24 for 2024

tinkerbelluk

As we're running (well me ambling slowly!) towards the end of the year and nearly time for the final scores on the doors to come in I wanted to say a HUGE congrats to you all. If you've managed all of yours or even if you managed one or two you're absolutely amazing 🥳🏆

So for those that have lurked or participated it's time to get planning and you can find the nice new 2025 thread here. Don't forget to come back in a few days to this thread though and let us know how 2024 finished for you 💖 

DundeeDoll

Thanks for the link @tinkerbelluk I will indeed be adding my final overview by the end of the year. Just back from nearly 4 weeks in Thailand (a mix of work and pleasure) where I managed to complete some but have had to wait patiently for my last 2. I am still creating my list for next year, thinking where I'd like to be this time next year (the house sorted is one big thing, so will be splitting the house into 25 zones so some rooms more than one zone). I first did this challenge 2020 then again 2021 and 2024, and like using Twixmas to plan for next year. A belated Christmas to all who celebrate.

DundeeDoll

Breakfast was Dundee marmalade on toast so that's foods named after places COMPLETE

Happy_Kitties

Final update for 2024 but will be joining in the 2025 challenge.
Pleased with what I got done this year especially as I was so poorly since October

1) 24 donations to local animal sanctuary. Final total =14/24

Must do better with this but when I make a donation I make sure it’s a good one. 

2) lose 24lbs in weight (def need to do this after finding out my weight yesterday). I would like to think I’ve dropped a couple of pounds after being so ill

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 10/24

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 
COMPLETED ✅ after a CS drop off and a big tip run but I’ve lost track of numbers as on the decluttering thread I’m not far off 500 items out of the house this year- I did make it to 500 items out of the house,

9) sell 24 items -finally started with this!! 5/24

10) 24 activities with family/friends 20/24(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). Just recovering from trip away!
Another trip coming up in a couple of weeks. 

Trip coming up this week, doing everything I can to make sure I am fit to go but did do some activities before I fell poorly

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✅Sept✅Oct✅Nov✅

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

14) At least 240 items to favourite charities for fundraising x 2. Smashed this! Completed✅

Another 100 items donated and dropped off to charity organiser= 731

15) Use up 24 candles 1/24

16) 240 minutes spent on course each week. 9/52.
course has restarted….very happy! Unfortunately very behind on the course now bec of health

17) 24 letters to family and friends 12/24
18) Watch 24 films 2/24 

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 = 7/24

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

Final total was 71 Bags of Joy completed, very happy with this. 

DundeeDoll

good haul Happy_Kitties looking forward to seeing you on the 25 thread.

DundeeDoll

Last litter pick done this afternoon which means I can now post:

1) Workout programmes: 24 COMPLETE

2) Fiction books: 24 COMPLETE

3) Non-fiction books: 24 COMPLETE

4) green places: 24 COMPLETE

5) Shows: 24 COMPLETE

6) films: 24 COMPLETE

7) Donation to CS: 24 COMPLETE

8) Jobs off my list: 24 COMPLETE

9) Litter picks: 24 COMPLETE

10) Drawers / cupboards: 24 COMPLETE

11) Places of worship: 24 COMPLETE

12) Fruit: 24 COMPLETE

13) Museums / trails: 24 COMPLETE

14) Bridges: 24 COMPLETE

15) Different pubs / eateries: 24 COMPLETE

16) Academic papers / invited talks / workshops: 24 COMPLETE

17) Lectures: 24 COMPLETE

18) Documentaries: 24 COMPLETE

19) Place-named foods: 24 COMPLETE

20) Things that make me look / feel better: 24 COMPLETE

Next year I'm going for the full 25 * 25 :-)

leftatthetrafficlights

Final update of 2024:

1) 24 mins of housework daily - COMPLETED 

2) 24 mins of asana practice daily - most days 

3) 24 mins of walking daily - No.

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 - no

9) 24 days of strict WFPB eating monthly - COMPLETED 

10) £24 reduction of monthly grocery budget  -  COMPLETED 

11) 24 alcohol free days monthly - 31/24 COMPLETED 

12) 24 NSD'S monthly - 29/24 COMPLETED 

13) 24 'home spa' days within the year 14/24 - I should have prioritised this more...

