23 for 2023

thechubbyunicorn

January Update 

I've struggled with motivation this month. I'm hoping this will change as we get out of winter. I'm only on track with 4 of my 23 things which isn't great however I am pleased I've still updated every week. 

1. Eat at 23 new restaurants / cafes (2/23) - Catch / The Ghillie at Cornhill Castle

2. Try 23 new recipes (0/23)

3. Eat 23 different cakes (0/23)

4. 23 days out with Mr Unicorn (1/23) - VR experience

5. Lose 23% of my body weight (1/23) 

6. 23 solo days out (0/23) 

7. Read 23 books (0/23) 

8. Listen to 23 audiobooks (0/23) 

9. Cycle 230 miles (0/23)

10. Tick 23 things off my ‘101 things in 1001 days’ list (2/23) - VR experience / Eyebrows microbladed 

11. Support 23 local or small businesses (1/23) - Door mat from Etsy 

12. 23 new walks I haven’t done before (1/23) - Bothwell Castle golf course 

13. Watch 23 movies I’ve not seen before (1/23) - We bought a zoo 

14. Go swimming 23 times (0/23)

15. Save £2023 (£255/£2023)

16. Tick 23 things off my “someday to do list” (0/23)

17. Buy 23 £20 gift vouchers to spend next Christmas (2/23) - £20 ASOS / £20 Amazon

18. Save 23 £20 notes (1/23)

19. Walk 2023km (99km/2023km)

20. Run non stop for 23 minutes (0/23) 

21. Try 23 new foods (0/23)

22. Treat myself to 23 items I really want (0/23) 

23. 23 gym classes (0/23)

tinkerbelluk

A bit late but my Jan update but here goes!:

1. Answer 223 journal prompts of self-discovery and awareness - 9  
2. Build 23 Lego sets - 2
3. Complete things of master to do list - 0 
4. Do 23 things with family and friends - 2
5. Donations to charity - 1 
6. Enter 23 competitions per month - 37.5 monthly average and I managed to win a £50 voucher on one of them 
7. Go for 23 walks or bike rides over 30 mins - 0 
8. Have 23 date nights – In or out! - 0
9. Have 23 fun family adventures - 1 (went and bid in an auction)
10. Have 23 no tech evenings - 3 
11. Learn 23 new things - 0
12. Listen to 23 new albums - 2
13. Listen to 23 podcasts - 0
14. Lose 23% of my body weight - 0
15. Make 23 new meals - 0
16. Play 23 board games - 0
17. Practice 23 mins of mindfulness each week - 4
18. Read 23 Books - 3
19. Save £2023 over the year - £89.68
20. Sell 23 things on ebay / booty sites - 0
21. Spend 23 mins each week organising photos - 0
22. Treat / do something for myself 23 times - 0
23. Watch 23 new to me films / documentaries / TV shows - 3

Not a bad start but need to put a bit more effort in on the ones that I always leave until last!

How's everyone else doing?

slm6002

I have been doing really well and was happily recording things on my spreadsheet.  Unfortunately the spreadsheet has vanished when my laptop crashed.  I will be going back to paper and pen for the remainder of the year.  It really does help focus time.  Competitions x 23 were entered plus extras but so far no win, I definitely managed 23 surveys plus extras, helped friends, had time to myself and more.  Will try to record February a little better.

thechubbyunicorn

This week's update.... 

1. Eat at 23 new restaurants / cafes - Radisson Red, Glasgow
10. Tick 23 things off '101 things in 1001 days' list - Go to a comedy club 
11. Support 23 local or small businesses - Bought valentine's card from Etsy 
13. Watch 23 movies I've not seen before - Paddington 
15. Save £2023 - Saved £10 
19. Walk 2023km - Walked 33km   

YorksLass

January update:

1.  Donate 23 items to CS - 4/23

2.  Enter 23 competitions - 1/23

3.  Choose 23 CDs from our collection and listen to them - 2/23

4.  Read 23 books - 2/23 - Blue Heaven (enjoyed) and Revelation (hard going)

5.  Make the 23rd of each month a "Me" day - Achieved

6.  Shave 23p a day off the already reduced grocery budget ( = £83.95 at the end of the year) - January's cash stashed away

7.  Watch 23 films that I haven't seen before - 3/23 - Latest one John Wick, wouldn't watch again

8.  Make 23 items from my crafting stash (knit, sew, cross stitch etc) - 1/23

9.  Donate 23 items to a Food Bank 2/23

10. Spend 23 minutes a day clearing a shelf, drawer etc to help with decluttering - Achieved, but not 23 mins every day, more like an average per day

11. Walk 23 ups and 23 downs of the stairs a total of 23 times a week - Achieved

12. Have 23 no spend days every month (not including DDs for bills etc) - 25/31

13. Walk for 23 mins twice a week - Achieved

16. Have 23 portions of F&V every week - Achieved

Socialise, To Do list and Laptop Free Days need attention.  Kitchen decorating on hold for now.

tinkerbelluk

Everyone's doing well it seems and sorry to hear about your spreadsheet @slm6002 hopefully pen & paper will be better.

I don't think anyone's asked but what is your "Tick 23 things off '101 things in 1001 days' list" @thechubbyunicorn is this something you created yourself as I'm looking for ideas of things to do hence the question

YorksLass

February update:

4. Read 23 books - Nothing to Lose by Lee Child that I didn't think I'd enjoy but did (3/23)
6. Shave 23p a day off the already reduced grocery budget - February's cash stashed away (£13.57/£83.95)
12. Have 23 no spend days every month (not including DDs for bills) - 10/28

thechubbyunicorn

tinkerbelluk said:

I don't think anyone's asked but what is your "Tick 23 things off '101 things in 1001 days' list" @thechubbyunicorn is this something you created yourself as I'm looking for ideas of things to do hence the question

It's basically just a bucket list. I saw the idea on www.dayzeroproject.com when this website was originally set up it was aimed at people completing 101 things of their choosing within 1001 days. You can make different lists and set different dates to suit you. I'm obsessed with lists so this kinda thing makes me happy! 

