24 for 2024

IrishRose12

Another update from me

1.     24 tech free evenings within 3 months/ per quarter - 13/24
2.     Read 24 books - 10/24
3.     Declutter 24 Christmas items not used anymore - COMPLETED 24/24 
4.     Walk 24 miles a month - 8/12
5.     24mins per week decluttering around the house - this one is easy now lol. 
6.     Limit to 24 cans of coke per month - Doing well with this one and drinking more water now!
7.     Sell 24 items - 49/24 - COMPLETED
8.     Save 24 of each coin and note – 20/24 I need to 3 more £5 notes and 22 £2 coins lol. 
9.     Declutter 24 bin bags/boxes from the house. - 21/24 another bag left to the CS today
10.  Declutter 24 old cosmetics/toiletries not used or expired - COMPLETED
11.  Loose 24lb in weight - 8/24
12.  Make 24 visits to my local church - 6/24
13.  Complete 24 jigsaw puzzles/ Lego sets/Diamond Painting sets  - 3/24 - completed 2 jigsaws this week, and have discovered  don't have 24 Jigsaws and Lego sets in the cupboard so I've added diamond painting to my list.
14.  24 minutes of gardening per week - 24/24  - COMPLETED all set for winter
15.  Treat / do something for myself 24 times - 21/24
16.  Watch 24 films - 9/24
17.  Make the 24th of each month a "Me" day - 8/12
18.  24 outings with family this year - 22/24
19.  Make or bake 24 things - 9/24
20.  Deep Clean 24 cupboard doors - 10/24
21.  Burn 24 candles/wax melts this year - 10/24
22.  Complete 24 puzzle/colouring books - COMPLETED
23.  24mins doing my weighted hula hoop 3x per week - Finally started this on the 1st September
24.  Do 24 jobs around the house that keep get putting off - 12/24  MY lists of jobs keeps growing though

DundeeDoll

love reading your list @IrishRose12 your 'i don't have 24 jigsaws' made me laugh
half way through September seems a good time to do another update. If averaged out should be up to 17 for each but about to have a week away

1) Workout programmes: 16

2) Fiction books: 17

3) Non-fiction books: 15

4) green places: 20

5) Shows: 19

6) films: 16

7) Donation to CS: 24

8) Jobs off my list: 18

9) Litter picks: 17

10) Drawers / cupboards: 14

11) Churches: 11

12) Fruit: 18

13) Museums / trails: 16

14) Bridges: 15

15) Different pubs / eateries: 14

16) Academic submissions: 14

17) Lectures: 18

18) Documentaries: 16

19) Place-named foods: 17

20) Things that make me look / feel better: 21

Happy_Kitties

Coming in early as I’ve completed one challenge so want to get it updated an can tweak a few other bits aswell that need updating

1) 24 donations to local animal sanctuary. 5/24  local sanctuary has requested kitten food, have got them 48 sachets and 6 boxes of kitten crunchies donated that were a ridiculously cheap price in Asd@ along with some cat chews.
Another donation of several boxes of kitten crunchies donated in June and after I’ve been shopping in abit  I have another donation that will make
7/24 +another 4 boxes kitten food=8/24

2) lose 24lbs in weight (def need to do this after finding out my weight yesterday)

3) 24 jobs in the garden. Really want to attack the garden this year and do some work on it…..plus free exercise 2/24….finally!

4) 24 ‘me time’ activities. As bestie pointed out recently I never put myself first 5/24

5) read 24 books I’ve actually started one, but the Olympics is addictive watching. I can only do a few pages at night and then I need to sleep. I reading more and doing less Olympics at the minute. 1/24

6) save £2400

7) save £240 on supermarket card for Christmas

8) declutter 24 items from the house each month 

Found my total from the decluttering thread. Update 228 items decluttered from the house this year. Year total aim is 288 so 228/288 + 9 items out= 237/288.Now up to 252. (Having to keep track from my totals on decluttering thread)

9) sell 24 items

10) 24 activities with family/friends 9/24(me and a bestie decided to book a trip away to London, wanted to do it last year but it never happened. Very much looking forward to this)

11) 240 minutes of volunteering each week 15/52

12) At least 24 mins of housework a day  Jan✅ Feb✅ March✅ April ✅ May✅June✅July ✅Aug✅

