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Managed a couple of updates this week.
Things to do/achieve:
9. Read 26 books - 4/26 - Tao Te Ching
13. Full house declutter - 87 items gone so far this year
Habits to implement:
18. Drink 1.5 litres of water per day - up to 700ml average
MPHx
MFW: Journey started Nov 2025. Due to finish Nov 2053.
OPs: £10
DC pension pot to target: 22.5%
Mrs SD's 2026 Declutter Campaign: 🏅
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- 1. 26 extra payments off debts (/26)
- 3. 26 mins sorting pantry/cupboards (4/26)
- 4. 26 bags decluttered (6/26)
- 5. sell 26 pins (6/26)
- 6. £26 extra to savings (2/26)
- 8. Listen to 26 music Albums (3/26) Boyzone's 1st album this week
- 11. Read 26 poems (5/26) - Because I could not stop for death by Emily Dickinson and She walks in Beauty by Lord Byron
- 12. 26 visits to church (2/26)
- 13. 26 mindfulness sessions (3/26)
- 14. 26 crafts/activities completed (3/26) I'm working on a puzzle book to declutter too lol.
- 16. Use up 26 toiletries (2/26)
- 17. 26 Jobs done around the house (4/26)
- 19. 26mins decluttering/tidying per week (6/52)
- 10. 26 mins per week sorting finances (6/52)
I didn't realise I'd ticket so much off last week! Actually quite proud of myself with last weeks accomplishments 😂
I'm off work this week, so I'm hoping to get a few more ticked off and a few started.
That's give me some motiation to keep going actually so think I'll log off and go do a bit more things today.
Pay all debt off by Christmas 2025 £815.45/£3,000£1 a day challenge 2025 - £180/£730 Declutter a bag a week in 2025 11/52Lose 25lb - 10/25lbs Read 1 book per week - 5/52Pay off credit card debt 18%/100%6 -
Evening all
1. Sort out an End of Life planner
2. 7/26 films watched
3. 2/26 areas decluttered
4. 1/26 Deep-clean decluttered areas
5. 4.5/26 lbs lost
6. Bedtime routine established
7. 1/26 books read
8. £52.99/£260 clothes budget
9. 5/26 new recipes
10. 23/260 AFDs
11. 2/26 pamper/relaxation sessions
12. 15/260 go for a walk
13. 1/26 volunteering sessions
14. 2/26 gardening sessions
15. 6/52 Half hour Friday meal planning
16. 03/26 post-WI sessions
17. 25/260 NSDs
18. 03/26 Home-made soups
19. 06/26 live music
20. 0/4 Overpayments on personal loan
21. 2/12 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. 5/26 spend time with friends
25. 1/26 batch cooking & freeze sessions
26. 4/26 home maintenance/repairs
El
"I started out with nothing
And still got most of it left"
Seasick Steve4 -
Hi chums, this is me up to and including 11th Feb - I forgot to post earlier!!
Saving 1 animal wont change the world - but it will change the world for that 1 animal
2026 Frugal Living Challenge
2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
26 for 20266 -
Back from India Tuesday evening, back to work Thursday, still getting over jet lag. I did of course get to watch a few more of my A-Z films :-) Have replaced footballers with Radio Programmes - I'm an absolute Radio 4 addict. Column on right is February additions so far.
0/26 McManus
2/26 Knots
2/26 Workouts
3/26 a-z pop groups (1 album listened to)
2/26 Classical composers (piano piece learned)
3/26 Books
Death of a red heroine; tea on Sunday
11/26 Protein
almonds, lamb
1/26 Poem
12/26 Fruit or veg
3/26 Soup
5/26 Self-care
boat trip
14/26 Film
freakier Friday; inheritance; john wick; marry me; nonas; relay; switched again; under fire
6/26 TV programmes
11/26 Street art
tools
3/26 Christianity
candlemas
6/26 Teas
masala
3/26 Radio programmes
desert island discs; from our own correspondent; news quiz; you're dead to me
3/26 Colours
green Tea
3/26 Places
chennai; kochi kerala
2/26 Whiskies
26 minutes per day…
27/365 26 mins piano
31/365 decluttering / cleaning house
26 times in the year
2/26 Litter picks
1/26 > 26K steps in one day
1/26 Trips to the library
3/26 Evensongs listened to
20*25 for 2025: 489 / 5006 -
Going to put a CD on and drink some water,
Went to two exhibitions in London when I was there at the end of January, Design and Disability at the V and A and the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize at the NPG. Both interesting and thought provoking in their own way and very worthwhile. Four more to go.
Am debating what my evening class will be. I could do Digital Photography again or I will start BSL. BSL is quite expensive but I've done half a term before and really enjoyed it. I need to get a new camera if I do digital photography although I'd ideally like to do it with my smartphone. If I do photography I'll do it in the summer again as its easier in the light evenings. BSL is on a Thursday which is usually the night I see family. Of course I could do something else like drawing or Chinese. Too many choices.
Credit card 1700
Overdraft 2305 -
Morning 26ers 👋 A couple more baby steps for me this week:
Things to do/achieve:
11. Sit final 2 exams - unexpectedly passed my latest exam! So only 1 more to go
Habits to implement:
18. Drink 1.5 litres of water a day - 800ml
MPHx
MFW: Journey started Nov 2025. Due to finish Nov 2053.
OPs: £10
DC pension pot to target: 22.5%
Mrs SD's 2026 Declutter Campaign: 🏅
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Congratulations on the exam pass - fab achievement!
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Morning
Congratulations @Ms_Potato_Head
Updates
2. 8/26 films watched
Afterburn (comedy action)
5. 6/26 lbs lost
9. 6/26 new recipes
10. 23/260 AFDs
11. 3/26 pamper/relaxation sessions
12. 17/260 go for a walk
15. 7/52 Half hour Friday meal planning
16. 4/26 post-WI sessions
17. 25/260 NSDs
19. 7/26 live music
24. 6/26 spend time with friends
25. 1/26 batch cooking & freeze sessions
26. 5/26 home maintenance/repairs
El
"I started out with nothing
And still got most of it left"
Seasick Steve4 -
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