25 for 2025

eltee2

Morning all

25 books - 17/25
The Good Life, Martina Cole 
Betrayal, Martina Cole

• 25 CS volunteering sessions - 7/25

• 25 deep clean/declutter tasks - 10/25
Another kitchen cupboard decluttered, cleaned & tidied

• 25 films - 19/25

• 25 live bands - 9/25

• 25 me-time activities - 3/25

• 25 mins weekly meal planning - all on track

• 25 gardening sessions - 03/25

• 25 new recipes - 10/25

• 25 NSDs per month - Mar 17/25; Feb 20/25; Jan 24/25

• 25 post-SW WI sessions - 11/25

• 25lbs weight loss - 4/25

El

DundeeDoll

end of week 12 and still a little bumpy on some. Only managed to take 1 day off in the end but have a holiday booked for next month
more piano, a few more things decluttered, finished my third workout programme and started my fourth, highilghts of opera with scottish national opera (fab), a trip to the library (on my day off), entered a competition, donated UHT milk to the foodbank, another just one thing (turmeric), call to one of the children, watched greenlight (very short, very good), another lecture, another 2 litter picks, another pasta recipe (Penne with ham, tomato and chilli sauces) and another run which takes me up to 154 / 626

1) 25 * 25 per month piano: 5.2608/25

2) 2025 things decluttered: 195/2025

3) Workout programmes: 3.1/25

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

5) B&W films: 5/25

6) Ballet / opera / plays: 5/25

7) The library: 5/25

8) Celebrations: 6/25

9) Competitions: 6/25

10) Donations to food bank: 9/25

11) Egg recipes: 6/25

12) Evensong: 11/25

13) Just one thing: 6/25

14) Fish: 8/25

15) Foot soaks: 6/25

16) Children: 6/25

17) Green in the title: 8/25

18) Lectures: 7/25

19) Litter picks: 7/25

20) Makes: 3/25

21) Malt whiskies: 6/25

22) Pasta book recipes: 11/25

23) Runs: 7/25

24) Simple things: 5/25

25) Translated books: 7/25

Smudgeismydog

Morning all,

I enjoyed my volunteering this month, I always love working outdoors. I’m still struggling with pamper time and losing weight though ☹️

1) Lose 0.5lb 25 times - 4/25
2) Go on 25 day trips - 11/25 
3) Sell 25 items on Vinted - 7/25
4) Try 25 new recipes - 7/25 (potato dauphinois)
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 - 25/25
9) Walk 25,000 steps in one day each month - 3/25 (5 times in March)
10) Charity shop or skip 25 items - 23/25
11) Reduce monthly grocery bill by £25 
12) Acknowledge 25 things I’m thankful for - 6/25
13) Work in the garden 25 times - 9/25
14) Spend 25 minutes every month reviewing our household finances - 3/12
15) Volunteer for 25 hours - 16/25
16) 25 Zumba sessions - 9/25
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 - 7/25
18) Reduce petrol bill by £25 per month by consciously using the car less - achieved in Jan, Feb & March
19) 25 minutes of ‘pamper time’ every week 6/25
20) Floss at least 25 times each month - 10/25
21) Reduce electricity bill by £25 per month - reduced by £48 🥳
22) Eat 5 portions of fruit & veg a day, 25 times each month - 20/25
23) Switch off tablets at least 25 minutes before sleep every night - achieved so far
24) Watch 25 films - 5/25
25) Read 25 books - 3/25

Hope you are all well
x

thechubbyunicorn

Update for week 13....

