23 for 2023

thechubbyunicorn

Well done @villagelife & @Tashja I’ve had a very slow week trying to recover from the lack of routine over Christmas. 

8. Started listening to ‘The Man who Died Twice’ by Richard Osman 

12. Mr U and I went a nice walk on Monday around Bothwell Castle Golf Club 

19. I forgot to wear my Fitbit on Monday when we went out our walk so can’t count that towards ‘Walk 2023km’ as I have no idea how far it was. Other than that day I have hardly moved at all. This week I’ve only walked 10.12km 😱

Hopefully I’ll be able to do more over the coming week as things will be back to normal. 

CMD79

thechubbyunicorn said:

Well done @villagelife & @Tashja I’ve had a very slow week trying to recover from the lack of routine over Christmas. 

8. Started listening to ‘The Man who Died Twice’ by Richard Osman 

12. Mr U and I went a nice walk on Monday around Bothwell Castle Golf Club 

19. I forgot to wear my Fitbit on Monday when we went out our walk so can’t count that towards ‘Walk 2023km’ as I have no idea how far it was. Other than that day I have hardly moved at all. This week I’ve only walked 10.12km 😱

Hopefully I’ll be able to do more over the coming week as things will be back to normal. 

Did you have a smart phone on either of you? You can look at the steps on the Health app on your phone maybe?

IrishRose12

Hi Everyone, how are you all doing with your lists?

I've had to change mine a bit due to health changes and family stuff and now work constraints.

1.   Read 23 books - 1 book read so far

2.   Sell 23 things - 4/23 

3.   Watch 23 films - 2 films watched - Christmas Tree Lane and The Tourist

4.   Walk for 23 minutes 5 times a week. - Completed 

5.  Save 23 of each coin an note - Forgot about this one so going to do this this evening lol

6.   Declutter 23 items a week from the house - completed

7.   Save an extra £23 a month - Put away already

8.   23 minutes of mindfulness a week. - completed

9.   Loose 23lb in weight - 2lb lost

10.  Donate at least 23 items to the food bank - Still collecting for the end of the month donation

11.  Get rid of 23 bags of stuff that we no longer need in the house - 2 bags already gone, and a 3rd sitting ready to go

12.  Swim 23 miles - will start this in February

13.  Listen to 23 different music albums - 

14.  Have 23 no tech evenings - 3 managed so far

15.  Save £2023 over the year

16.  Treat / do something for myself 23 times - 1 treat afternoon so far 

17.  Save £23 every fortnight towards Christmas 2023 - I've had to switch to £23 evry 2 weeks due to hours being cut

18.  23 gardening jobs

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

20.  Spend 23 minutes a day decluttering - Ok this won't be happening every day but most days it will

21.  Make or bake 23 things instead of spending money on takeaways/bakery etc - 2/23 cooked

22.  Have 23 no spend days every month. - 9/12 completed so far

23.  Make 23 extra payments to my debts - 3 extra done this month alone! 

YorksLass

Mid-month update:

1.  Donate 23 items to CS - Four items ready in a carrier bag, just need to be going that way to drop them off

2.  Enter 23 competitions - One done, 22 to go

3.  Choose 23 CDs from our collection and listen to them - Have listened to two, they are now in the CS bag

4.  Read 23 books - Have read one, Blue Heaven by C J Box, a crime thriller (enjoyed), and am part-way through another one that's a bit heavy going but I will finish it!

5.  Make the 23rd of each month a "Me" day - Watch this space!

6.  Shave 23p a day off the already reduced grocery budget ( = £83.95 at the end of the year) - This month's cash is in a jar

7.  Watch 23 films that I haven't seen before - Have watched Along Came a Spider (not a new film but new to me) - was OK

8.  Make 23 items from my crafting stash (knit, sew, cross stitch etc) - One ladies' jumper finished, now being worn

9.  Donate 23 items to a Food Bank

10. Spend 23 minutes a day clearing a shelf, drawer etc to help with decluttering - Have done some but not every day - need to up my game on this one.  I might need to do a 1 to 2 hour "block" once a week rather than daily.

