26 for 2026

IrishRose12

Another update from me

1. 26 extra payments off debts (2/26)
2. Read 26 books (0/26)
3. 26mins a week sorting pantry/cupboards (3/26)
4. 26 bags decluttered (5/26)
5. sell 26 pins (0/26)
6. £26 extra to savings (0/26)
7. 26 films watched (0/26)
8. listen to 26 music albums (1/26) listened to the 1st Westlife album
9. 26 family days (0/26) 
10. take myself out for the day 26 times (0/26)
11. Read 26 poems (2/26)  William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18
12. 26 visits to church (1/26)
13. 26 Charity donations (0/26)
14. 26 mindfulness sessions (1/26)
15. Use up 26 toiletries (1/26)
16. 26 crafts/activities completed (1/26) 1st Jigsaw completed
17. 26 Jobs done around the house (0/26)
18. Knit 26 items (0/26)
19. 26mins decluttering/tidying per week (2/52)
20. 26 mins per week sorting finances (2/52)

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Hi, very late to the party I'm afraid.

I have been giving my list a lot of thought and have started some of it already. I see the list as a tool for motivation and not deprivation. I know that we are going to take quite a financial hit this year and I hope that with a bit of planning and sticking to the list life will not be too much of a grind!

Update for January

1. Read 26 books from the Library. 02/26 Black Loch: Peter May/ The shapeshifters @thechubbyunicorn)

2. 26 new recipes tried . 2/26 ( Nigel Slater's Marzipan Berry cakes to use up some Christmas Marzipan. Didn't have any Blueberries so used up some Brambles I had in the freeze. Very good but didn't help with No.12! Slow cooker pepperoni Pizza Orzo

3. 26 cards to make. Birthday/Thank-You/Notecards . 4/26

4.26 "Instant Gifts". Make a stock of small gifts to have for emergency gifts. This may include Preserves (6&7)

but also Homemade scented candles, lavender sachets, oven gloves, aprons, Tote bags etc. 

5. 26 Christmas cards.

6. (at least) 26 jars Seville Orange Marmalade 32/26

7. (at least) 26 jars jam & chutney.    6/26 Made a curried fruit chutney with bits & pieces left over from Christmas.

8. 26 mins weekly meal planner. This is sometimes "thrown out the window" when DH & DS announce change of plan to work schedule.

9. 26 Homemade "Ready Meals" for when work plans change at the last minute and DH & DS need something transportable. Batch cooking sessions. 04/26

10. 26 different fruit/veg grown.

11. 26 types of flowers for " cut flowers"grown. potted up Dahlia tubers/ Lily bulbs/ Nerines & Crocosmia to give them a head start before planting them out later. Snow drops are out and I have them in posy vases.

12. lose 26lbs. 05/26

13. 26 mins. monthly budget review.So far so good

14 26 items de-cluttered/sold.

15 26 items to charity shop. 04/26

16 26 mins daily "me time"  This might be crafting or just time for a good coffee.

17. 26 new items of music.

18. revisit 26  music CDs  03/26 Chris Rea  was not a one hit wonder (Driving home for Christmas) but a really good song writer & guitarist IMO. Orff Carmina Burana/The Rossington Band Love your Man. Fleetwood Mac Tusk/ Bizet Carmen

19.26 mins. planning for the next day work & personal.

20. No more that 26 mins scrolling the internet or news apps. Failing miserably on this must try harder.

21. 26 mins daily cleaning.80% there

22.26 items to be completed on Master "to do" list

23. Clear out wardrobe.

24.26 visits to local Museums/Galleries.

25. Make Grab & Go kits for crafts,

26. Sort out drawer of charging cables etc.  Done!

Other things to achieve.

Update our In Event of Death Files. Update my Negative to Positive list. Try some new Crafts. Re-connect with old friends I haven't seen for a while. Clear out garden shed.

Looks like it is going to be a busy year.!

thechubbyunicorn

I'm going to take out 'watch 26 tv series with more than 26 episodes' and replace with 'explore 26 villages / towns / cities I've never been to'. I think this is more what I want to be doing with my time rather than sitting at home watching tv. 

Ms_Potato_Head

Made a Greek salad (26 Mediterranean diet recipes) and that's it from me this week! x

thechubbyunicorn

Week 4 update...

I had a few days off work this week and managed to spend some of the days doing exactly what I want. It was bliss. 

1. Watch 26 movies I've never seen before - Manchester by the Sea / Good Grief 
3. 26 different physical activities - mini golf 
6. Post 2026 photos to Instagram - 70 
7. Buy 26 gift cards for Christmas - Morrisons 
12. Listen to 26 audiobooks - Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald 
16. Save £2026 - £12.99
17. Walk 2026 miles - 25.9 miles 
20. Make 26 donations - Charity shop 
21. Try 26 new restaurants / cafes - Biscuit Cafe, Culross / The Mercat, Culross 
23. Save 26 of each coin / note (£1 to £20) - 1x£1, 1x£2, 1x£5, 1x£10, 1x£20
25. Explore 26 villages / towns / cities I've never been to - Culross 

Set a new 2026 record for 11 goals worked towards!! 