4. Go to Slimming World 25 times - Went on 29.03.25
5. Walk 2025km - 41.5km 
6. Buy 25 giftcards for Christmas - Asda
7. Save £2025 - £11.65
14. Try 25 new restaurants / cafes - Boofi, Glasgow Fort 
16. Post 2025 photos on Instagram - 1 
17. Watch 25 movies I've never seen before - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind / The Proposal 
23. Try 25 foods I've never had before - Date / Lamb Nihari 
24. Watch 25 documentaries - Martha 
25. Save 25 of each coin / note (£1 to £20) - 1x£1 / 1x£2 / 3x£5 / 2x£20 

I'll be back tomorrow with an update for the month and maybe rejig a few things as some just are working out the way I had hoped. 

eltee2

Morning all

• 25 books - 17/25

• 25 CS volunteering sessions - 9/25

• 25 deep clean/declutter tasks - 11/25
11.  Deep-cleaned & tidied 2x pots & pans drawers

• 25 films - 21/25
20.  Captain America: Brave New World
21.  Spectre

• 25 live bands - 9/25

• 25 me-time activities - 3/25

• 25 mins weekly meal planning - all on track

• 25 gardening sessions - 04/25

• 25 new recipes - 12/25

• 25 NSDs per month - Mar 23/25; Feb 20/25; Jan 24/25

• 25 post-SW WI sessions - 12/25

• 25lbs weight loss - 4/25

I'm also struggling with weight loss and me-time.  Must try harder  🙃

DundeeDoll

end of week 13 which is a quarter of the year through. how did that happen?! half way through a workout programme, lots more piano, another 11 things decluttered (must step up on that one!), 2 days I managed over 25K steps, went to the DSO, celebrated mother's day, entered two competitions, cooked another egg dish (Mexican), had another type of fish (Plaice), finished another translation (the owl always hunts at night), went for another run, another 'simple things' (matinee concert), another black and white film (Marriage on BBC3), another lovely foot soak and two trips to the library which means my running total is...

1) 25 * 25 per month piano: 5.6/25

2) 2025 things decluttered: 206/2025

3) Workout programmes: 3.5/25

4) 25k steps in one day: 6/25

5) B&W films: 6/25

6) Ballet / opera / plays: 6/25

7) The library: 7/25

8) Celebrations: 8/25

9) Competitions: 8/25

10) Donations to food bank: 9/25

11) Egg recipes: 7/25

12) Evensong: 11/25

13) Just one thing: 7/25

14) Fish: 9/25

15) Foot soaks: 7/25

16) Children: 7/25

17) Green in the title: 8/25

18) Lectures: 7/25

19) Litter picks: 7/25

20) Makes: 3/25

21) Malt whiskies: 6/25

22) Pasta book recipes: 11/25

23) Runs: 8/25

24) Simple things: 6/25

25) Translated books: 8/25

thechubbyunicorn

March Update...It's a long one sorry but I need to ramble away to myself to get things clear in my head...

1/4 of the way through the year and this challenge. Some of my goals are nowhere near 1/4 complete so I've had a good think about what I'm trying to achieve and how I can do that...

