25 for 2025

Smudgeismydog

Hello everyone,

hope you are well

1) Lose 0.5lb 25 times - 4/25, finally some success with this goal!
2) Go on 25 day trips - 9/25 
3) Sell 25 items on Vinted - 7/25
4) Try 25 new recipes - 6/25 (pea and ham soup)
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 - 10/25
9) Walk 25,000 steps in one day each month - 3/12 (3 times in 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 - 6/25, my son started a degree apprenticeship in September, and is absolutely, thriving. I’m very thankful he has this opportunity, as it’s such a great option for him 
13) Work in the garden 25 times - 8/25
14) Spend 25 minutes every month reviewing our household finances 3/13 (completed for March)
15) Volunteer for 25 hours - 11/25
16) 25 Zumba sessions - 8/25
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
18) Reduce petrol bill by £25 per month by consciously using the car less - achieved in Jan & Feb
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 - 8/25
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

So pleased to finally have some progress on the weight loss front, and I’m hoping this will be the kick up the a*** I needed 

Dizzycap

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thechubbyunicorn

Week 11 update...Worked towards 11 goals this week. Some goals are really getting left behind so will focus on those ones this coming week.

4. Go to Slimming World 25 times - went on 13.03.2025
5. Walk 2025km - 48.44km 
6. Buy 25 gift cards for Christmas - Home Bargains 
7. Save £2025 - £136.47
8. Try 25 new recipes - Sausage, tomato and gnocchi traybake 
9. Lose 25lbs - Lost 1.5lbs this week 
14. Try 25 new restaurants / takeaways - Pad T'aye - Hamilton / 1051 GWR
16. Post 2025 photos to Instagram - 10 
19. Listen to 25 audiobooks - Handstands in the Dark by Janey Godley 
23. Try 25 foods I've never had before - Pad Thai / Gnocchi 
25. Save 25 of each coin / note (£1 to £20) - 1x£2 

eltee2

Afternoon all - pleased to report all projects are up & running, although weight loss has stalled the past couple of weeks 😬

• 25 books - 15/25

• 25 CS volunteering sessions - 6/25 

• 25 deep clean/declutter tasks - 9/25
9. 4 more large bags of clothes donation/recycling and a bag of cables for recycling

• 25 films - 19/2
18. Tenet
19. The Old Guard

• 25 live bands - 8/25

• 25 me-time activities - 3/2
3. Met Bestie for 🍕🍷

• 25 mins weekly meal planning - all on track

• 25 gardening sessions - 03/25 

• 25 new recipes - 9/25 

• 25 NSDs per month - Mar 13/25; Feb 20/25; Jan 24/25

• 25 post-SW WI sessions - 11/25 

• 25lbs weight loss - 4/25

El

suzeesu2000

Slow progress but still moving in the right direction. Hope everyone is having an enjoyable weekend. xx

IrishRose12

1. Clean 25 cupboards and corners in the house. (6/25) done the towel cupboard today
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. (12/25) I need to reign this one in
8. Watch 25 new to me films (1/25)
9. Chill Out activity (6/25) finished a diamond Art painting, and have been doing some of my puzzle book
10. Declutter 25 bags or boxes of unwanted items from the house. (7/25)
11. Knit 25 items. (0/25)
12. Spend 25mins sorting out my emails and photos. (9/25) 
13. Make 25th of the month a "me" day. (2/12)
14. Complete 25 DIY jobs in the house. (5/25) changed 2 lightbulbs today
15. Make 25 visits to the local church. (6/25)
16. Make 25 extra payments to my debts. (10/25)
17. 25mins of Gardening per week. (3/25)
18. Use up 25 toiletries from the stash. (7/25)
19. Tell myself "NO" 25 times. (8/25)
20. Make or bake 25 items. (4/25) have the butter sat out to make apple Crumble today.
21. Sell 25 pins from my collection. (31/25) smashed this one!
22. Learn 25 new things this year. (0/25)
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24. Listen to 25 pieces of classical music. (7/25)
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I'm still trying to figure out what I'm changing the 2 target for.  I'll sit down tonight, and go through my list and things I need to change in life in general as or family set up is up in the air at present so trying to sort out those, and I'll probably find 2 new things from that situation to learn. 

