25 for 2025

weenancyinAmerica

@StickyTheStickInsect - hi again. I use a website typingclub.com to increase my typing speed (my teacher got me started on it). It is a free site - but an American one. But I think it would work for you too. 

tinkerbelluk

Some great suggestions coming in and it's amazing to already see progress being made on some. I'm not happy with one of mine, so I'm going to replace it, but I don't know if it should be with, volunteering sessions, or recipes (I'm back on the diet as of Monday so I'm less keen on this one as I know I'll struggle) or something else? Decisions, decisions 🤔

lilian1977

Update for challenge #9 - make £2025 - up to £5.40 after an EBay sale.

Happy_Kitties

I’m slacking already!! Thought I had posted my 25 for 2025 but haven’t so here goes,

1) 25 donations to local animal sanctuary. 6

2) lose 25lbs in weight (esp as I need some major surgery this year)

3) 25 jobs in the garden. Really want to attack the garden this year and do some work on it…..plus free exercise! 1

4) 25 ‘me time’ activities.4

5) read 25 books

6) save £2500

7) save £250 on supermarket card for Christmas

8) declutter 25 items from the house each month   85/Jan 21/Feb

9) sell 25 items  46 COMPLETED. Going to keep going with the challenge as it has been a challenge!

10) 25 activities with family/friends 8

11) 250 minutes of volunteering each month

12) At least 25 mins of housework a day  

13) At least 250 minutes of exercise a week

14) At least 250 items to favourite charities for fundraising x 2.   149 items so far + 33= 182 items to charity so far + 33= 215. Total for first one 334. Now starting on the second total. 

15) Use up 25 candles

16) 25 letters to family and friends 1
17) Watch 25 films 

18) 25 jobs in the house 2/25

19) 25 Dun elm Bags of Joy for the Christmas appeal when it starts

20) Items bought at a reduced price for Xmas 2025 presents. (Only the completed present will be logged as some presents are made up of several bits, esp with the younger ones) 8/25
21) Items bought at a reduced price for birthday 2025 presents 23/25

22) Boots blister pack recycling service used 25 times
Tbc…

amber03

Hi guys, found this thread towards the end of 2024 and thought I would join in for this year. Years ago there was a trend for 101 things to do before you die, it was worldwide and people compiled lists some where amazing. It was said by many that if they wrote it down they would do it. So compiling my list will hopefully make me do them.

1.Bake 25 times. 0/25
2. Read 25 books 0/25
3. Watch 25 films 2/25
4. Tech free days 0/25
5. Solo walking 0/25
6. Solo coffee date 0/25
7. Visit garden centre 0/25
8. Buy plants at reduced price 0/25
9. Donation to food bank 0/25
10. Visit Ness gardens as I was bought a years pass as a present 0/25
11. Visit my local RSPB centre 0/25
12. Visit my local forest 0/25
13. Walks with DH 0/25
14. Declutter items 0/25
15. Visit nearby zoo 0/25
16. Visit NT as have membership 0/25
17. Complete crossword puzzle 0/25
18. ME days 0/25
19. Wash/clean car 0/25
20. Visit library 0/25
21. Walk up the local hill used to do this regularly 0/25
22. Save £1 coins 0/25
23. Tv free evenings 0/25
24. Buy new clothes tend to buy for others than myself 1/25
25.items bought for Xmas 2025 at reduced price 1/25

Happy_Kitties

@Amber03 I’m going to swipe your number 25 if you don’t mind. I do this all year as it is the only way to stay under budget and get some fab items but never thought of logging down.  I have bought 2 items today, some presents are made up of bits so might count as a complete present.
Won’t count the charity items I pick up. 

~FlowerPot~

Good evening first update:

1. 25 paintings to create
2. Make 25 'things' (not including the paintings!)
   
3. 25 coffees / lunch out with friends
4. 25 minutes relaxing / medidtation / baths / me time ~ at least 3x a week
   
5. Watch 25 sunsets / sunrises (perefebly out somewhere like the beach!) 1 / 25
   
6. Visit and walk along the coast 25 times  1/25
   
7. Write 25 cards / letters
8. Read 25 books
   
9. Complete 25 courses ~ moslty online and free
10. Go to the library 25 times
11. Visit 25 musuems or art galleries
12. Save £25 every Monday, my monday savings challenge.
    
13. 25 evenings off all technology
    
14. Sell 25 pieces of art, paintings or prints
    
15. Visit 25 new places 1 /25
    
16. Grow 25 different fruits veggies and herbs ~ this is a challenge, although nearly 10 are perenial, so not so many!
    
17. Eat 25 different fruits and veg a week
    
18. Try 25 new reicpes especially vegan and salad recipes
19. Bake 25 new gluten free recipes (ds2 is Coeliac)
20. 25 weeks alcohol free
    
21. 25 gifts, (not birthdays). to gift something or buy something small to put a smile ons someone face, a friend or a stranger!
    
22. Clean all 21 windows and 4 mirrors! (some I have never cleaned i.e. garage and tool shed)
    
23. Deep Clean / Declutter 25 areas around the house 1 / 25
    
24. Declutter 2025 items (only 6 a day!!!!!!) 116 / 2025
    
25. Delete 2025 emails (I have over 9000 currently! 2025 / 2025 DONE
    
26. SPARE!!!! Sell 25 things on FBmp / ebay
    

25 is completed, I actualy did more than needed. I think I need to do this over again!

Decluter challenge is going well, I am all for the easy wins at the moment!

6 and 15 are actually the same, so maybe this is a cheat! we went to a new beach for a walk on NYD

 Not a bad start. I will try and update each weekend otherwise I will lose motivation!!

flowers x

lilian1977

Update for challenge 12 for me - completed unit 1 of Dutch on Duolingo, so 2/25 languages.

eltee2

Having lurked for a couple of days reading all your ideas, I've had a think and re-done my list, keeping it to things I should be able to stick with.

• 25 books - 2/25
• 25 CS volunteering sessions - 0/25
• 25 deep clean/declutter days - 0/25
• 25 real ales/ciders 🍻 - 2/25**
• 25 films - 4/25
• 25 live bands (local ones) - 0/25
• 25 me-time activities - 0/25
• 25 mins weekly meal planning - 1/52
• 25 mins weekly gardening  - 0/52
• 25 new recipes - 0/25
• 25 NSDs per month - Jan 4/25*
• 25 post-SW WI sessions - 1/25
• 25lbs weight loss - 0/25

👍

ETA* - it fell off during cut & paste
ETA** - having one now, which is what gave me the idea 🤫

thechubbyunicorn

Week 1 update...
A slow start to the year. Hopefully the post Christmas slump will pass soon and life will return to normal. I'm pleased to have made progress towards 7 of my goals this week. I've thoroughly enjoyed reading everyone's goals and hope you're all enjoying this challenge as much as I am. 

3. Explore 25 villages / towns / cities I've never been to - Dean Village  
4. Go to Slimming World 25 times - 04.01 
5. Walk 2025km - 26.47km 
6. Buy 25 gift cards for Christmas - Tesco 
7. Save £2025 - Saved £1.41 
16. Post 2025 photos on Instagram - 23
25. Save 25 of each coin / note (£1 to £20) - Saved 2x£1, 1x£2