I had grand plans this week to tick lots of things of my list but as usual life just got in the way! I did manage a few things though...

8. Listen to 23 audiobooks (2/23) - The man who died twice by Richard Osman and Choice by Jodi Picoult
11. Support 23 local or small businesses (3/23) - I visited Partick farmers market and bought cakes, pies, fruit & veg, eggs and burgers from 5 different stalls 
15. Save £2023 (£275/£2023) - I transferred £10 to savings account 
16. Tick 23 things off my "someday to do list" (1/23) - Tidied out shed and organised it 
18. Save 23 £20 notes (2/23) - done!
19. Walk 2023km (160km/2023km) - I walked 28km

slm6002

Happy March - so far I am doing well with some bits but others not so much - still plenty of the year left

1. Loose 23lb in weight - not quite started on this as yet
2. Donate at least 23 items to the food bank - 5 /23
3. Enter 23 competitions a month - 2/12 months completed with at least 23 each month
4. Spend 23 min on 'me' each week - have completed this each week
5. Listen to 23 books - only the 1
6. Watch 23 new films - 5/23 - couldn't tell you what they were now even though I enjoyed them all
7. 23 sessions of crafty making things for fun - 1/23
8. Save £23 each month - 2/12
9. Get rid of 23 bags of stuff that we no longer need in the house - 2/23
10. Swim 23 miles - yet to start this one
11. Try 23 new or forgotten hobbies - only the 1/23 so far
12. Help friends / family 23 times - 8/23
13. 23 fun family days - 1/23 - think this will be easier once the weather improves a little
14. 23 hours of sorting paperwork - 2/23
15. 23 surveys a month - 2/12 months with at least 23 surveys.  Nice little stash of vouchers building from them 
16. Buy second hand 23 times rather than brand new - not really bought anything this year as yet
17. Drink 23 glasses of plain water a week rather than the fizzy I normally drink - getting there but not achieved for first 2 months - now have water bottle with me at all times though so improving
18. Walk rather drive 23 times - 7/23 thanks to car breaking down
19. 23 random acts of kindness - 2/23
20. 23 fruit and veg a week - not every week so far but getting close
21. Enjoy 23 fun and free activities - 1/23
22. Send 23 letters to Postpals children - 2/23
23. 23 early nights to get a proper nights sleep - 8/23 - doing really well with sleep at the moment

I think overall I am doing quite well.  How is everyone else getting on?

tinkerbelluk

Feb check-in for me - I am doing well on some and finding some quite tough as expected!  But that's the idea I suppose, to challenge myself and do the best I can 

1. Answer 223 journal prompts of self-discovery and awareness - 9/223 - 0 this month!  I know I'm putting this off as I find it really uncomfortable, so I need to set aside some time and just crack on
2. Build 23 Lego sets  - 2/23 - Again no progress on this, this month! I have the sets ready to go and it's not like I don't enjoy it so again just need to carve out the time
3. Complete 23 things off the master to-do list - 0/23 - At this point, I'm just making excuses!
4. 23 things with family and friends - 4/23 - 2 this month both of which were lovely!  Hopefully when the weather improves this one will be easier
5. 23 Donations to charity - 2/23 - 1 this month and have a load of bags ready to drop off at the charity shop so March will be looking much better!
6. Enter 23 competitions ave per day per month - 2/12 - Smashed this, this month and won a £50 CEX voucher
7. Go for 23 walks or bike rides over 30 mins - 1/23 - 1 down this month and we're away at CenterParcs in March, so aiming to get this really boosted upwards!
8. Have 23 date nights – In or out! - 0/23 - This one isn't looking great so far, I think the issue is not only finding a babysitter it's carving out the time to do it at home  
9. Have 23 fun family adventures - 1/23 - 0 this month
10. Have 23 no-tech evenings - 8/23 - 5 this month!
11. Learn 23 new things - 0/23 - 0 this month
12. Listen to 23 new albums - 5/23 - 3 this month, I listed to a really nice one by JP Cooper which was the perfect background music for work
13. Listen to 23 podcasts - 0/23
14. Lose 23% of my body weight - 0/23%! 
15. Make 23 new meals - 0/23 - 0 - darn you tried and trusted favourites!
16. Play 23 board games - 0/23 
17. Practice 23 mins of mindfulness each week - 8/52 - Fully on track with this one thanks to my Bujo
18. Read 23 Books - 5/23 - 2 last month, the latest  Robert Thorogood & Michael Connelly
19. Save £2023 over the year - £109.68/£2023 - all of this has been from surveys/cashback sites so when I finally put in some effort and start selling all the things I have planned hoping to boost this in March!
20. Sell 23 things on eBay / booty sites - 0/23 - See above!  Not started this one yet!
21. Spend 23 mins each week organising photos - 0/52 - I have some time set aside this weekend to catch up on this one so hopefully, that will kickstart me into doing it weekly 
22. Treat/do something for myself 23 times - 0/23 - Again, this is something I really struggle with as I don't think I need any more stuff for sure and if I do anything it's for either the Hubby or the girls
23. Watch 23 new to me films/documentaries / TV shows - 4/23 - 1 this month!  Finally got around to watching White House Farm over a few nights, which was unbelievable.  Also did manage to watch some films with the children but whilst they were new to them, I'd seen them before but made me remember how lovely some of the old films are! 

How's everyone else done for Feb?