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I'll try:
24 new ways of improving my life through changes around the house
24 new recipes that could become standard things that I cook frequently
2424 new foreign language words
24 new music artists I discover that I appreciate
24 films watched beginning to end to justify the subscriptions
24 books read, fiction and non-fiction
24 long distance cycle rides
24 outdoor swims
24 albums bought from Bandcamp or direct by talented musical artists who could do with the support
Build up to 24kms running
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Did this 2021 and thoroughly enjoyed. I have since got into the very good habit of a food bank donation every week so I won't use that, and some I feel 'completed' and not needing repeated e.g. 21 flavours of icecream. I've had a good read of the excellent lists so far and come up with 21. Will have got full 24 by NYD. * is days I'm home as I travel a fair bit with work. - update, have discovered Dundee has 21 parks and named green areas so adding that for 22
1 2024 km walking 2 24 workout plans (each one's usually 2 weeks) 3 24 documentaries 4 24 non-fiction books 5 24 fiction books 6 24 buses - will do 1 - 24 in order - helps that I now have my free bus pass 7 24 exhibitions 8 24 new recipes 9 24 mins per day piano* 10 24 academic outputs 11 24 mins per day on the house* 12 learn a bit about 24 works of art 13 24 films 14 24 items to the charity shop 15 24 soups 16 24 sunrises 17 24 home spa days 18 24 exhibitions 19 24 concerts (can be radio / tv as going out to 24 would be a little pricey!) 20 24 things on my master to-do list 21 visit 24 places I've not been to before 22 visit 24 green spaces 23 24 MrsSD declutter medals 2023 🏅🏅🏅⭐⭐ 2025
25 for 25: 127 / 625
declutter: 173 / 2025
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I've been mulling it over, and I think my list is:
24 days a month:
1. Making an effort to look put together (hair/makeup/skin care)
2. 15 min walk
3. Journal for mental health
4. Hit 2ltre water goal
5. 7 hours of sleep
6. Meditation/quiet lie down with just music
7. Where my house is nice and tidy
* 24 over the year
8. visits to coffee mornings/similar community events
9. Makes or mends
10. Pieces of 2023 souvenirs put in my bullet journal
11. Donations of sanitary items to foodbank
12. Hours of volunteering
13. Cool shells, stones, or seaglass found
14. Cold turkey social media days
15. Meat-and-fish-free evening meals
16. Cloth bags/squares made for Xmas wrapping
17. Books read (digital, standard, fiction, or nonfiction)
18. Errands run or trips done alone
19. Items decluttered from cupboard of doom
20. Films I've never seen before watched
21. Hours of programmes I have looked forward to watched
22. Pounds lost
23. Days without eating chocolate
* 24 a week
24. Minutes of cleaning
Married 40y.o. mum of an autistic 11y.o. Carer/SAHM.
OS '24 Fashion On The Ration: 0(34 preloved)/67 coupons used - OS '24 Declutter Challenge: 633/500 items gone 🏅 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 - Now aiming for 750!
Feb GC: (1st-29th inc) £161.45/£495
((OS 2023 Decluttering: 740 items 🏅 🏅 🏅 🌟 . OS 2023 Fashion on the ration: 14/15 used))3 -
Ok so this is my new 2024 list. It may change as it seems to "samey" to me, but a realistic list, and it's a start.
1. 24 tech free evenings within 3 months/ per quarter.
2. Read 24 books.
3. Declutter 24 Christmas items not used anymore.
4. Spend 24mins per week deleting photos, emails etc
5. 24mins per week decluttering in attic.
6. Limit to 24 cans of coke per month.
7. Sell 24 items.
8. Save 24 of each coin and note.
9. Declutter 24 bin bags/boxes from the house.
10. Declutter 24 old cosmetics/toiletries not used or expired.
11. Loose 24lb in weight.
12. Make 24 visits to my local church.
13. Complete 24 jigsaw puzzles/ Lego sets
14. 24 minutes of gardening per week.
