24 for 2024

tinkerbelluk

OK, it's that time again!

I know a few people have done this in the previous years, but I'm making a start on getting organised (or procrastinating over my 23 for 23 list 😂) The idea is you have a list of 24 goals, that you do 24 times during the year.  It can be big or small, fun or serious, and the idea is something you can try and achieve throughout 2024 (I've yet to complete the full list any year, but hey it's progress not perfection!).

Original posts if you're looking for inspiration: 20 20s for 2020, 21 things, 21 times in 2021, 2022 New Year's Resolutions Thread, 23 for 2023

To join, simply post your list and remember to come back and let us know your progress.

My curernt 24 for 24!

1. Answer 24 journal prompts of self-discovery and awareness  (a more realistic goal this year as I've managed a grand total of 9! for 2023)
2. Build 24 Lego sets  
3. Complete 24 things off master to do list
4. Deep Clean / Declutter 24 areas around the house
5. Do 24 things with family and friends
6. 24 Donations to charity 
7. Enter an average of 24 competitions per day 
8. Get rid of 24 items from the Loft / Garage
9. Go for 24 walks or bike rides over 30 mins  
10. Have 24 date nights – In or out!  
11. Have 24 fun family adventures   
12. Have 24 no-tech evenings  
13. Learn 24 new things
14. Listen to 24 new albums
15. Lose 24lbs
16. Try 24 new recipes  
17. Play 24 board games  
18. Practice 24 mins of mindfulness each week 
19. Read 24 Books 
20. Save £2024 over the year   
21. Sell 24 things on ebay / booty sites
22. Spend 24 mins each week organising photos
    
23. Treat / do something for me 24 times
24. Watch 24 new to-me films / documentaries

Most are a repeat of last year but lowered my expectations on some, and removed others I absolutely hated doing (I'm looking at you podcasts!) but these may change as I see other ideas come in 😂 so who's up for this year's challenge?

leftatthetrafficlights

I'm in for 2024 - I have a lot of plans for the year so this challenge will help keep those in mind! I've put them into daily, weekly, monthly and yearly targets for ease 😉

1) 24 mins of housework daily
2) 24 mins of asana practice daily
3) 24 mins of walking daily
4) 24 mins of self-care daily
5) 24 mins of writing daily
6) 24 mins of gardening weekly
7) 24 mins meditation weekly
8) 24 days of Italian practice monthly 
9) 24 days of strict WFPB eating monthly 
10) £24 reduction of monthly grocery budget 
11) 24 alcohol free days monthly 
12) 24 NSD'S monthly 
13) 24 'home spa' days within the year
14) 24 tech free days within the year 
15) 24 'out of the house' days within the year 
16) 24lbs lost within the year 
17) 24 new books read within the year 
18) 24 different veg/herbs grown within the year 
19) 24 bottles/jars of condiments/cordials made within the year 
20) 24 new recipes made within the year 
21) 24 items decluttered within the year 
22) 24 items donated to the food bank within the year 
23) 24 sunrises watched at the beach within the year 
24) 24 sunsets watched at the beach within the year *ETA: I'm changing this to in my back garden; I can see better sunsets here! 

IrishRose12

I'm in again for this one.

Will sit down over the Christmas break and finalise my 24. I've got a few already on the list. 

StickyTheStickInsect

Could I join for 2024 please, I’ll work out my 24 over the Christmas break.

ladybird1106

Sounds like an interesting challenge. 
1. Learn 24 new words
2. Learn 24 new reciepes
3. Eat 24 different types of fruit, veggies, herbs a month
4. Shave £24 a week off the food bill 
5. Listen to 24 new bands/singers
6. Watch 24 films I haven't seen. 
7. 24 TV free days a month
8. Lose 24lbs
9. 24 minutes of yoga x5 a week.
10. Say hello to 24 strangers a month
11. 24 minutes of daily housework 
12. Declutter 24 items a month
13. Sell 24 items
14. Make £24 a month side hustles
15. Meet up with friends 24 times throughout the year. 
16. Donate to the food bank 24 times
17. Visit 24 new places
18. Swim 24 lengths a week.
19. Upcycle 24 items
20. Read 24 new books 
21. Do 24 good deeds a month 
22. Say yes 24 a month when I would usually say no.
23. Volunteer (days) 24 times
24. Find 24 things to be grateful for a week.
Love 🐞

CMD79

I'd love to join in this year! I started last year and then.... didn't get very far! But I mean it this year!! And some people did really well last year, so I hope I can try harder.