DundeeDoll

Sunday update from me
20 alphabets

0/26 McManus 0/26 Knots 1/26 Workout programmes completed 3/26 Pop groups - listen to one album 2/26 Classical composer - learn one piece 1/26 Books read 7/26 Protein foods 1/26 Poem read 11/26 Fruit or veg 1/26 Soup made 3/26 Self-care 6/26 Film watched 6/26 TV programme watched 10/26 Street art 1/26 Christianity 4/26 Teas 1/26 Footie 2/26 Colours 2/26 Places 2/26 Whiskies plus 17/365 26 mins piano 21/365 decluttering / cleaning house 2/26 Litter picks 1/26 > 26K steps in one day 1/26 Trips to the library 3/26 Evensongs listening to

Very much enjoying. Yesterday's self-care was C for Cocktails with 2 very good friends

DundeeDoll

End of the month round up from me. 20 alphabets 2 * 26 mins * 365 and 4 * 26

0/26 McManus(still to visit)
2/26 Knots (Reef and Clove hitch)
2/26 Workout completed programmes (clean cardio and AvD)
3/26 Pop groups (Alan Parsons Project, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd)
2/26 Classical composers piano piece learnt (Debussy, Mendlessohn)
1/26 Books (Invisible women)
9/26 Protein foods (Beef, Chicken, Haricot beans, Kidney beans, Octopus, Pork, Sardines, Tuna, Walnuts)
1/26 Poem (If I had my life again)
12/26 Fruit or veg (Apple, Bean sprouts, Carrot, Dates, Grapes, Kale, Leek, Mushroom, Onion, Potato, Satsuma, Tomato)
3/26 Soup (Lettuce soup, new year soup, sweet potato)
3/26 Self-care (Cocktails, Dye hair, Hair cut)
6/26 Film (Akildan Klbe, Conclave, Dead of winter, Eleanor the great, Good fortune, Wicked)
6/26 TV programmes (Can you keep a secret, digging for Britain, Mrs Brown’s boys, Pilgrimage, QI, Wild London)
10/26 Street art (Book, compass, hat, jigsaw, musical instrument, needle, queens, razor, viewing glass, yoyo)
1/26 Christianity (Epiphany)
5/26 Teas (Apple, Chai, Genmaicha, Peppermint, Zoethout)
1/26 Footie (Xhaka)
2/26 Colours (red Onion, blue Danube)
2/26 Places (Dundee, Sharjah)
2/26 Whiskies (Benomach, Jura)
21/365 26 mins piano
27/365 decluttering / cleaning house
2/26 Litter picks
1/26 > 26K steps in one day
1/26 Trips to the library
3/26 Evensongs listened to on the radio

I know some of the alphabets e.g. protein foods and fruit / veg will start to get trickier!

StickyTheStickInsect

My update for January, I'm happy with some like my decluttering target and making sure we eat from a meal plan but others still need lots of work. In February, I'd like to focus on the reading with my children target as I didn't realise how infrequent this had become until I started to track it. They all read to themselves and listen to audio books but I think there is a real positive in reading together. I'd also like to make sure that I list a minimum of 26 items on selling sites to generate a bit more income.

villagelife

Achieved more than I thought as was away for 2 weeks.

1.Watch 26 sporting events.2/26 saw Quins European win on tv. This was only achieved as I was away as not prepared to pay for another subscription just to watch European matches.

2. Attend 26 concerts and plays.1/26

3. Visit 26 museums and exhibitions.0/26

4. Visit 26 gardens and parks.4/26 visited 3 gardens in Sri Lanka

5. Read 126 books. - 11/126 doing well on this one

6. Cook 26 new recipes 1/26 lamb curry

7. Grow 26 fruit, vegetable or herbs. 0/26 - sorted seeds out

8. 26 acts of kindness a month 26/312

9. Donate 26 times to charity 0/26

10. Use 26 local or small businesses 2/26 a local restaurant and a drink in local pub

11. See 26 friends 0/26

12. See family 26 times 1/26

13. 26 craft projects 1/26 painted 3 tiny blank canvases which we have had for ages(3 years)

14. Watch 26 films 5/26 conclave, this is spinal tap, 12 angry men, vertigo and when Harry met Sally - it was a long flight

15. Listen to 26 different podcasts 6/26

16. Listen to 26 albums. 1/26

19. Write to 26 friends 0/26

20. Take photo a day 26 times a month and post on instagram 10/312

21. Do an eco goal daily 31/365

22. Do money making/ money saving activity daily 31/365

23. Do a health goal daily 31/365

24. Revise 26 quiz subjects 0/26

25. Declutter 2026 items 194/2026

26. Do 26 admin tasks 0/26

eltee2

Morning All, end of month update                

1. Sort out an End of Life planner

2.  4/26 films watched 

3. 1/26 areas decluttered 

4. 1/26 Deep-clean decluttered areas

5. 4/26 lbs lost

6. Bedtime routine established

7. 1/26 books read                                     

8. £52.99/£260 clothes budget

9. 5/26 new recipes

10. 19/260 AFDs

11. 2/26 pamper/relaxation sessions

12. 11/260 go for a walk

13. 0/26 volunteering sessions

14. 1/26 sessions working in the garden

15. 5/52 Half hour Friday meal planning

16. 03/26 post-WI sessions

17. 19/260 NSDs

18. 03/26 Home-made soups       

19. 05/26 live music            

29. 0/4 Overpayments on personal loan

21. 1/12 Pay credit card off in full every month

22. 1/26 spend time with extended family

23. 5/26 items of clothing donated/recycled       

24. 4/26 spend time with friends

25. 1/26 batch cooking & freeze sessions

26. 4/26 home maintenance/repairs                  

El