25 for 2025

Smudgeismydog

Morning all,

As @thechubbyunicorn said, the promise of spring days has been greatly appreciated this week.

My weight is not shifting, so in order to achieve this, I will need to make a big effort. I have a couple of trips planned for March, but will get my head around it. 

1) Lose 0.5lb 25 times - 2/25
2) Go on 25 day trips - 6/25 (lovely day out with 2 old work colleagues, and a shopping trip with my mum and sister)
3) Sell 25 items on Vinted - 7/25
4) Try 25 new recipes - 4/25 (admittedly not a very successful attempt at welshcakes)
5) Maintain regular contact with 25 people - on track
6) Complete 25 random acts of kindness - 5/25 (I stopped my neighbour to tell him how lovely the snowdrops in his garden looked)
7) Walk for at least 25 minutes every day - on track
8) Drink at least 1 litre of water a day for 25 days each month - 24/25
9) Walk 25,000 steps in one day each month - 2/12 (four times in February)
10) Charity shop or skip 25 items - 21/25 (after completing a jigsaw, have decided I definitely don’t want to do it again, so off to the charity shop)
11) Reduce monthly grocery bill by £25 - achieved this month
12) Acknowledge 25 things I’m thankful for - 4/25 (although our new garden needs loads of work, it’s fast becoming my happy place, I’m so thankful to have such an interesting place to spend time)
13) Work in the garden 25 times - 6/25
14) Spend 25 minutes every month reviewing our household finances - 2/12
15) Volunteer for 25 hours - 6/25
16) 25 Zumba sessions - 6/25
17) Say “no” 25 times to things that don’t give me joy, are not good for me, or things I don’t want to do - 5/25
18) Reduce petrol bill by £25 per month by consciously using the car less - achieved this month
19) 25 minutes of ‘pamper time’ every week - 6/52
20) Floss at least 25 times each month - 23/25
21) Reduce electricity bill by £25 per month - reduced by £48 🥳
22) Eat 5 portions of fruit & veg a day, 25 times each month - 22/25
23) Switch off tablets at least 25 minutes before sleep every night - achieved so far
24) Watch 25 films - 2/25
25) Read 25 books - 2/25

Have a lovely weekend everyone

DundeeDoll

to the end of February 105/625

1) 25 * 25 per month piano: 3.648/25

2) 2025 things decluttered: 169/2025

3) Workout programmes: 2.7/25

4) 25k steps in one day: 2/25

5) B&W films: 3/25

6) Ballet / opera: 2/25

7) The library: 4/25

8) Celebrations: 4/25

9) Competitions: 4/25

10) Donations to food bank: 7/25

11) Egg recipes: 6/25

12) Evensong: 8/25

13) Just one thing: 4/25

14) Fish: 6/25

15) Foot soaks: 4/25

16) Children: 3/25

17) Green in the title: 4/25

18) Lectures: 6/25

19) Litter picks: 4/25

20) Makes: 3/25

21) Malt whiskies: 4/25

22) Pasta book recipes: 8/25

23) Runs: 3/25

24) Simple things: 3/25

25) Translated books: 5/25

eltee2

Morning all

Stats as at end of February.  Still haven't made a start on the garden/outdoor sessions but  everything else up & running (weight loss a bit slow - must pay more attention at SW!)


• 25 books - 15/25
14. Rabbit Hole, Mark Billingham
15. Faceless, Martina Cole

• 25 CS volunteering sessions - 4/25

• 25 deep clean/declutter tasks - 8/25
6. Deep-cleaned the really really really manky kitchen cupboard
7. Sent 3 large bagfuls of DS now-too-big clothes to CS/ recycling bank 
8. Decluttered (still to organise) make-up, jewellery, hair stuff, skincare products 

• 25 films - 17/25
17. The Gorge

• 25 live bands - 8/25

• 25 me-time activities - 2/25
2. Facial & neck/shoulder massage

• 25 mins weekly meal planning - 9/52

• 25 gardening sessions - 0/25

• 25 new recipes - 5/25

• 25 NSDs per month - Feb 20/25; Jan 24/25

• 25 post-SW WI sessions - 7/25

• 25lbs weight loss - 4.5/25

PurpleAndGreen

Hello all

Update to end of February, doing well on some areas, yet to start on others.  Hopefully the spring-like weather will inspire me further ....