I'm approaching this slightly differently, but have taken lots of inspiration from previous posts! I also need to try to get in a better place before the year starts, so I've added a bit for the 2023 finale!

23 hours a week to sort my life out before ending 2023

·        Sort through all clothes

·        And cosmetics

·        Put up shelves

·        Complete decorating hall

·        Decorate DD’s room

·        Deep clean each room

24 for 2024

Health & Wellbeing

1.      Find 24 things to be grateful for per week

2.      Dedicate 24 minutes per day in self-care and take 2h 24 minutes to myself per week!

3.      Swim 24 lengths per week and go to the gym 24 times per month

4.      Drink 2024 glasses of water in 2024 and less than 2024 cups of tea!

Debt & Savings 

5.      Complete 24 NSDs per month in 2024

6.      Maximum grocery shop spend £2024 in 2024

7.      Make a concerted effort to complete 1% debt repay 24 times and debt free by Xmas 2024

8.      Check-in with my finances 24 times in 2024

Friends & Family 

9.      Do 24 social things in 2024 - New activity / arrange an activity with friends / to make friends

10.   Plan 24 family visits

11.   Plan 24 days of annual leave for holidays/travel

12.   Go to 24 places / enjoy 24 experiences with husband and daughter in 2024

Crafting & hobbies

13.   Complete 24 crafts from stash

14.   Read 24 books

15.   Practice Digital Art 24 times in 2024

16.   Learn to crochet 24 times!

House, Mess & Cleaning

17.   Complete 24 Big Projects

18.   Dedicate 24 minutes per day decluttering AND 2h 24mins to cleaning the house per week

19.   Declutter 2024kg of crap

20.   Complete 24 things I have been neglecting!

Work, challenge & professional development

21.   Have 24 WOW moments at work and post these on LinkedIn (and get promoted!)

22.   Focus on my novel for 2h 24 minutes per week

23.   London Landmarks Half Marathon

24.   24 hours of CPD in 2024

Best wishes to all for 2024 and making the year count! AND a big thanks for running the thread @tinkerbelluk

tinkerbelluk

Some amazing ideas coming in  😍

thechubbyunicorn

I love this challenge and there are some excellent ideas on here. I joined the 2020 one but when the world stopped so did I. Some of mine are the same from 4 years but these are the things I enjoy so hopefully 2024 will be a success! 

1. 24 solo days out 
2. Tick 24 things off my bucket list 
3. Try 24 restaurants / cafes I've never been to   
4. Read 24 books 
5. Watch 24 movies I've never seen before
6. Lose 24lb - I've got a lot more than that to lose but this is a good starting point
7. Explore 24 Scottish villages / towns / cities I've never been to
8. Walk 2024km - This is on average 5.5km a day. Over the last 10 days I have walked an of 4.1km so I'll need to make a real effort every day with this one
9. Create 24 (positive!) habits - For this challenge I'll tick this off if I complete the habit for 24 consecutive days then 24 times each month after
10. Save 24 of each coin / note domination - up to £20!
11. Listen to 24 audiobooks
12. Buy 24 £20 gift cards to spend next Christmas
13. Eat 24 foods I’ve never tried
14. Watch 24 documentaries
15. Eat 24 different cakes / puddings
16. Go for a walk 24 places I've never been before 
17. Complete 24 things on my master to do list
18. Run for 24 minutes - I think I can run for about 30 seconds at the moment so this will be interesting!
19. Try 24 new recipes
20. Post 2024 photos on Instagram - I love looking back on photos but I never keep them in albums or even print them off so Instagram is a wonderful tool for memories. I have something like 60 followers and don't post for 'the gram' but rather boring mundane things that are going on in my life
21. 24 outings / experiences with DP
22. Go to Slimming World 24 times
23. Sell 24 things
24. Do 24 things that me look / feel better

basketcase

Hello!