11. Walk 23 ups and 23 downs of the stairs a total of 23 times a week - On course, usually 5 ups and 5 downs a day

12. Have 23 no spend days every month (not including DDs for bills etc) - 12/31 so far this month

13. Walk for 23 mins twice a week - Achieved, despite the awful weather

14. Socialise 23 times (visit, phone, email)

15. Complete 23 things on my To Do List - One item done

16. Have 23 portions of F&V every week - Averaging 3 per day, sometimes 4

17. Have 23 days away from the laptop

18. Decorate the kitchen for £23 or less - Not happening until the weather gets a bit better

All in all, not too bad   but 9/14/17 need attention.

thechubbyunicorn

Sunday update:

• Eat at 23 new restaurants / cafes - This DP and I went to Catch, a posh chippy in Glasgow. The tempura prawns and the calamari were amazing!

• 23 days out with Mr Unicorn - Yesterday we went to a VR experience and killed a lot of zombies which was good fun! ‘Play VR’ was also on my ‘101 things in 1001 days’ list but I don’t want to count it twice so I won’t tick it off there as well 

• Lose 23% of my body weight - Joined Slimming World this week so I now have a starting point and have worked out what 23% of starting weight is (spoiler alert - it’s a lot!)  

• Buy 23 £20 gift vouchers to spend next Christmas - Bought £20 gift card for ASOS 

• Save 23 £20 notes - Saved £20 

• Walk 2023 km - Walked 28 km

villagelife

Chubbyunicorn - I would count your VR on both lists.

1. Read 23 books - 2/23 The woman in the water has also been read

2. Watch 23 films. 2/23 no more this week.

3. Listen to 23 podcasts. Still at 3/23

4. Attend 23 sporting events. 2/23 Quins v Sale and USAP v Glasgow

5. Grow 23 different fruit and veg. Not started this as not counting fruit trees and bushes until fruit is ready to eat.

6. Eat 23 different fruit, veg, nuts and seeds a week. This was achieved again as an aiming for 30.

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

8. Lose 23lbs. 2lbs lost. No more lost this week.

9. Declutter 23 items a week from the house  Achieved again.

10. Try 23 new recipes. Must try harder on this one.

11. Meet up with 23 different people. 3/23

12. Visit 23 different gardens including National Trust ones. 1/23

13. Do 23 acts of kindness a month. 4/23

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. 2/23

17. Donate to charity 23 times.

18. Learn and use 23 new words.

19. 23 minutes of mindfulness a week. Achieved

20. Mend/ repair 23 items. 

21. Enter 23 competitions a month. Achieved already.

22. Have a conversation with 23 new people. 2/23 a lady at a rugby match.

23. Persuade DH not to have takeaway/ eat out 23 times. Still only 1/23

tinkerbelluk

Everyone's doing really well so far 😍 I'm plodding along with mine but will update at the end of the month (gives me a chance to catch up on a few as well!)

thechubbyunicorn

Thank you @villagelife I think I'll do that. 

I haven't managed to get as much done as I would have liked this week, however I have worked towards a few goals...

5. Lose 35% of my body weight - Lost 5.5lbs this week! 

10. Tick 23 things off my ‘101 things in 1001 days’ list - I got my eyebrows microbladed 

13. Watch 23 movies I’ve not seen before - We bought a zoo 

15. Save £2023 - Saved £255 

17. Buy 23 £20 gift vouchers to spend next Christmas - I bought a £20 Amazon voucher 

19. Walk 2023km - I walked 31km

Hope everyone has had a great week and you're all smashing your goals!

YorksLass

#7 - Watch 23 films that I haven't seen before.  Film #2 watched - The Art of Racing in the Rain.  A comedy/drama - the comedy was gentle and thoughtful rather than laugh out loud, the drama was unashamedly emotionally manipulative in parts and there was a bitter-sweet ending.  Definitely a "blubathon" so, if you ever come across it, have a box of tissues at the ready!  Especially if you're a dog lover - there's a gorgeous golden retriever called Enzo, voiced by Kevin Costner.

thechubbyunicorn

Not much done at all this week...

1. Eat at 23 new restaurants / cafes - The Ghillie at Cornhill Castle (a bit posh for me!) 

11. Support 23 local or small businesses - I bought a doormat from Etsy 

19. Walk 2023km - This week I walked 30km