1	Walk for 25 minutes a day   -   28/28				Jan/Feb Done
2	25 minutes tidying up daily   -    28/28				Jan/Feb Done
3	25 minutes meditating daily   -  28/28				Jan/Feb Done
4	25 exercise sessions of an hour    -    0 / 25
5	25 sessions learning a language    -  0/25
6	25 sessions on personal goals     -   0/25
7	25 sessions of digital decluttering    -   3/25
8	25 sessions researching family history    -   0/25
9	25 sessions updating financial and household admin   -   7/25
10	Lose 25 lbs    -   4/25
11	25 new recipes    -   1/25
12	25 new foods    -  2/25
13	Declutter/clear out 25 cupboards or drawers    -  10/25
14	Use 25 balls of  my yarn stash to knit something    -   3/25
15	Use 25 balls of  my yarn stash to crochet something    -   0/25
16	Use some of my fabric stash to sew 25 items    -   0/25
17	Alter 25 garments so that they fit me properly     -  4/25
18	Read 25 fiction books    -  6/25
19	Read 25 non-fiction books    -   2/25
20	Complete 25 jigsaws/puzzle books/colouring books    -   0/25
21	Email/phone/write to long-distance family/friends 25 times    -   5/25
22	25 donations to food bank    -  4/25
23	25 card-making sessions   -   5/25
24	Make 25 other items from other crafts    -   2/25
25	Watch 25 films    -   6/25

IrishRose12

Evening everyone.  Hope you are all well  

Update for me for the start of MArch.

1. Clean 25 cupboards and corners in the house. (4/25)
2. Do 25 fun activities with family. (6/25)
3. Go out for 25 walks per month. (1/25) 
4. Lose 25lbs. (10/25) 
5. Read 25 books. (4/25)
6. Save 25 of each domination of coin (if I can find £2's lol) 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 £2, £5, £10, £20
7. Treat myself 25 times this year. (8/25)
8. Watch 25 new to me films (1/25)
9. Chill Out activity (4/25)
10. Declutter 25 bags or boxes of unwanted items from the house. (6/25)
11. Knit 25 items. (0/25)
12. Spend 25mins sorting out my emails and photos. (6/25) 
13. Make 25th of the month a "me" day. (2/12)
14. Complete 25 DIY jobs in the house. (3/25)
15. Make 25 visits to the local church. (6/25)
16. Make 25 extra payments to my debts. (8/25)
17. 25mins of Gardening per week. (2/25)
18. Use up 25 toiletries from the stash. (5/25)
19. Tell myself "NO" 25 times. (7/25)
20. Make or bake 25 items. (3/25)
21. Sell 25 pins from my collection. (29/25) smashed this one!
22. Learn 25 new things this year. (0/25)
23. Drink 25 glasses of water a month (1/25) 
24. Listen to 25 pieces of classical music. (7/25)
25. Purchase 25 items to prepare for unexpected events (4/25) 

thechubbyunicorn

Week 9 update....

4. Go to Slimming World 25 times - Went on 01.03
5. Walk 2025km - 35.73km
6. Buy 25 gift cards for Christmas - ASOS 
7. Save £2025 - £10.32
9. Lose 25lbs - lost 1.5lbs
10. Create 25 (positive!) habits - Round down bank account and transfer to savings every day 
16. Post 2025 photos to Instagram - 1 
17. Watch 25 movies I've never seen before - Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy 
21. Be able to run for 25 minutes - I can run for one minute! - This one is going to need a lot of work!
23. Try 25 foods I've never had before - Dubai chocolate 
25. Save 25 of each coin / note (£1 to £20) - 1x£20 

Hope everyone has a fantastic week! 

Smudgeismydog

Had a fab few days with some very old friends DPS, including a sightseeing trip in London and we saw a show. Thoroughly enjoyed their company.

1) Lose 0.5lb 25 times - 2/25
2) Go on 25 day trips - 9/25 (walk and lunch along the river with my partner, two ex-work colleagues drove to me for a forest walk and a day sightseeing in London with an old friend)
3) Sell 25 items on Vinted - 7/25
4) Try 25 new recipes - 5/25 (toad in the hole)
5) Maintain regular contact with 25 people - on track
6) Complete 25 random acts of kindness - 5/25
7) Walk for at least 25 minutes every day - on track
8) Drink at least 1 litre of water a day for 25 days each month -8/25
9) Walk 25,000 steps in one day each month - 3/12 (one for March)
10) Charity shop or skip 25 items - 21/25
11) Reduce monthly grocery bill by £25 
12) Acknowledge 25 things I’m thankful for - 5/25 (I’m thankful for meeting my new friend, and being able to spend time with some very dear friends)
13) Work in the garden 25 times - 7/25
14) Spend 25 minutes every month reviewing our household finances
15) Volunteer for 25 hours - 6/25
16) 25 Zumba sessions - 7/25
17) Say “no” 25 times to things that don’t give me joy, are not good for me, or things I don’t want to do - 6/25 (a lovely couple invited us to be on their team for a pub quiz. Whilst I’d happily join them for a drink, pub quizzes aren’t our thing, so we declined)
18) Reduce petrol bill by £25 per month by consciously using the car less - on track
19) 25 minutes of ‘pamper time’ every week 6/25
20) Floss at least 25 times each month - 5/25
21) Reduce electricity bill by £25 per month - reduced by £48 🥳
22) Eat 5 portions of fruit & veg a day, 25 times each month - 5/25
23) Switch off tablets at least 25 minutes before sleep every night - achieved so far
24) Watch 25 films - 3/25
25) Read 25 books - 3/25