1. Read 25 books (1/25) - It took me 3 months to read one book as I'm terribly slow at reading but even if I don't hit the target I'm still enjoying reading so that's the main thing. 
2. Make 25 crafts (1/25) - Same as above really, it took me 3 months to complete a cross stitch. I also find it difficult to start new tasks so a lot of time can pass between finishing one thing and starting another.   
3. Explore 25 villages / towns / cities I've never been to (3/25) - The nicer weather will make this one easier 
4. Go to Slimming World 25 times (13/25) - I'm so pleased I put this one on here as I have been every week since the start of the year.
5. Walk 2025km (549.34/2025) - On track! I know it's not much but it's more than I've been doing in the past
6. Buy 25 gift cads for Christmas (14/25) - This one is going well. I'm saving them to spend at Christmas as it really does take the pressure off.  
7. Save £2025 (£782.14 / £2025) - Delighted with this one!
8. Try 25 new recipes (3/25) - Need to make more time for this 
9. Lose 25lbs (7.5/25) - Not going as well as I would have liked however if I maintain this speed I will hit the goal by the end of the year 
10. Create 25 (positive!) habits (3/25) - I've now set up a habit tracker to monitor the things I want to achieve for this one. If I do the habit for 25 days in a month then I'll add it here 
11. 25 outings / experiences with DH (4/25) - The nicer weather will help get us out the house and actually doing things
12. 25 things that make me look / feel better about myself (5/25) This one isn't really working out as I don't really know what I want to include here so I'm taking it out entirely and replacing with '250 new experiences / outings / activities with kids at work'.  I work in a children's home with 8 kids and spend 37 hours a week with them so although this sounds like a lot it isn't really.    
13. 25 different training courses / books relevant to my job (1/25) I'm finding this one a bit difficult to know what I want to include so I'm changing it up a bit to 'Spend 250 hours on continuous professional development'. This is a lot but I love my job and enjoy reading / doing training courses relevant to it so this won't be too difficult to complete. Even if I am starting from scratch now.   
14. Try 25 restaurants / cafes (12/25) - Eating out is my favourite hobby so no issues with this one!  
15. 25 solo days out (5/25) - I tend to think of things to do then talk myself out of them. Maybe I should work on that. 
16. Post 2025 photos on Instagram (128/2025) - I love looking back at photos and remembering little details. Especially really simple things like photos from walks or just about my general day to day stuff. I need to make much more of an effort to add them onto Instagram though as a way of keeping them in a safe place but not using all my phone storage. 
17. Watch 25 movies I've never seen (10/25) - Really enjoying this one
18. Tick 25 things off my master to do list (3/25) - I am a terrible procrastinator so a lot of this is still a work in progress. It's all things I want to get done like 'finish decorating the bathroom' but keeping putting off. Must make more time. 
19. Listen to 25 audiobooks (3/25) - Same issue here as above where I finish a book then mess about for ages before I start another one. 
20. Walk along 25 different beaches (4/25) - Will be much easier now it's better weather 
21. Be able to run for 25 minutes (2/25) - I really must plan my weeks better and incorporate time to go to the gym and get on the treadmill. If I achieve this by the end of the year I will be so proud of myself but I need to really get going with it now. 
22. Tick 25 things off my bucket list (1/25) - I really want more experiences and 'I can't believe I just did that' moments but I always seem to talk myself out of things....
23. Try 25 foods I've never had before (10/25) - Loving this one!
24. Watch 25 documentaries (6/25) - I have now made a list of ones I want to watch 
25. Save 25 of each coin / note (£1 to £20) - (7/£1, 7/£2, 7/£5, 7/£10, 4/£20) - This one is going well and I'm already looking forward to spending it all! 

I hope everyone is still loving this challenge as much as I am!

PurpleAndGreen

Hello everyone
Update for March.  Progress made on some categories, stuck on others.  Overall, I'm reasonably happy with where I'm at, hoping for further progress during April.

Hope everyone is well and enjoying the lovely sunshine.
PAG

1	Walk for 25 minutes a day   -   31/31				Jan/Feb/Mar Done
2	25 minutes tidying up daily   -    31/31				Jan/Feb/Mar Done
3	25 minutes meditating daily   - 31/31				Jan/Feb/Mar 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    -   6/25
8	25 sessions researching family history    -   1/25
9	25 sessions updating financial and household admin   -   9/25
10	Lose 25 lbs    -   6/25
11	25 new recipes    -   3/25
12	25 new foods    -  4/25
13	Declutter/clear out 25 cupboards or drawers    -  11/25
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    -  8/25
19	Read 25 non-fiction books    -   3/25
20	Complete 25 jigsaws/puzzle books/colouring books    -   0/25
21	Email/phone/write to long-distance family/friends 25 times    -   6/25
22	25 donations to food bank    -  6/25
23	25 card-making sessions   -   8/25
24	Make 25 other items from other crafts    -   5/25
25	Watch 25 films    -   6/25

DundeeDoll

some great updates. someone at my work is going to start a crafting thursday lunch time so i may well get on with my 25 makes 😎

tinkerbelluk

Sorry all for the radio silence, we were away at the end of Feb into March and in all honesty things have been manic since not helped that I'm without a car at the moment and stressing as to if it'll be fixed in time for our Easter break. Need to put a rocket under the garage and insurance company.