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 - 11/24 - most of this has been in the last 2 months so I'm omay with that - I'm sticking to the plan so am confident my reductions will continue 😉

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 -  24/24 a few jars of apple chutney made this month - COMPLETED 

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 - 18/24 - very overcast weather most of the month so not a lot of opportunity!! 

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

I'm having a digital detox in 2025 so good luck with the next challenge!! 

DundeeDoll

lovely to see you @leftatthetrafficlights enjoy your detox and have a wonderful 2025

StickyTheStickInsect

I've lost track this year but plan to try again for 2025, I've lurked this year, so hope to see everyone on the 2025 thread again, it's been lovely seeing everyone's progress, even if I haven't managed to achieve much myself.

tinkerbelluk

Final update of the year for me! Some smashed out of the park, others not even started! Final scores on the doors: 

Not completed:

• Answer 24 journal prompts of self-discovery and awareness - 0/24 - Ummmmmm! So this will be one I really need to focus on early next year as I've avoided doing it for 2 years as it makes me feel uncomfortable, but I know it will be beneficial. 
• Build 24 Lego sets - 2/24 - Again, lost interest in this, and I know once I get back into it I'm going to love it.
• Complete 24 hobbies - 6/24 - I completely underestimated the time this takes, but the positive I'm taking is that I'm no longer mindlessly scrolling on my ipad of an evening. I'm going to make this a bit of an easier one for 25
• Complete 24 things off master to-do list - 10/24 - I left this way too late to make it easy on myself, so this will carry to next year and I'm going to plan better
• Declutter 24 areas around the house - 4/24 - See above!
• Get rid of 24 items from loft / Garage - 18/24 - Came close with this and seeing the progress, I'm definitely carrying this over 
• Go for 24 walks or bike rides over 30 minutes - 12/24. There are no more excuses with this one. I definitely need to get my act together in 25!
• Have 24 fun family adventures—13/24 - I think I made this bigger than it needed to be, so I will adapt it for next year.
• Learn and use 24 new words - 11/24 - Left it too late to put this into practice
• Play 24 board games - 8/24 - Again, same as the lego, other things have taken priority
• Practice 24 mins of mindfulness each week - 44/52 - I was going so well with this one and then it fell off a cliff for the last 2 months! Need to ensure I carry on for the full year
• Sell 24 things on ebay / booty sites - 11/24 - Another one I dragged my heels on, so I have a plan for 2025!
• Spend 24 mins each week organising photos - 35/52 - Like the mindfulness I fell behind with this, which is a shame as I was really enjoying it so another to carry over
• Try 24 new recipes — 7/24 - Struggled with this one due to the dieting, but I'm giving myself a break and reminding myself that I'm happy with the way the weight loss is going, so I'm not stressing over this one.

🏆 COMPLETED

• Do 24 things with family and friends - 24/24
• 24 Donations to charity - 63/24 - These were all large-scale donations, think black bags full!, so really pleased with this
• Enter 24 competitions per day - 12/12 Months done and had some amazing wins this year so carrying this over for sure
• Have 24 no-tech evenings - 40/24 - I stopped counting this one now as thanks to getting into some hobbies of an evening I no longer want to randomly scroll. This has been a massive positive for me and one I'm pleased I put on the list that's now become a habit.
• Learn or do 24 new things - 27/24 - Thanks to some amazing prize wins, I managed to cross a fair few of these off the list
• Lose 24lbs - 37/24 (but have lost 54lbs in total, as I put 15lbs on since the beginning of the year 🤐 before starting at the end of May) - Really, really happy with this one and feel like I'm back in the zone. Still a long way to go but over the moon with this one
• Read 24 Books 42/24 - Love this one still as it keeps me from watching TV in bed to drop off to sleep
• Save £2024 over the year - £2,482.58/£2024 - Can't believe I've managed to cross this one off. This will pay for our upcoming holiday so over the moon with this.
• Treat / do something for myself 24 times - 26/24 - Found this a bit easier as the year progressed, but still struggled so carrying this over.
• Watch 24 new to me films / documentaries / TV shows - 33/24 - I stopped counting this one 

So all in all not bad 10 fully completed and I end 2024 in a much better place mentally, physically and financially than when I started.

Looking forward to getting cracking on 2025's list, but if you see me dithering / dragging my feet on certain ones, please feel free to give me a prod / kick etc. and hold me accountable 🤣