Hope you are all well

thechubbyunicorn

Week 10 update...A very good week has been had! I have forced myself out to do things I knew I would enjoy this week. 

4. Go to Slimming World 25 times - Went on 08.03
5. Walk 2025km - 36.42km 
6. Buy 25 gift cards for Christmas - Asda
7. Save £2025 - £10.11 / £623.39
9. Lose 25lbs - Lost 3.5lbs this week 
11. 25 outings / experiences with DH - Cinema 
14. Try 25 new restaurants / cafes - Popeyes, East Kilbride / The Last Bookstore, Glasgow 
15. 25 solo days out - Dinner at The Last Bookstore & candlelight tribute to Oasis by the Quartet of Scotland / Glasgow shopping, gave blood & Enlightenment lightshow 
16. Post 2025 photos on Instagram - 16 
17. Watch 25 movies I've never seen before - Marching Powder 
18. Tick 25 things off my master to do list - Opened new bank account 
21. Be able to run for 25 minutes - I can run for 2 minutes!
24. Watch 25 documentaries - American Murder: Gaby Petito / The Hunt for Peter Tobin 
25. Save 25 of each coin / note (£1 to £20) - 1x£1

Have a great week everyone!

IrishRose12

1. Clean 25 cupboards and corners in the house. (5/25)
2. Do 25 fun activities with family. (6/25)
3. Go out for 25 walks per month. (2/25) 
4. Lose 25lbs. (10/25) 
5. Read 25 books. (5/25)
6. Save 25 of each domination of coin (if I can find £2's lol) 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 £2, £5, £10, £20
7. Treat myself 25 times this year. (10/25)
8. Watch 25 new to me films (1/25)
9. Chill Out activity (4/25)
10. Declutter 25 bags or boxes of unwanted items from the house. (6/25)
11. Knit 25 items. (0/25)
12. Spend 25mins sorting out my emails and photos. (7/25) 
13. Make 25th of the month a "me" day. (2/12)
14. Complete 25 DIY jobs in the house. (4/25)
15. Make 25 visits to the local church. (6/25)
16. Make 25 extra payments to my debts. (8/25)
17. 25mins of Gardening per week. (2/25)
18. Use up 25 toiletries from the stash. (6/25)
19. Tell myself "NO" 25 times. (8/25)
20. Make or bake 25 items. (3/25)
21. Sell 25 pins from my collection. (31/25) smashed this one!
22. Learn 25 new things this year. (0/25)
23. Drink 25 glasses of water a month (1/25) 
24. Listen to 25 pieces of classical music. (7/25)
25. Purchase 25 items to prepare for unexpected events (4/25) 

I think I'm going to change the 25 glasses of water a month as I know realistically I won't do that one lol.
The same as number 25 to prepare for unexpected events.  We've had unexpecte dnews this week that will change our whole family set up and life in general and nothing could have prepared us for that so, I'm learning to re-adjust and help out in other ways that can't be bought.

I just need to think of what I'll change those last 2 items to.  

DundeeDoll

Things added to in the last week

25k steps in one day: Saturday clocked up just over 25k so now up to 3/25

Foot soaks: another lovely foot bath bringing me up to 5/25

25 * 25 per month piano: 7 * 25

Celebrations: Ash Wednesday 5/25

Simple things: Clean bedroom windows 4.25

Children: a call to DD1 5/25

Malt whiskies: at the landlord's recommendation, a very nice shot of Glen Dornach bringing me up to 6/25

Green in the title: bought some green apple shampoo; finished Live Green book 6/25

Just one thing: a week of 2 tbsp ground flax (stirred into yoghurt) 6/25

Evensong: Merton College 10/25

Runs: Ninewells 5/25

B&W films: on call to the nation; double dynamite 5/25

Donations to food bank: 2 bottles of Squash 8 / 25

Fish: tuna 7/25 bringing me up to 127 / 625