@DundeeDoll - Just wanted to pass on my thoughts re your dog  ❤️

@thechubbyunicorn - I get what you're saying re some of the goals being nowhere near 1/4 complete. When I first started this back in 2020, I used to stress a lot about falling behind etc. Then I started to look at it another way. I have accepted there's no way I'm going to complete all 25 of my goals, BUT I know without this challenge I wouldn't complete any of them if that makes sense. So please give yourself a break (especially with the cross stitch as I'm the same, I love doing it but I'm not going to rush or stress just because I choose to do a bigger one or am slower etc.). 

Let's just look at some of the things you HAVE achieved in the first quarter, You've walked 549.4km! To put that into perspective, you've walked the full length of the track of the London Underground 1.37 times!!! (Now download a pic of the underground map and pop it on Insta to remind yourself just how awesome you are and that's another pic for that goal). You currently have saved £782.14 that you may not have, you've tried 12 new places to eat and eaten 10 things you've never eaten previously. That's just some of your achievements for quarter 1! I would say you're doing exceptionally well 🏆

Loved playing catchup on everyone's achievements this morning, everyone seems to be off to a great start.  As for me, I know I need to focus on some of the ones I'm avoiding especially as we're having major work done on and in the house and we've just had the start date as the beginning of June, so plenty I need to do to make sure we're ready.

My scores on the doors:

• Answer 25 journal prompts of self-discovery and awareness - 0/25
• Celebrate 25 things e.g. National / Awareness Days etc. - 3/25 
• Complete 25 hobbies that make me happy - 2/25 
• Complete 25 things off the master to-do list - 2/25 - Reading back reminded me I've not redone my master do-do list as some things aren't needed any more so that's a job for this weekend!
• Deep Clean / Declutter 25 areas around the house - 2/25 - Need to get cracking with this one ready for the work
• Do 25 things with family and friends - 5/25
• 25 Donations to charity - 6/25 - Hoping to boost this, this month as I already have a load of bags ready to go and hopefully more to come! Seriously when and more importantly why did we buy all this stuff!!!!
• 25 Donations to food bank - 1/25 - Need to just get a move on with this
• Enter an average of 25 competitions per day - 3/12 - Still loving this and came back to a nice prize after our hols of some Bluetooth speakers that I'm going to take with us at Easter for my Aunt.
• Get rid of 25 items from loft/garage - 0/25 
• Have 25 fun family adventures / day's out etc. - 3/25 
• Learn / Do 25 new things - 3/25 - Had some amazing experiences when we were away including stroking a penguin!!! 
• Listen to 25 new to me albums - 5/25 
• Lose 25lbs - 16/25 - Go fab with this one, still have a long way to go for my ultimate goal, but need to remind myself that I've lost 4st so far and I need to just keep at it slowly but surely.
• Play 25 Games - 0/25 
• Practice 25 mins of mindfulness each week - 14/52
• Read 25 Books - 7/25
• Save £2025 over the year - £1,714.38 / £2025 - Amazing progress with this one, I need to keep motivated on the selling to boost this more.
• Sell 25 things on ebay / booty sites - 11/25 
• Spend 25 mins each week budgeting / planning - 14/52
• Spend 25 mins each week organising photos - 5/52 - Fallen behind on this one so I need to have a long catch up session
• Treat / do something for me 25 times - 17/25 - Managed to pick up a load of cross stitch supplies in the states so this ticked a large number off my list.
• Walk 10,000 25 times - 10/25 - Finally getting into a pattern with this one, just need to keep it up now.
• Watch 25 new to-me documentaries - 12/25 - This is always an easy one for me as I love them so much
• Watch 25 new to-me films 3/25

Main goal for April is to change all of the zero's to at least 1's!  Have a good month all :-)