23 for 2023

villagelife

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. Twice this 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. One visited - Wisley
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.

AdventureAwaits

Happy New Year to everyone! I’ve just been finalising my 23 challenges for 2023, here goes: 

1. Read 23 books
2. Try 23 new recipes
3. Bake 23 cakes or sweet treats 
4. Walk 23km a week 
5. Make 23 garments / accessories 
6. 23 mins of cross stitch a day 
7. Make 23 items of jewellery 
8. Have 23 no spend days per month 
9. Practice piano 23 mins a day 
10. 23 mins of cleaning / tidying a day 
11. Make £23 a month 
12. Sell 23 items on eBay etc
13. Declutter / repurpose 23 items a month
14. Make 23 crochet squares
15. Watch 23 movies
16. Have 23 dates with the other half
17. Have 23 days out / experiences with my family
18. Learn / experience 23 new things 
19. Complete 23 board games / puzzles 
20. Make 23 cards
21. Complete 23 frogs (items that I’ve been putting off / haven’t finished)
22. Knit for 23 mins a day
23. Visit 23 National Trust Places 

I want to be more organised this year and do something productive rather than losing hours scrolling on my phone. Hopefully this challenge will motivate me to do this. Fingers crossed. 

Good luck everyone! 

TC77

1 of my 23 days added sugar free

Tashja

Just a quick update from me 

Managing a few of my goals

Latin done every day so far (bloody owl!),
Cooked at home 3 of the days (new years day we were just exhausted!),
I did a Carbonara to use up ham from fridge - never done it before.  It was ok, I just struggle to eat 'white' foods!
Making an effort - all days so far  

Wallpaper paste has arrived so I can try and complete the dining room! This week I will try and sort at least one bag for the charity shop too - we need the space! x 

Hope everyone else is trundling along nicely xx 

thechubbyunicorn

Can I join in please? I do love a wee challenge! All of my goals are totally achievable if I just start now. I plan to update every Sunday with what I have achieved in the week. I'll use a word document to keep track of everything as I go along.  

1. Eat at 23 new restaurants / cafes

2. Try 23 new recipes

3. Eat 23 different cakes 

4. 23 days out with Mr Unicorn 

5. Lose 23% of my body weight

6. 23 solo days out

7. Read 23 books 

8. Listen to 23 audiobooks 

9. Cycle 230 miles 

10. Tick 23 things off my ‘101 things in 1001 days’ list

11. Support 23 local or small businesses 

12. 23 new walks I haven’t done before 

13. Watch 23 movies I’ve not seen before 

14. Go swimming 23 times 

15. Save £2023 

16. Tick 23 things off my “someday to do list”

17. Buy 23 £20 gift vouchers to spend next Christmas

18. Save 23 £20 notes 

19. Walk 2023km

20. Run non stop for 23 minutes 

21. Try 23 new foods 

22. Treat myself to 23 items I really want 

23. 23 gym classes

YorksLass

Amendments!

10. Spend 23 minutes a day clearing a shelf, drawer etc to help with decluttering - Falling behind with this one already due to confusion over what day it is, thanks to New Year!  Will start in earnest next week (honestly).

11. Walk up and down the stairs a total of 23 times every day - not all at once!  (Should help with attaining my target weight - only 5lbs to go) - I think I was a bit too ambitious with this one.  The good intention is there but my old knees are complaining after trip 6 or 7.  

TC77

@YorksLass maybe 23 ups and 23 downs a week on the stairs? I think it can be easily to be over optimistic. I'm struggling with my no sugar days as all bread has sugar.  Going to set up a document to record progress!

YorksLass

@TC77 - Good suggestion, I could probably manage that!

villagelife

An update on my list.
I will try and do it every Sunday.

1. Read 23 books - The final minute has been read. I'm keeping a track of these on Goodreads

2. Watch 23 films. I have seen 2 Both knives out films.

3. Listen to 23 podcasts. I have listened to GQT, the Declutter hub and No Marler show.

4. Attend 23 sporting events.

5. Grow 23 different fruit and veg.

6. Eat 23 different fruit, veg, nuts and seeds a week. This was achieved and not too difficult.

7. Walk for 23 minutes 5 times a week. Achieved

8. Lose 23lbs. 2lbs lost.

9. Declutter 23 items a week from the house  Managed about 30 items.

10. Try 23 new recipes.

11. Meet up with 23 different people. Met with 2 friends.

12. Visit 23 different gardens including National Trust ones. One visited - Wisley

13. Do 23 acts of kindness a month. 2 achieved

14. Sell 23 items.

15. Save an extra £23 a month. Will work out at end of month.

16. Support 23 local or small businesses. A local garden centre.

17. Donate to charity 23 times.

18. Learn and use 23 new words.

19. 23 minutes of mindfulness a week. This has been done.

20. Mend/ repair 23 items. 

21. Enter 23 competitions a month. Have entered 5 so far.

22. Have a conversation with 23 new people. Talked to one new person. The wife of someone we know but had never met here.

23. Persuade DH not to have takeaway/ eat out 23 times. Fine this once by cooking first thing so only needed to hear it up.


I think I'm doing ok as things are but will need to keep motivated.

Tashja

Great idea Villagelife! Will aim for Sunday update as well  

1) Put 23 hours towards LPPL (flight time, exams, and study) Done a little reading but not loads - flying beginning of Feb though so will be an hour clocked plus a couple of hours on the lesson plans (2 to do, 1 to reread).

2) Read 23 books (including hobby books) Got book here to start Will take one with me on day trip today.

3) 23 bags to the charity shop (need to declutter!) Need to start

4) Lose 23lb weight (also on hubby's list) need to start! Still finishing Christmas food!

5) 23 trips to the cinema (we have unlimited cards, also on hubby's list) Booked in Friday to see MEGAN

6) Try out 23 new recipes - Managed 2 this month - Carbonara and made up a sausage roll/pate recipe for todays lunch!

7) 23 days of Latin (Duolingo, books) on Day 6 streak

8) 23 days of cooking at home and not eating out! Managed 7 days so far but out tonight for monthly Chinese while DD is at a club a couple of hours from home! 

9) 23 items off the "big to-do list" (in my notebook, might post later!) Done 1

10) Enter 23 competitions a day Managing so far to do 23 on average

11) Win 23 prizes this year - one nice win so far this month

12) 1 Date night a month (Also on Hubby's list) - end of month  

13) Meal plan weekly - Yep Meal plan for this week on fridge making life much easier

14) Make 23 items for Christmas 2023 - not yet Need to crack on with this!

15) Grow 23 different veg/fruit at the allotment (sounds hard but we are already close to this!) Seeds ready to go and planned out

16) Make £23 a month extra (surveys, Shopmimum, etc) up to £11 so far this month! Also managed to get 2 extra work hours so far this month.  

17) Continue £50 per month Premium Bonds - waiting for payday! 

18) Try for 23 veggie days - managed 1 so far!

19) Try to keep up with Fly Lady - getting there! House is ok 

20) 23 RAOK - Will get this done!

21) At least 2/3 no spend days a week! - Managed 1!

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!) Yes! Enjoying this one Still in jeans and boots but smarter jeans and boots hahaha x

23) Pay down credit cards - no more payments but have not used the card!


Not totally on target but I am getting there Not bad for Day 8 of January - hoping everyone else is doing ok.

House stuff going ok paperwork sent, more to fill in - had a typical bump in the road but we can overcome that.  This years saying for me is "Everything you want is on the otherside of fear" and keeping that in mind xx