13) At least 240 minutes of exercise a week 9/52

14) At least 240 items to favourite charities for fundraising x 2.  110+20=130+28=158+ 20=178+9=187+70 (delivered yesterday 17/3) =257. First lot done ✅

Tuesday’s donation for a charity fundraiser starts me off with 25 items +17 =42 items + 53 items in June = 95 items +4 delivered directly= 99 items +42 items ready to send=141+ 19 items used for a raffle last night = 160

 200 items dropped off to shoebox organiser + 6 shoeboxes + 8 things given as raffle prizes = 160 +214= 374 items.✅

So far 631 items donated to favourite charities so task completed for the year. Have more to drop off and two shoeboxes to finish so will keep updating until 31st Dec
COMPLETED

15) Use up 24 candles 1/24

16) 240 minutes spent on course each week. 8/52

17) 24 letters to family and friends 4/24

18) Watch 24 films

19) 24 jobs in the house 5/24 (got the washing machine sorted after a leak). It has been a month of leaks, radiator leak sorted and another job = 6/24

20) 24 Dun elm Bags of Joy for the Christmas appeal when it starts

IrishRose12

1.     24 tech free evenings within 3 months/ per quarter - 23/24
2.     Read 24 books - 11/24
3.     Declutter 24 Christmas items not used anymore - COMPLETED 24/24 
4.     Walk 24 miles a month - 9/12
5.     24mins per week decluttering around the house - this one is easy now lol. 
6.     Limit to 24 cans of coke per month - drinking more water now
7.     Sell 24 items - 50/24 - COMPLETED
8.     Save 24 of each coin and note – 20/24 I need to 3 more £5 notes and 22 £2 coins lol. 
9.     Declutter 24 bin bags/boxes from the house. - 23/24 
10.  Declutter 24 old cosmetics/toiletries not used or expired - COMPLETED
11.  Loose 24lb in weight - 8/24
12.  Make 24 visits to my local church - 7/24
13.  Complete 24 jigsaw puzzles/ Lego sets/Diamond Painting sets  - 4/24.
14.  24 minutes of gardening per week - 24/24  - COMPLETED all set for winter
15.  Treat / do something for myself 24 times - 22/24
16.  Watch 24 films - 14/24 - I've got sucked into these terrible movies that have been advertised on Instagram lol
17.  Make the 24th of each month a "Me" day - 8/12
18.  24 outings with family this year - 23/24
19.  Make or bake 24 things - 10/24
20.  Deep Clean 24 cupboard doors - 10/24
21.  Burn 24 candles/wax melts this year - 10/24
22.  Complete 24 puzzle/colouring books - COMPLETED
23.  24mins doing my weighted hula hoop 3x per week - not quite 3 times per week but I'm doing it so It counts lol
24.  Do 24 jobs around the house that keep get putting off - 14/24  

DundeeDoll

Just back from a lovely week in Venice with friends - they have helped me with some suggestions for 20*25 :-) As expected, bridges now finished and churches has made good progress. Also fitted in Harry's Bar, a concert, 2 art exhibitions which i have included in museums / trails, 3 churches and 3 bars (including Harry's Bar) and caught up on some reading so current update 

1) Workout programmes: 16.8 (will do last workout of that programme tonight)

2) Fiction books: 18 (Murder on Lake Garda)

3) Non-fiction books: 17 (read one on Venice and another called the happiness project)

4) green places: 20

5) Shows: 19

6) films: 17

7) Donation to CS: 24 - COMPLETED

8) Jobs off my list: 18

9) Litter picks: 18

10) Drawers / cupboards: 14

11) Churches: 18

12) Fruit: 18

13) Museums / trails: 20

14) Bridges: 24 - COMPLETED

15) Different pubs / bars: 18

16) Academic submissions: 14

17) Lectures: 18

18) Documentaries: 17

19) Place-named foods: 19

20) Things that make me look / feel better: 21

Happy_Kitties

End of September update

1) 24 donations to local animal sanctuary. 5/24  local sanctuary has requested kitten food, have got them 48 sachets and 6 boxes of kitten crunchies donated that were a ridiculously cheap price in Asd@ along with some cat chews.
Another donation of several boxes of kitten crunchies donated in June and after I’ve been shopping in abit  I have another donation that will make
7/24 +another 4 boxes kitten food=8/24

A big box of cat food ready to drop off, just haven’t had chance

2) lose 24lbs in weight (def need to do this after finding out my weight yesterday)

3) 24 jobs in the garden. Really want to attack the garden this year and do some work on it…..plus free exercise 2/24….finally!

