25 for 2025

tinkerbelluk

It's that time again, as we face the end of one year and embark on a new. So if you're up for a challenge, feel free to join in.

You'll know how this goes if you've done any of the previous years, but for newbies the idea is you have a list of 25 goals that you do 25 times during the year or just a list of 25 goals to hit in 2025. Each one can be big or small, fun or serious, and the idea is something you can try and achieve throughout 2025 (I've yet to complete the full list any year, but hey it's progress not perfection!). The whole idea is it's fun and you (hopefully) reach the end of the year in a better position than when you started.

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 & 24 for 2024.

To join, post your list and remember to come back as much as you like to update your progress. 

So whilst I procrastinate over my 24 for 2024! these are my current ideas for my list:

My curernt 25 for 25!

1. Answer 25 journal prompts of self-discovery and awareness (I need a HUGE kick with this one as I've failed miserably in 23 & 24!)
2. Complete 25 things off the master to-do list
3. Deep Clean / Declutter 25 areas around the house
4. Do 25 things with family and friends
5. 25 Donations to charity 
6. Enter an average of 25 competitions per day 
7. Go for 25 walks or bike rides over 30 mins  
8. Have 25 fun family adventures / day's out etc.
9. Learn 25 new words
10. Listen to 25 new albums
11. Lose 25lbs
12. Read 25 Books 
13. Save £2025 over the year   
14. Sell 25 things on ebay / booty sites
15. Spend 25 mins each week organising photos
    
16. Treat / do something for me 25 times
17. Watch 25 new to-me films / documentaries
18. Complete 25 hobbies that make me happy 
19. Spend 25 mins each week budgeting / planning
20. Complete 25 days a month of my Bujo
21. TBC
22. TBC
23. TBC
24. TBC
    

For me, most are repeats of previous years but lowered my expectations on some, and removed others I absolutely hated doing, but these may change as I see other ideas come in 😂 so who's up for this year's challenge?

DundeeDoll

tinkerbelluk said:

For me, most are repeats of previous years but lowered my expectations on some, and removed others I absolutely hated doing, but these may change as I see other ideas come in 😂 so who's up for this year's challenge?

very sound advice. I am definitely up for the challenge and, having last year done 20 * 24 am going to stretch to 25 *25. So here are my thoughts and reasons, including tweaks from what I've learnt about myself. I've mixed ones that can be comfortably accomplished with ones that will be a bit of a stretch, keeping in mind money, carbon footprint and that I am still working full-time. 
Ones I'm keeping and why: I have enjoyed the workout programmes (I have an online subscription) and this has ensured I've got my money's worth so will keep that one, also the litter picks with the dogs, an old fertiliser bag and my litter pickers (I try to collect 100 items each time so considered putting 2025 items but realise from experience having to keep a tally like that stresses me though I know it really works for others). Working in a university I have enjoyed going to others' lectures and this helps me prioritise over meetings so keeping that one
I continue to try to sort the house and did manage 24 sorting drawers / cupboards last year. I like your declutter / deep clean @tinkerbelluk so I going for the same. If I can have the whole house sorted by the end of 2025 I will be very happy!
From a previous year I'm re-adding donations to the food bank. 
I love reading (last year was 24 fiction, 24 non-fiction) but aware I don't read many translations so am going to switch last year's non-fiction for that. and recognising that will be a stretch 'fiction' will be replaced with a less stretching but enjoyable challenge - revisiting 25 children's books
I love food but tend to what I know so 3 food ones - 25 different recipes from my pasta book, 25 ways of cooking eggs and 25 different types of fish
I'm adding a couple of fitness ones - I usually manage 10 - 15K steps a day but thought it would be a good challenge to do 25K steps in one day.  I have a lovely member of staff of has introduced a weekly run Wednesday lunchtime so I have added in 25 runs to help me mentally to prioritise over work . 
We have a lovely botanic gardens so I'm adding 25 visits but can include other botanic gardens
One of last year's non-fictions was about cemeteries so i'm adding 25 different graveyards, helped by being old enough to have a free bus pass.
I was going to add 25 plays but mum has given me a subscription for a year of online ballet / opera from Royal Covent Garden so going for 25 of those to make sure I get her money's worth ;-)
I've asked friends for suggestions so will be reading 25 different poems, watching 25 B&W films and watching 25 different sports (That one would have been so much easier during the Olympics ) Keeping financially aware, sports can be on tv or live. Last night was out with a friend who is wanting to work through some of the different malt whiskies at our local so think a dram every fortnight would be manageable both health wise and financially!
I've also added 25 makes - I was originally going to go for 25 origami makes but this will allow a bit more flexibility. 
Mum gets a lovely magazine called 'simple things' and it always has a few suggestions for things to do that month so I'm adding 25 of those. If anyone wants to join me on that one I'm happy to post each month's suggestions. And for a bit of creative fun, 25 challenges with 'green' in the title.
Work is multicultural and we love to celebrate so I'm adding 25 celebrations - Chinese and Thai new year will definitely be on the list.
And I used to love entering competitions so I'm going to add that, and 25 family whatsapps as my last. Phew.

Nelliegrace

What a Challenge!
25 positive things to achieve, some harder than others.

I feel that as 2025 is the only year this century with a number which is has a square route, we should celebrate that number too. The last ones were 1936 and 1849, and the next is 2116.

