamper myself 21 times.
21. Make 21 charitable donation 3/21
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My weekly update:
1. Watch 21 new to me films - 8/21
2. Read 21 books - 5/21
3. Cook 21 new recipes - 11/21
4. Drink 21 bottles of water per week 10/21 - some progress
5. Make 21 overpayments to main mortgage - 3/21
6. Lose 21lbs - 6.5/21 - another 0.5lb loss this week, slowly slowly
7. Run sub 33 minute 5k 21 times 5/21 - 3 runs this week and today did 5k in 32:58
8. Pamper myself 21 times 3/21
9. 21 NSDs per month - 10/21 (Jan 15/21, Feb 12/21)
10. Make 21 donations to charity - either in person, or sponsoring someone for an event - 2/21 - Comic Relief
11. 21 DIY days - both home and garden - 4/21
12. 21 foodbank donations - 1/21
13. Be more eco-friendly 21 times - 6/21
14. Listen to 21 podcasts - 4/21
15. 21 Random Acts of Kindness - 1/21
16. Watch 21 documentaries - 2/21 - Our Silent Emergency with Roman Kemp
17. Practice mindfulness 21 times - 0/21
Coxy
Cross-stitch WIP: Haberdashery Shop Fiver Friday challenge 2025 founding member 😊 Read 25 books in 2025 17/25 Currently reading The Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths0
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