DundeeDoll

Challenges added to week 10
4 more piano practices
Fidelio and Gideon Mac (added plays to operas and ballets)
Celebrated St Paddy's with a bring and share - I made Jack Monroe's soda bread, very mse, very lish - and that was also another challenge with 'green' in the title - wear green 
Crab for seafoods
1 foot soak (bliss)
1 litter pick (another 100 pieces of litter)
2 more recipes from my pasta book
1 translation (finished Monkey, next on Audible is Don Quixote, 36 hours 9 minutes!)
As I have my totals colour-coded (red, amber, green) my reds are decluttering (183/2025 items), workouts (2.63 programmes completed), 25k steps in a day (3 so far), ballet/operas/plays (4), crafting (3) and visits to the library (4). 14 are amber (5, 6) and the rest 7+ so green. Work is very stressful at the moment so taking a few days off and will focus on some of these. The weather I am hoping will encourage me on the declutter. I need some ideas for very easy crafts to get the crafting one going.

Smudgeismydog

I’ve been away this week, and enjoyed some time out with family I don’t normally get the opportunity to. Enjoyed experiencing a different culture and lifestyle

2) Go on 25 day trips - 11/25, I visited my sister in Germany this week, and had a lovely time sightseeing and catching up

5) Maintain regular contact with 25 people - on track

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 - 20/25
9) Walk 25,000 steps in one day each month - 3/12 (4 times in March))

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 - 7/25, drank 2 glasses of Prosecco at a neighbours house, and declined any more as I’m a bit of a lightweight, and didn’t want to risk being hungover and lose the following day
18) Reduce petrol bill by £25 per month by consciously using the car less - achieved in Jan, Feb & March

21) Reduce electricity bill by £25 per month - reduced by £48 🥳, and it looks likely I can reduce this further 
22) Eat 5 portions of fruit & veg a day, 25 times each month - 15/25
23) Switch off tablets at least 25 minutes before sleep every night - achieved so far
24) Watch 25 films - 5/25

Hope you are all well
x

thechubbyunicorn

Week 12 update...The best week I've had this year regarding this challenge. I worked towards 16 projects and I've finally managed to get everyone of my 25 projects started! Hope everyone is doing well! 

1. Read 25 books - The Days I Loved You Most by Amy Neff
2. Make 25 crafts - Completed a cross stitch 
3. Explore 25 villages / towns / cities I've never been to - Madrid 
4. Go to Slimming World 25 times - Went on 22.03.2025
5. Walk 2025km - 48.58km walked this week 
6. Buy 25 gift cards for Christmas - Fashion Favourites 
7. Save £2025 - Saved £10.63 this week 
8. Try 25 new recipes - Tandoori lamb 
11. 25 outings / experiences with DH - Explored Madrid & went to Real Madrid stadium 
13. 25 different training courses / books etc relevant to my job - Watched 'Kids on the Psychiatric Ward' documentary 
14. Try 25 new restaurants / cafes - Tapa Tapa, Madrid / Oskar's, Madrid 
16. Post 2025 photos to Instagram - 13 this week 
17. Watch 25 movies I've never seen before - Nowhere Special 
20. Walk along 25 different beaches - Luss Beach 
23. Try 25 foods I've never had before - Padron peppers 
25. Save 25 of each coin / note (£1 to £20) - 1x£1 

IrishRose12

1. Clean 25 cupboards and corners in the house. (6/25) 
2. Do 25 fun activities with family. (7/25)
3. Go out for 25 walks (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. (13/25) no more for a while lol
8. Watch 25 new to me films (1/25)
9. Chill Out activity (7/25) 
10. Declutter 25 bags or boxes of unwanted items from the house. (7/25)
11. Knit 25 items. (0/25)
12. Spend 25mins sorting out my emails and photos. (10/25) 
13. Make 25th of the month a "me" day. (2/12)
14. Complete 25 DIY jobs in the house. (5/25)
15. Make 25 visits to the local church. (6/25)
16. Make 25 extra payments to my debts. (11/25)
17. 25mins of Gardening per week. (4/25) planted some bulbs today
18. Use up 25 toiletries from the stash. (7/25)
19. Tell myself "NO" 25 times. (8/25)
20. Make or bake 25 items. (4/25) 
21. Sell 25 pins from my collection. (33/25) 
22. Learn 25 new things this year. (0/25)
23. Spend 25mins per month checking 1st aid and medical supplies (0/12)
24. Listen to 25 pieces of classical music. (7/25)
25. Spend 25 minutes a week researching a new DIY/life skill 

So I've found 2 new things to replace the 2 I removed.
We've a lot of medication in the house ATM and it's dotted in various places, so I need to organise them and keep them in one place.  On top of that, I want/Need to sort out the 1st aid box and make sure things are still in date and we have adequate supplies of things. 

The last one..... we're having a major change in the family set up currently and it will mean that I need to start learning new things and researching basic DIY stuff, like house maintenance, car maintenace, plumbing, and learning how to change a fuse for example.  So that's going to be the important one as of now unfortunately.