15. Treat / do something for myself 24 times.
16. Watch 24 films.
17. Make the 24th of each month a "Me" day.
18. Spend 24 minutes a day decluttering/cleaning.
19. Make or bake 24 things.
20. Learn 24 “old school” ways of doing everyday things.
21. Burn 24 candles this year.
22. Complete 24 puzzle/colouring books.
23. 24mins doing my weighted hula hoop 5x per week.
24. Do 24 jobs around the house that keep get putting off.
The likes of the Christmas items, that will be done next Saurday when the tree comes down when Christmas is over. It could also strectch into next Christmas lol.
I received a lot of Jigsaws, puzzle books, colouring books, candles, and a few Lego sets this Christmas. So I could be doing Chrismas jigsaws and colouring until next Christmas lol.
I'm detertimed this year to become less dependant on technology. We're a very old school house anyway, but have become to lazy this while back. So I would like to ditch technology more and become more hands on and productive. I'll start with 24 tech free evenings over the 1st 3 months, just to see if it's manageable. I may update it to per month if possible.
I'm a terrible drinker of Coke and Fanta, I can drink up to 2-3 cans per day, so I would really like to cut that down to at least 24 cans per month. I would prefer less than that but I'll aim for that target for now.
I'm off work for another week, so I'll be starting my list from tomorrow as It means I can get a head start on some things as once I'm back at work I may feel less focused or energetic lol ( I work in a school)Pay all debt off by Christmas 2025 £815.45/£3,000£1 a day challenge 2025 - £180/£730 Declutter a bag a week in 2025 11/52Lose 25lb - 10/25lbs Read 1 book per week - 5/52Pay off credit card debt 18%/100%3 -
It’s taken some time but here is my 2024 list, some are certainly more achievable than others. I think it’s pretty unlikely we’ll get 24 date nights as we only managed 2 this year, but anything more than that is an improvement! I think I’ll also struggle with the money ones as everything is so tight at the moment but I’d like to try.
1. Read 24 books
2. 24 days in a month of sticking to a meal plan
3. Meet extended family at least 24 times for meals or days out in 2024
4. Earn £2,024 from a side hustle this year
5. List 24 items a month on eBay or Vinted or Facebook marketplace or Shpock
6. Volunteer for 24 days
7. Enter 24 competitions a month
8. Have 24 family days out
9. Have 2 screen free evenings as a family every month
10. Walk 2 miles twice a month
11. Have 2 admin days a month
12. Save £24 a month in premium bonds
13. Make 24 extra payments to debt
14. Save 24 of each coin denomination and £5 notes
15. Go on 24 family walks
16. Write 24 cards a month (birthday, thank you, Christmas etc.)
17. Eat 24 pieces of fruit a week
18. Drink 24 litres of water a week
19. Learn 24 new words a month
20. Complete 24 things on my to do list every month
21. Read with my children 24 times a month
22. Reduce my text message/whatsapp backlog by 24 messages a week
23. Have 24 national trust days out (to justify having annual membership)
24. Have 24 date nights
2025 Decluttering Campaign Mrs SD –The joy of decluttering 45.5/104⭐️
#3 Make £2,025 in 2025 £244.34/£2,025
2024 Decluttering🏅 121.5/52[/b] ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️2023 Decluttering 53.5/52 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 2022 Decluttering 84/52(72) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2021 Mission Declutter 56.5/52(85) ⭐️ 2020 Banish the clutter 45/52
#25 Make £2,024 in 2024 £684.05/£2,024 #? Make £2023 in 2023 - £331.75/£2,023 #31 Make £2022 in 2022 - £489/£2022 #96 Make £2020 in 2020 - £1,307.72/£20203 -
Some great ideas coming in (I may steal a few as I'm not completely happy with my list!) @IrishRose12 don't get me started on the colouring books, this is something I really enjoyed but completely fell by the wayside, so I might do something around this. Also like you @StickyTheStickInsect I think I managed 3 out of our 23 date nights in 2023 so I'm not sure if this will make the final list this year as we've spoken about it and we're happy doing things with our girls, so think this slot maybe better utilised with something else on the productivity front in my case 🤔You laugh because I'm different - I laugh because you're all the same3
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May I join too please? a I sort of did a 23 in 2023 list and haven’t done too badly on it BUT loving some of the ideas on the lists posted already. My two biggest goals for 2024 are to lose quite a bit of weight and there is plenty to lose🤣 and to stop spending money needlessly.Will post my list soon as want to think about real goals.
