23 for 2023

aspella

1. Cut electricity usage by 23%
2. Cut gas usage by 23%
3. Cut grocery spend by 23% 
4. Do 23 jigsaw puzzles
5. Donate 23 items
6. Enter 23 competitions per day
7. Read 23 books
8. Sell 23 things
9. Swap 23 things
10. Watch 23 films

A to Z of Books
A - Always and Forever at Glendale Hall
B - Battles Lost and Won
C - Change of Season
D - Did You Miss Me?
E - 
F - Frontline
G - Gypsy Boy on the Run
H - Holy Island
I - It Ends With Us
J -
K - Killing Floor
L - Liverpool Songbird
M - Magpie
N - Not Quite Nice
O - 
P - Perfect Lie
Q - 
R - 
S - Secrets of Death
T - Think of the Children
U - Undercover
V - Village Teacher
W - Wave Riders
X - 
Y - 
Z -

A to Z of Jigsaw Puzzles - 1000 pieces
A - Autumn Green (House of Puzzles)
B - By Farm Yard Gate (Corner Piece)
C - Cupcake Heaven (Innovakids)
D - Daffodils and Ducklings (Gibsons)
E - Empire Flying Boats (Falcon de luxe)
F - Fantasy Island (Otter House)
G - Granny's Sewing Room (Falcon de luxe)
H - Horse Riders in Village (Corner Piece)
I - 
J - Jane Austen (Gibsons)
K -
L - Lunch at the Village Pub (WHSmith)
M - May Day at the Village (WHSmith)
N -
O - Our Native Lands No.1 The South, Midlands & Wales (Ravensburger)
P - Parent's Race (WHSmith)
Q - (The) Quilt Shop (Falcon de luxe)
R - Rescue (House of Puzzles)
S - Spoilt for Choice (Gibsons)
T - Train Now Standing (House of Puzzles)
U - 
V - Vintage Fairground Fun (Ravensburger)
W - Winter Cottages (Gibsons)
X - 
Y - 
Z -

A to Z of Jigsaw Puzzles - 500 pieces
A - At The Races (Corner Piece)
B - 
C - Cromer (Gibsons)
D - 
E - Escape Nostalgia (M&S)
F - Festive Fancies (House of Puzzles)
G - Grocery Shop (Corner Piece)
H - Hill Top View (Corner Piece)
I - 
J -
K -
L - Lighthouse at Sunset (Ravensburger)
M -
N - Nautical Tabletop (Corner Piece)
O - 
P -
Q - 
R - 
S - Sunday Ballet (Ravensburger)
T - Tulips in Bloom (Corner Piece)
U - 
V - Victorian Spring (Bits & Pieces)
W - Waterway, Venice (Corner Piece)
X - 
Y - 
Z -

Gem-gem

Ideas:
23 acts of kindness
23 compliments to help make people smile / a way of saying thank you
23 offer to make someone a drink / cup of tea
Clean 23 items that don't usually get cleaned (often) eg light fittings
Speak to someone for at least 23 minutes on the phone, who you know may be lonely OR ring an elderly relative / neighbour who may be alone. 

Crochet / knit 23 items or use up 23 balls of wool (if you have a large supply of wool). 

Make 23 cards / gift tag from this years cards. 

If you have a relative who is a carer. Offer to look after the person for 23 times, so that the cater can have a bath or hair cut or a cup of coffee with a friend. 

Grow 23 different types of herbs / fruit / veg
Turn your heating on 23 minutes later than you normally do. 

Hope these help to stimulate ideas. 

villagelife

I'll join in again.
My initial ideas are

1. Read 23 books
2. Watch 23 films.
3. Listen to 23 podcasts.
4. Attend 23 sporting events.
5. Grow 23 different fruit and veg.
6. Eat 23 different fruit, veg, nuts and seeds a week.
7. Walk for 23 minutes 5 times a week.
8. Lose 23lbs.
9. Declutter 23 items a week from the house
10. Try 23 new recipes.
11. Meet up with 23 different people.
12. Visit 23 different gardens including National Trust ones.
13. Do 23 acts of kindness a month.
14. Sell 23 items.
15. Save an extra £23 a month
16. Support 23 local or small businesses.
17. Donate to charity 23 times.
18. Learn and use 23 new words.
19. 23 minutes of mindfulness a week.
20. Mend/ repair 23 items.
21. Enter 23 competitions a month.
22. Have a conversation with 23 new people.
23. Persuade DH not to have takeaway/ eat out 23 times.

I think I will keep these.

slm6002

I love this idea and here are my 23 things for 2023:

1. Loose 23lb in weight
2. Donate at least 23 items to the food bank
3. Enter 23 competitions a month
4. Spend 23 min on 'me' each week
5. Listen to 23 books
6. Watch 23 new films
7. 23 sessions of crafty making things for fun
8. Save £23 each month
9. Get rid of 23 bags of stuff that we no longer need in the house
10. Swim 23 miles
11. Try 23 new or forgotten hobbies
12. Help friends / family 23 times
13. 23 fun family days
14. 23 hours of sorting paperwork
15. 23 surveys a month
16. Buy second hand 23 times rather than brand new
17. Drink 23 glasses of plain water a week rather than the fizzy I normally drink
18. Walk rather drive 23 times
19. 23 random acts of kindness
20. 23 fruit and veg a week
21. Enjoy 23 fun and free activities
22. Send 23 letters to Postpals children
23. 23 early nights to get a proper nights sleep

I am hoping these should be achievable 

TC77

Morning , 
Just found his thread and love the idea . Can see it kick starting habits or getting things done that I keep meaning to. Will give thought and post soon. 
How do people keep track? I'm someone who writes lists on random bits of paper and has many notebooks so trying to think how I will do this esp if I go over more than a few. Do people have a weekly check in with their selves? 