Thanks for setting this up @tinkerbelluk   I'd like to join in too, please. 

There are some really good ideas on here (some of which I've nicked!)  I don't think I'm going to have 100% success but if I don't try I'm not going to achieve anything at all am I?  Anyway, here goes:

1.       Aim for 24 NSD's per month (Possibly not achievable – but at least 12!)

2.       Housework - Do 24 hours a month

3.       Declutter 24 things a month

4.       Organising photos  - Spend 24 mins a month

5.       Early nights - 24 a month (before 11)

6.       Exercise (Home workouts/Pilates/Physio) - 24 a month

7.       Non/low UPF eating - 24 days per month

8.       Check in on friends and family 24 times in 2024

9.       Donate to foodbank 24 times in 2024

10.   Complete 24 creative projects (either new or WIPs)

11.   Kitchen gadgets - Use little used ones 24 times in 2024

12.   Make do & mend/up cycle 24 times

13.   Outstanding domestic projects  - Complete 24 in 2024

14.   Admin days (bills, bank recons; filing etc) - 24 in 2024

15.   Cultural activities (Museums/Galleries, ballet, opera, theatre etc) - 24 in 2024

16.   Digital detox - 24 days in 2024

17.   Grow 24 vegetable/flower varieties on allotment

18.   Lose 24lb in 2024 (Should lose about 10 more – but it’s a start!)

19.   MSE challenges - Participate in 24 in 2024 (could be Yearlong or Monthly)

20.   New recipes - Try 24 in 2024

21.   NON-FICTION books - Read 24 in 2024

22.   Self-care sessions 24 in 2024

23.   Takeaways - Max of 24 in 2024

24.   Walks over 30 mins  - 24 in 2024

CMD79

@thechubbyunicorn and @basketcase love some of your ideas! Going to revise my list slightly as I like some of yours    

topsyturphy

Going to try this again

1. 24 mins housework at least 3 times per work, this is extra to everyday stuff. Managed twice a week

2. sell 24 items per month. Sold 24 items for the year not each month 

3. Organise 24 outings that’s 2 a month for the year. Probably managed more than 2 a month - result.

4. Read 24 books. Managed 1 a month

5. Finish 24 craft projects - moved house still an ongoing target 

6. organise to see 24 friends throughout the year. Completed 

7. Lose 24lb before May. Failed

8.make 24 different recipes  - have tried around 20 recipes- several have become favourites 

9. Declutter 24 items per month completed this.

10. Enter 24 competitions per month only managed 1 a month

11. work 24 hours per month overtime - managed some each month but not 24 hours

12. Complete 24 mins per week on Duolingo. Failed 

13. Take lunch or breakfast to work 24 days per month - completed

14. 24 hours self care per month - Did better but not achieved

15. organise 24 work outfits so I don’t need to think each night what to wear. Struggled with this.

16. Save a £1 day for 24 days each month moved house so spent a lot

17. visit 24 different places. - went to 4 different countries and also areas in the uk so mostly achieved this.

18. send to charity 24 items of clothing that doesn’t fit. - still a work in progress 

19. Delete 24 emails per day. Mostly achieved 

20. Speak to family/friends 24 times a month. Completed

21. Do 24 things off my bucket list. Didn’t manage 24. Competes 4.

22. 24 minutes of exercise twice a week - if I count the dog walking - completed

23. Discover 24 new dog walks. Seem to always go the same route - challenge continues 

24. write down 24 positive things each week. Although not written down always tried to find positives