Happy New YearSaving 1 animal wont change the world - but it will change the world for that 1 animal
25 for 2025
2025 Frugal Living Challenge
2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD
Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!
Make Do, Mend & Minimise in 2025 (and 2024)3 -
My 24 for 2024…..May amend a couple but think this is what I want to do
1. Lose 24lbs
2. 24 mins exercise per day
3. 24 new recipes
4. 24 extra minutes cleaning per day
5. 24 items sold
6. 24 items declutter Ed per month
7. 24 food plants grown
8. 24 different outfits worn (been living in jeans)
9. 24 tech free evenings
10. 24 minutes a day clearing old emails & folders
11. 24th each month “me” day
12. £2024 earned from selling something or side hustle
13. 24 non food items decluttered from kitchen besides other decluttering
14. 24 household “care” jobs done ie taking new curtains up
15. 24 gardening jobdSaving 1 animal wont change the world - but it will change the world for that 1 animal
25 for 2025
2025 Frugal Living Challenge
2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD
Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!
Make Do, Mend & Minimise in 2025 (and 2024)2 -
I would like to try this also:
24 in 2024
1. Bake at least once a week
2. Declutter inside house 24 minutes a day
3. 24 donations to charity or neighbors
4. Declutter 24 items a day (small), 24 larger a week
5. Pay $24 extra a month on credit cards
6. 24 items out of garage a month
7. Work at library at least 24 times on book sale preparation
8. Work in garden 24 minutes a week
9. 24 Activities by myself
10. 24 days at the Euclid Library working on book
11. Listen to 24 musical numbers and download from YouTube
12. 24 minutes cleaning a day
13. Do 24 items on frog list
14. Visit 24 libraries online
15. Go walking 24 minutes a week
16. Lose 24 pounds
17. Read 24 books in hallway and give away
18. Sell 24 things on eBay or in consignment shop
19. 24 most needed clothing items purchased
20. 24 items to Library Book Sale besides books: CDs, records, puzzles, DVDs
21. $24 into savings a month (hide until have $300 to open account)
22. Have Hershey’s candy bars 24 times a year
23. Spend 24 minutes a week organizing pictures on Word
24. 24 minutes writing daily at home
25. Visit thrift shops 24 times with list
26. 24 glasses of water a week
27. 24 minutes a week working on food storage and pantry
28. 24 me-to me presents
29. Go swimming at least 24 times this summer
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Don’t know what happened there….
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My 24 for 2024…..May amend a couple but think this is what I want to do
1. 24lbs weight loss
2. 24 mins exercise per day
3. 24 new recipes in year
4. 24 extra minutes cleaning per day
5. 24 items sold on selling sites
6. 24 items decluttered per month
7. 24 food plants grown
8. 24 different outfits worn (been living in jeans)
9. 24 tech free evenings
10. 24 minutes a day clearing old emails & folders
11. 24th each month “me” day
12. £2024 earned from selling something or side hustle
13. 24 non food items decluttered from kitchen besides other decluttering
14. 24 household “care” jobs done ie taking new curtains up
15. 24 gardening jobs
16. 24 donations across charities and food banks
17. 24 sessions of armchair yoga, at least
18. 24 competition entries min.
19. 2 - 4 hours per week improving my computer skills
20. 2 - 4 hours per week researching savings on bills etc
21. 24 paid surveys per week
22. 24 items from vegetable crop preserved
23. 24 hours per month working on family tree
24. 24 feet of clear floor space in my home - means reorganising and decluttering but the space will be awesome!Good luck everyone and a super stupendous Happy, safe and healthy New Year xSaving 1 animal wont change the world - but it will change the world for that 1 animal
25 for 2025
2025 Frugal Living Challenge
2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD
Let Thrift shopping thrive in 25!
Make Do, Mend & Minimise in 2025 (and 2024)3
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