PipneyJane

Count me "in", please.  I love the idea behind these challenges and have participated in previous years but not in 2022.  At the moment, my list isn't fully formed.  Here's the start:

1. Read 23 books
2. Use up at least 23 balls of yarn by knitting or crocheting them into items
3. Use 23 new-to-me recipes
4. Go to the cinema at least 6 times.  (I get "free" tickets via my bank.  Might as well use them.)
5. Go to the theatre 4 times.
6. Run in an organised 5k race.
7.  Continue with my 15 minutes a day Duolingo.  (I'm currently on day 930.  Started in 2020.)
8. 23 sessions of weight training.
9. Socialise 23 times.  This doesn't include the weekly pub quiz, RPG sessions, etc, that are already in my calendar.
10. Blog at least 23 times.
11. Spend an hour per week for 23 weeks, writing that book.  
12. Do 23 singing lessons/practice sessions resulting therefrom.  (My voice and breathing haven't recovered from Covid.)

Items 13-23 TBA.

- Pip

TC77

Decided my 23 

23 of the following

1. new recipes cooked
2. books read
3. llbs lost
4. films watched
5. new places visited
6. plays/exhibitions etc seen
7. items repaired
8. items made (going back to knitting and learning to sew)
9. minutes of physio exercise per week
10. v difficult items passed on (eg emotional attachment)
11. big frogs moved forward/completed
12. friends round (as home becomes presentable with work on another thread)

If I get half of this done or even 20% I will be chuffed. Looking forward to being part of this group and people moving forward.

Festive best wishes and see everyone in the New Year!

YorksLass

I've thought of another one - #18 on my list.

Decorate my kitchen for £23 - or less if I can!  Not as difficult as it sounds as it's only a matter of painting the ceiling, walls and two doors.  I know there are a fair few tins of paint in the cupboard, probably part-tins, but I can mix them together.  The window blind is on its last legs but I'll not replace it; instead I have some curtains I can alter to fit and also an unused curtain pole.  Other than that, it's just elbow grease!

IrishRose12

I'm in.
This is my list of 23 things to attempt.  I'm going to make myself a table up and add the list to it so I can tick off a square each to keep me on track.

1.   Read 23 books

2.   Sell 23 things

3.   Watch 23 films

4.   Walk for 23 minutes 5 times a week.

5.  Save 23 of each coin an note. 

6.   Declutter 23 items a week from the house

7.   Save an extra £23 a month

8.   23 minutes of mindfulness a week.

9.   Loose 23lb in weight

10.  Donate at least 23 items to the food bank

11.  Get rid of 23 bags of stuff that we no longer need in the house

12.  Swim 23 miles

13.  Drink 23 glasses of water a week

14.  Have 23 no tech evenings

15.  Save £2023 over the year

16.  Treat / do something for myself 23 times

17.  Save £23 a week towards Christmas 2023

18.  23 gardening jobs

19.  Make the 23rd of each month a "Me" day.

20.  Spend 23 minutes a day decluttering

21.  Walk up and down the stairs a total of 23 times every day.

22.  Have 23 no spend days every month.

23.  Make 23 extra payments to my debts.

Tashja

Oh, I'd love to join this if I could, please!

We have a huge year coming up, which, if all goes to plan then 2024 really will be our year as hubby will be qualified to the highest qualification in his profession! just got to get through these next 12 months of exams (for both of us, but his is more important!) and use this time to organise ourselves and not burn out.  So, some of these might seem odd but they will help us in the long run! This is my list, hubby has 10 on his list.

1) Put 23 hours towards LPPL (flight time, exams, and study) 
2) Read 23 books (including hobby books) 
3) 23 bags to the charity shop (need to declutter!)
4) Lose 23lb weight (also on hubby's list) 
5) 23 trips to the cinema (we have unlimited cards, also on hubby's list)
6) Try out 23 new recipes 
7) 23 days of Latin (Duolingo, books) 
8) 23 days of cooking at home and not eating out! 
9) 23 items off the "big to-do list" (in my notebook, might post later!)
10) Enter 23 competitions a day 
11) Win 23 prizes this year
12) 1 Date night a month (Also on Hubby's list)
13) Meal plan weekly
14) Make 23 items for Christmas 2023
15) Grow 23 different veg/fruit at the allotment (sounds hard but we are already close to this!) 
16) Make £23 a month extra (surveys, Shopmimum, etc) 
17) Continue £50 per month Premium Bonds
18) Try for 23 veggie days 
19) Try to keep up with Fly Lady 
20) 23 RAOK 
21) At least 2/3 no spend days a week! 
22) Make more of an effort (living in jeans and boots with hair pulled back due to work but now it's a permanent look!) 
23) Pay down credit cards 

This looks like a long list I am very close on a lot of them though, just need that extra push.  

My big to-do list so far consists of -

1) Finish decorating Dining Room (ongoing since September but then got Covid, work, Christmas . . . )
2) Sort planner of the year (arrives tomorrow off Amazon!)
3) Sort bedroom (boxes and boxes and boxes)
4) Finish Horticulture Level 3 Course (Home Study)
5) Finish Food Safety Level 3 Course (Home Study) 

Loads more to add to this just can't think right now . . . . 

Txx