1 Take 25 walks with the dog. IIII IIIII
2 Walk instead of taking the car 25 times. III
3 Use my bus pass 25 times.
4 Swim 25 times. IIIII
5 Gym 25 times.
6 Take 25 classes or activities involving exercise. IIII
7 Use membership to visit 25 heritage properties, museums or gardens. III
8 Attend 25 social meetings. III
9 Go to 25 entertainments or events. IIIII IIIII
10 Work in the garden 25 times. IIIII
11 Dry 25 loads of washing in the garden. III IIIII IIIII IIIII
12 Pick 25 edible things from the garden.
13 Read 25 non-fiction books. IIII
14 Use the library 25 times. I IIIII
15 Rehome 25 books.II IIIII
16 Do some knitting 25 times.
17 Repair/ repurpose 25 items. 
18 Empty and tidy 25 shelves, cupboards, drawers, boxes, bags or files. IIIII
19 Declutter/ donate 25 items. IIIII
20 Donate 25 clothes items. II IIIII  IIIII
21 Cook 25 meals from pulses. I
22 Take a hot drink in a flask and a picnic or snack out with us 25 times. III IIIII
23 Bake cakes from basic ingredients 25 times. II  IIIII IIIII
24 Eat 25 different plants in a day 25 times. IIIII IIIII
25 Donate 25 items to food banks. I

ChihiroSen

1. Lose 25lbs
2. 25 Outings with friends and family
3. Watch 25 plays
4. Read 25 Books
5 Try 25 new things
6. Sew 25 things
7  A month with 25 no spend days
8  Cook 25 new recipes
9 Declutter 25 things a day for 25 (not necessarily consecutive) days
10 25 exhibition visits.
11. Listen to 25 new music artists 
12. 25 days yoga
13. 25 Donations to a charity
14. Visit a library 25 times.
15. Draw for 25 days consecutively
16. Drink only water for 25 days
17. Write for 25 days consecutively
18. Save £2025
19. Go to 25 places I have never been before.
20. Have 25 driving lessons
21. Follow housekeeping plan for 25 consecutive days.
22. Work on a new skill for 25 consecutive days
23. Bo sugar for 25 consecutive days. 
24. Go to 25 places I have never been before.
25. Make 25 things

Rules: Things can count in more than one category, for example going to an exhibition with friends would count in category number 2, and number 10.

Rosa_Damascena

25 is a bit much for me, but I think I will try to cook 25 times this year. I usually cook once every couple of months (max), so this will be a big change!

A month with 25 NSDs is a tough call, but January might be the time to do it!

gt568

Rosa_Damascena said:

25 is a bit much for me, but I think I will try to cook 25 times this year. I usually cook once every couple of months (max), so this will be a big change!

A month with 25 NSDs is a tough call, but January might be the time to do it!

If you only cook 25 times a year, what do you eat everyday?  Genuine question.

suzeesu2000

So, had a good think and, having thunk, this is my 25 for 2025……

25 FOR 2025

1. 25lbs weight loss  
2. 25 items removed from loft
3. 25 new recipes tried 
4. 25 sessions working on family tree  
5. 25 items sold on selling sites  
6. 25 general items decluttered per month
7. 25 different outfits worn (been living in jeans)  
8. 25 tech free evenings  
9. 25 sessions of clearing old emails/folders/ sorting laptop  
10. 25th each month “me” day
11. £2025 earned from selling something or side hustle  
12. 25 non-food items decluttered from kitchen besides other decluttering  
13. 25 household “care” jobs done  
14. 25 donations across charities and food banks 
15. 25 pieces of clothing decluttered
16. 25 sessions improving my computer skills
17. 25 feet of extra clear floor space in my home
18. 25 items decluttered from under bed 
19. 25 craft items from stash sold
20. 25 contacts with friends or family
21. 25 items decluttered from sideboard
22. 25 library books read
23. 25 items removed from all “stashes” (cleaning/toiletries/ foods)
24. £250 saved on supermarket cards, i.e. Iceland Bonus card 
25. Save £25 per week into emergency fund

Hope every one does really well with their own 25.

Happy New Year.

DundeeDoll

suzeesu2000 said:

So, had a good think and, having thunk, this is my 25 for 2025……

10. 25th each month “me” day

oo I like that one! Happy New Year to you too

Rosa_Damascena

gt568 said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

25 is a bit much for me, but I think I will try to cook 25 times this year. I usually cook once every couple of months (max), so this will be a big change!

A month with 25 NSDs is a tough call, but January might be the time to do it!

If you only cook 25 times a year, what do you eat everyday?  Genuine question.

Anything that lives in the pantry / fridge / countertop.

When I do cook, it tends to be in bulk. Last week I made some 1600ml of soup, half went in the freezer and of the remaining 800ml there is still some in an airtight container in the fridge. I'm not a big eater and one meal a day does me, as long as I can drink tea and coffee to my hearts content.

DundeeDoll

couple of tweaks from me. I'm an avid reader but thinking 25 translated books as AND 25 children's books might be a bit much on top of my usual reading. Also my feet are in need of some tlc. So am replacing children's books with 25 foot soaks - I have found an mse recipe of course and also realising 25 different sports is ambitious - will save that for next Olympics (when it'll be 28). I'm very keen to get back to playing the piano so have replaced sports with 25 mins 25 times a month. Now I just have to work out a way of easily counting that!

Rosa_Damascena

DundeeDoll said:

couple of tweaks from me. I'm an avid reader but thinking 25 translated books as AND 25 children's books might be a bit much on top of my usual reading. Also my feet are in need of some tlc. So am replacing children's books with 25 foot soaks - I have found an mse recipe of course and also realising 25 different sports is ambitious - will save that for next Olympics (when it'll be 28). I'm very keen to get back to playing the piano so have replaced sports with 25 mins 25 times a month. Now I just have to work out a way of easily counting that!

Your post made me realise, 2025 is the ideal year to kick off the Pomodoro Technique!