4) 24 ‘me time’ activities. As bestie pointed out recently I never put myself first 5/24

5) read 24 books I’ve actually started one, but the Olympics is addictive watching. I can only do a few pages at night and then I need to sleep. I reading more and doing less Olympics at the minute. 1/24

6) save £2400

7) save £240 on supermarket card for Christmas

8) declutter 24 items from the house each month 

Found my total from the decluttering thread. Update 228 items decluttered from the house this year. Year total aim is 288 so 228/288 + 9 items out= 237/288.Now up to 252. (Having to keep track from my totals on decluttering thread)

9) sell 24 items

10) 24 activities with family/friends 11/24(me and a bestie decided to book a trip away to London, wanted to do it last year but it never happened. Very much looking forward to this)

11) 240 minutes of volunteering each week 17/52

12) At least 24 mins of housework a day  Jan✅ Feb✅ March✅ April ✅ May✅June✅July ✅Aug✅

13) At least 240 minutes of exercise a week 9/52

14) At least 240 items to favourite charities for fundraising x 2.  110+20=130+28=158+ 20=178+9=187+70 (delivered yesterday 17/3) =257. First lot done ✅

Tuesday’s donation for a charity fundraiser starts me off with 25 items +17 =42 items + 53 items in June = 95 items +4 delivered directly= 99 items +42 items ready to send=141+ 19 items used for a raffle last night = 160

 200 items dropped off to shoebox organiser + 6 shoeboxes + 8 things given as raffle prizes = 160 +214= 374 items.✅

So far 631 items donated to favourite charities so task completed for the year. Have more to drop off and two shoeboxes to finish so will keep updating until 31st Dec
COMPLETED

15) Use up 24 candles 1/24

16) 240 minutes spent on course each week. 9/52.
course has restarted….very happy!

17) 24 letters to family and friends 4/24

18) Watch 24 films

19) 24 jobs in the house 5/24 (got the washing machine sorted after a leak). It has been a month of leaks, radiator leak sorted and another job = 6/24

20) 24 Dun elm Bags of Joy for the Christmas appeal when it starts COMPLETED✅
Smashed this in one go, 26 bags of goodies donated yesterday. Going to keep going with this as friend helped me last night sort out more items. 

leftatthetrafficlights

Update time for September:

1) 24 mins of housework daily - COMPLETED 

2) 24 mins of asana practice daily - very few

3) 24 mins of walking daily - very few

4) 24 mins of self-care daily - COMPLETED 

5) 24 mins of writing daily - COMPLETED 

6) 24 mins of gardening weekly - no

7) 24 mins meditation weekly - COMPLETED

8) 24 days of nutrition study monthly - none

9) 24 days of strict WFPB eating monthly - I don't know how many but definitely not 24

10) £24 reduction of monthly grocery budget  -  COMPLETED 

11) 24 alcohol free days monthly - No 

12) 24 NSD'S monthly - Not sure

13) 24 'home spa' days within the year 6/24 

14) 24 tech free days within the year - COMPLETED

15) 24 'out of the house' days within the year  - COMPLETED 

16) 24lbs lost within the year - 3/24 - gone backwards with this again

17) 24 new books read within the year -  COMPLETED 

18) 24 different veg/herbs grown within the year - COMPLETED 

19) 24 bottles/jars of condiments/cordials made within the year -  19/24 - damson 'cheese' made in September 

20) 24 yoga nidra practices with in year - COMPLETED 

21) 24 items decluttered within the year - 24/24 COMPLETED

22) 24 items donated to the food bank within the year - COMPLETED 

23) 24 sunrises watched at the beach within the year - 11/24 

24) 24 sunsets watched in the garden within the year - 24/24 😍 COMPLETED

DundeeDoll

wowza great progress leftatthetrafficlights
amazing number of items to the CS Happy_Kitties
My end of September update (watched Designing woman last night while I finished off a workout programme!)

