26 for 2026

IrishRose12

Another update from me.

• 1. 26 extra payments off debts (2/26)

• 2. Read 26 books (1/26)

• 3. 26 mins sorting pantry/cupboards (3/26)

• 4. 26 bags decluttered (5/26)

• 5. sell 26 pins (6/26)

• 6. £26 extra to savings (0/26)

• 7. 26 films watched (2/26) Independance Day and Conclave

• 8. Listen to 26 music Albums (2/26) Rolling Stones this week

• 9. 26 family days out

• 10. Take myself out for the day 26 times (0/26)

• 11. Read 26 poems (3/26) - stopping by woods on a snowy evening by Robert Frost

• 12. 26 visits to church (1/26)

• 13. 26 mindfulness sessions (2/26)

• 14. 26 crafts/activities completed (3/26) 3 jigsaws completed and donated now :)

• 15. 26 Charity donations (2/26) 2 orders made from a local Homeless charites Amazon wishlist

• 16. Use up 26 toiletries (1/26)

• 17. 26 Jobs done around the house (2/26)

• 18. Knit 26 items (0/26)

• 19. 26mins decluttering/tidying per week (4/52)

• 10. 26 mins per week sorting finances (4/52)

thechubbyunicorn

Week 5 Update…

I was off work this week on annual leave so managed to tick a few things

2. Complete 26 different crafts - painting

6. Post 2026 photos to Instagram - 71

7. Buy 26 gift cards for Christmas spending - Amazon

11. Try 26 new recipes - Cream of mushroom soup

13. 26 days of 26k steps - 27,591

16. Save £23036 - £13.97

17. Walk 2026 miles - 28.3 miles

19. Complete 26 walks from the book 'Lanarkshire Walks' - Strathclyde Loch & Bothewellhaugh

20. Make 26 donations - Pet food to SSPCA

21. Try 26 new restaurants / cafes - Cuppacity, Cobh / Quinlan's Seafood Bar, Cork

23. Save 26 of each coin note (£1 to £20) - 1x£1, 1x£2, 1x£5, 1x£20

25. Explore 26 villages / town / cities I've never been to - Cobh, Ireland / Cork, Ireland

26. Send 26 cards / gifts to others 3x sympathy cards

Ms_Potato_Head

Fab seeing everyone's month end roundups 🥰

Things to do/achieve:

1. Catch up with all old friends in person - 6/8 (thanks to a spa day today)

2. Visit 26 new places in the UK - 1/26 The spa hotel I went to today counts!

3. Get teeth whitened - got just over £100 saved so far.

4. Couch to 5k - not started.

5  Have £2600 in the emergency fund - nothing yet, concentrating on roof repairs.

6. Get roof repairs done and paid off - £3.5k saved. Work should start in about 4 weeks.

7. Go on 26 walks - 1/26

8. Finish 2 unfinished craft projects - can choose from a needlepoint kit, quilt, knitted blanket and a cross stitch kit. Not done much on any of them this year.

9. Read 26 books - 3/26 Reading number 4 - Precipice.

10. Go to church 26 times - 2/26

11. Sit final 2 exams - next one is in June.

12. 26 mediterranean diet recipes 1/26

13. Full house declutter - 56 items gone so far this year

14. Sort the front garden so I can get my car on the drive! Not started.

15. Make a will - Not started.

16. Max out my health cash plan - 1 acupuncture session so far

Habits to implement:

17. A journal entry a day - 17/31 in Jan

18. Drink 1.5 litres of water a day - up to 600ml

19. Regular bed time - doing very badly at this!

20. Daily active relaxation - not started

21. Read a Bible chapter a day - 19/31 in Jan

22. Daily vitamins - remembering twice a week at the moment

23. Washing up. Every. Single. Day. Not every day, but most.

✅️ 24. Monthly mortgage overpayments. Standing order set up! Only small payments to begin with, but the important thing is I'm on my way 🥰

25. No more than 2 cups of coffee a day - down to either 2 or 3 per day. Getting there.

26. 1.5 hours of exercise per week - not started.

MPHx

thechubbyunicorn

January Update…

On track with 11 things which I'm pleased with…

1. Watch 26 movies I've never seen before - 3/26
2. Complete 26 different crafts - 1/26
3. 26 different physical activities - 4/26
4. 26 selfcare experiences to look and feel better - 1/26
5. Be able to run for 26 minutes - 0/26
6. Post 2026 photos to Instagram - 212/2026
7. Buy 26 gift cards for Christmas spending - 5/26
8. Watch 26 documentaries - 0/26
9. Tick 26 things off my master to do list - 0/26
10. Lose 26lbs - 1.5/26
11. Try 26 new recipes - 1/26
12. Listen to 26 audiobooks - 1/26
13. 26 days of 26k steps - 1/26
14. Read 26 books - 0/26
15. Complete Parkrun 26 times - 0/26
16. Save £2026 - £174.20
17. Walk 2026 miles - 110.2 miles
18. Create 26 (positive!) habits - 0/26
19. Complete 26 walks from the book 'Lanarkshire Walks'
20. Make 26 donations - 3/26
21. Try 26 new restaurants / cafes - 3/26
22. Tick 26 things off my bucket list - 0/26
23. Save 26 of each coin / note £1 to £20) - 4x£1, 5x£2, 3x£5, 3x£10, 2x£20
24. Complete 26 garden projects - 0/26
25. Explore 26 new villages / towns / cities - 3/26
26. Send 26 cards / gifts to others - 2/26

weenancyinAmerica

@Ms_Potato_Head - Have you tried brushing your teeth with bicarb every day for a week or two first? That is what most whitening products have as their major ingredient. Gets rid of tea, coffee, and wine stains too.

Ms_Potato_Head

Thanks @weenancyinAmerica I'll try that 😊 x

Dakota_Rose

I’m back with another book to add to my list. It was quite hard going and I had to persevere, but was worth it as I was immersed in it by the end.

26 books of 2026

1.You Are Here (easy read) 9/10

2. The Seven Murders of Evelyn Hardcastle (time-travelling murder mystery) 9.5/10

button_box

I edited my original post but not all the text is coming up. It is there if I go to edit again🤔

1. Library books should read Black Loch, Peter May,The Shapeshifters Daughter by Sally Magnusson. The Night Watch, Neil Lancaster and ordered the Glasgow Boys ( thanks for the idea @the chubbyunicorn) Bit of a Scottish theme emerging!

thechubbyunicorn

@button_box Glasgow Boys is an excellent read (well listen as I had it on audible). I work in a residential children's house in Glasgow so it was very fitting and I thoroughly enjoyed it, hope you do too!

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thechubbyunicorn

Week 6 update…

I didn't think I had managed to do much but I've actually worked towards 11 🤩

1. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen before - Hope Gap 

4. 26 selfcare experiences to look and feel better - Haircut 

5. Be able to run for 26 minutes - 1 

6. Post 2026 photos to Instagram - 7 

7. Buy 26 gift cards for Christmas spending - Sainsbury’s 

12. Listen to 26 audiobooks - Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley 

16. Save £2026 - £15.07 

17. Walk 2026 miles - 42.63 miles 

18. Create 26 (positive!) habits - Round down bank account everyday and transfer to savings account 

20. Make 26 donations - Donated to a friend’s charity walk 

23. Save 26 of each coin / note (£1 to £20) - 1x£1, 1x£5, 1x£10, 1x£20

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