1) Workout programmes: 17

2) Fiction books: 18

3) Non-fiction books: 18

4) green places: 20

5) Shows: 19

6) films: 18

7) Donation to CS: 24 COMPLETE

8) Jobs off my list: 18

9) Litter picks: 18

10) Drawers / cupboards: 14

11) Places of worship: 19

12) Fruit: 18

13) Museums / trails: 21

14) Bridges: 24 COMPLETE

15) Different pubs / eateries: 19

16) Academic submissions: 14

17) Lectures: 18

18) Documentaries: 17

19) Place-named foods: 20

20) Things that make me look / feel better: 21

DundeeDoll

Thought I'd do a mid October update - not a lot COMPLETE yet but definitely on-target with the majority, and already planning my 20*25! 

1) Workout programmes: 18

2) Fiction books: 19

3) Non-fiction books: 20

4) green places: 20

5) Shows: 20

6) films: 20

7) Donation to CS: 24 COMPLETE

8) Jobs off my list: 19

9) Litter picks: 20

10) Drawers / cupboards: 14

11) Places of worship: 19

12) Fruit: 19

13) Museums / trails: 21

14) Bridges: 24 COMPLETE

15) Different pubs / eateries: 20

16) Academic submissions: 17

17) Lectures: 19

18) Documentaries: 21

19) Place-named foods: 21

20) Things that make me look / feel better: 22

Happy_Kitties

Update early as a lot has been going on

1) 24 donations to local animal sanctuary. 5/24  local sanctuary has requested kitten food, have got them 48 sachets and 6 boxes of kitten crunchies donated that were a ridiculously cheap price in Asd@ along with some cat chews.
Another donation of several boxes of kitten crunchies donated in June and after I’ve been shopping in abit  I have another donation that will make
7/24 +another 4 boxes kitten food=8/24

A big box of cat food ready to drop off, just haven’t had chance

2) lose 24lbs in weight (def need to do this after finding out my weight yesterday)

3) 24 jobs in the garden. Really want to attack the garden this year and do some work on it…..plus free exercise 2/24….finally!

4) 24 ‘me time’ activities. As bestie pointed out recently I never put myself first 5/24

5) read 24 books I’ve actually started one, but the Olympics is addictive watching. I can only do a few pages at night and then I need to sleep. I reading more and doing less Olympics at the minute. 1/24

6) save £2400

7) save £240 on supermarket card for Christmas

8) declutter 24 items from the house each month 

Found my total from the decluttering thread. Update 228 items decluttered from the house this year. Year total aim is 288 so 228/288 + 9 items out= 237/288.Now up to 252. (Having to keep track from my totals on decluttering thread)
Another 15 items out =262

9) sell 24 items

10) 24 activities with family/friends 12/24(me and a bestie decided to book a trip away to London, wanted to do it last year but it never happened. Very much looking forward to this)

11) 240 minutes of volunteering each week 17/52

12) At least 24 mins of housework a day  Jan✅ Feb✅ March✅ April ✅ May✅June✅July ✅Aug✅

13) At least 240 minutes of exercise a week 9/52

14) At least 240 items to favourite charities for fundraising x 2.  110+20=130+28=158+ 20=178+9=187+70 (delivered yesterday 17/3) =257. First lot done ✅

Tuesday’s donation for a charity fundraiser starts me off with 25 items +17 =42 items + 53 items in June = 95 items +4 delivered directly= 99 items +42 items ready to send=141+ 19 items used for a raffle last night = 160

 200 items dropped off to shoebox organiser + 6 shoeboxes + 8 things given as raffle prizes = 160 +214= 374 items.✅

So far 631 items donated to favourite charities so task completed for the year. Have more to drop off and two shoeboxes to finish so will keep updating until 31st Dec
COMPLETED

Another 100 items donated and dropped off to charity organiser= 731
@DundeeDoll these are items that I have bought extremely cheap for various causes I support. I collect throughout the year, this year has been a bumper year for bargains. Shipping everything out has been challenging but very rewarding🙂

15) Use up 24 candles 1/24

16) 240 minutes spent on course each week. 9/52.
course has restarted….very happy!

17) 24 letters to family and friends 5/24

18) Watch 24 films

19) 24 jobs in the house 5/24 (got the washing machine sorted after a leak). It has been a month of leaks, radiator leak sorted and another job = 6/24

20) 24 Dun elm Bags of Joy for the Christmas appeal when it starts COMPLETED✅
Smashed this in one go, 26 bags of goodies donated yesterday. Going to keep going with this as friend helped me last night sort out more items. 

45 Dun elm Bags of Joy now donated 🙂