26 for 2026

thechubbyunicorn

Week 17…a bit of a late update 🙈 but a good week working towards 14 of my goals

1. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen before - The Age of Adaline 

3. 26 different physical activities - Bungee Fungee 

6. Post 2026 photos to Instagram - 61

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

8 Watch 26 documentaries - Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere 

9. Tick 26 things off my master to do list - Pay off mortgages / Pre plan funeral

12. Listen to 26 audiobooks - Strangers by Belle Burden 

13. 26 days of 26k steps - 46,132

16. Save £2026 - £12.88

17. Walk 2026 miles - 45 miles 

21. Try 26 new restaurants / cafes - Cafe Du Jardin, Wishaw 

22. Tick 26 things off my bucket list - Bottle fed baby lambs! (and I was incredibly lucky to be there for the birth of twin lambs)

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

24. Complete 26 garden projects - Sorted weeds  

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Dakota_Rose

There’s some fab progress being made there @thechubbyunicorn 😊

The next book on my list is ‘Us Three’, which is another by Ruth Jones. I really enjoyed this one and found it a comforting read. Her style of writing is very vivid and you can imagine it playing it out on screen. I suppose that’s her experience as a script-writer coming through.

26 books for 2026

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

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

3. Love Untold (ending made a middling read worthwhile) 8/10

4. Way Back (engaging easy read with a farm theme and a few typos) 8.5/10

5. The Cuckoo’s Calling (first of the Strike detective novels) 8.5/10

6. Yellowface (‘too awful to look away’ page-turner) 10/10

7. A Thousand Splendid Suns (emotive, heavy but worthwhile read) 10/10

8. Before the coffee gets cold (Japanese coffee-shop time-travelling scenarios) 8/10

9. Us Three (screenplay-style friendship story) 9/10

thechubbyunicorn

@Dakota_Rose - I loved 'Us Three'. I've got my eye on a couple of Ruth Jones other books, I love her!

April Update…

A really good month getting lots ticked off…

1. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen before - 10/26
2. Complete 26 different crafts - 4/26
3. 26 different physical activities - 7/26
4. 26 selfcare experiences to look and feel better - 4/26 
5. Be able to run for 26 minutes - 2/26
6. Post 2026 photos to Instagram - 914/2026 
7. Buy 26 gift cards for Christmas spending - 19/26 
8. Watch 26 documentaries - 5/26
9. Tick 26 things off my master to do list - 5/26 
10. Lose 26lbs - 1.5/26
11. Try 26 new recipes - 6/26 
12. Listen to 26 audiobooks - 10/26 
13. 26 days of 26k steps - 7/26
14. Read 26 books - 0/26
15. Complete parkrun 26 times - 0/26 
16. Save £2026 - £678.02/£2026
17. Walk 2026 miles - 481/2026
18. Create 26 (positive!) habits - 2/26 
19. Complete 26 walks from the book ‘Lanarkshire Walks’ - 5/26 
20.  Make 26 donations - 9/26
21. Try 26 new restaurants / cafes - 21/26 
22. Tick 26 things off my bucket list - 5/26
23. Save 26 of each coin / note (£1 to £20) - 13/£1, 15/£2, 10/£5, 9/£10, 10/£20
24. Complete 26 garden projects - 1/26
25. Explore 26 new villages / towns / cities - 6/26
26. Send 26 cards / gifts to others - 7/26

I'm currently on track with 7 goals. There's 2 I haven't started yet but I don't want to give up on them just yet. I'm still really enjoying the challenge and it's giving me some motivation to get up and do things.

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suzeesu2000

Been a very difficult month with family things but pleased I have managed to maintain SOME progress. My update for 01/05 and I remembered to post it! Have a great day all xx

DundeeDoll

@button_box Quinta Ruban many thanks for the suggestion. Whiskies is my slowest off the mark at the moment. I've had a lot of trouble signing on - now managed at last to reset my password so hoping for more regular updates. Here's to May 1st.

01: 17 Artists
02: 4 Knots
03: 6 Workout programmes
04: 8 Pop groups - 1 album listened to
05: 4 Classical composers - 1 piano piece learned
06: 11 Books read
07: 13 Protein food
08: 9 Poem
09: 14 Fruit or veg
10: 10 Soups made
11: 10 Self-care
12: 15 Films watched
13: 13 TV programmes
14: 21 Street art
15: 11 Christianity
16: 12 Teas
17: 10 Radio 4 programmes
18: 8 Colours
19: 8 Places
20: 3 Whiskies
26 times across year
21: 8 Litter picks
22: 10 >20K per day
23: 7 Trips to the library
24: 8 Evensongs listening to
20 * 26 times per month
25: 47 /240 declutters
26: 66 /240 Piano practice

thechubbyunicorn

Hope things are starting to improve now @suzeesu2000

Week 18 update…

1. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen before - The Devil Wears Prada  

4. 26 selfcare experiences to look and feel better - Foot pamper 

6. Post 2026 photos to Instagram - 40 

7. Buy 26 gift cards for Christmas spending - Amazon

9. Tick 26 things off my master to do list - Set up will & power of attorney

11. Try 26 new recipes - creamy orzo with sticky salmon 

13. 26 days of 26k steps - 52,756

15. Complete parkrun 26 times - 1st Parkrun completed - 2nd May - FINALLY!!! I've been putting this one off for months. Hopefully, now that I've been once it'll be easier to go again.

16. Save £2026 - £9.87

17. Walk 2026 miles - 47.2

22. Tick 26 things off my bucket list - Complete ‘The Kiltwalk’

26. Send 26 cards / gifts to others - Thinking of you card

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Ms_Potato_Head

Everyone is doing so well! I've actually only managed one goal in April:

✅️ 5. Have £2600 in the emergency fund: £2600/£2600

Still, it's a biggie. I've just started Us Three; good to see it's had good reviews from others.

MPHx

suzeesu2000

Thanks @thechubbyunicorn, I'm determined they will. xx

DundeeDoll

@suzeesu2000 thinking of you

Well done ms_potato_head as you say that's a real biggie

DundeeDoll

according to my spreadsheet I should be up to 9.1 / 26 to be on target. Time to get knotting!

20 A-Zs
01: 17 Artists
02: 4 Knots
03: 6 Workout programmes
04: 8 Pop groups - 1 album listened to
05: 6 Classical composers - 1 piano piece learned
06: 12 Books read
07: 13 Protein food
08: 9 Poem
09: 14 Fruit or veg
10: 10 Soups made
11: 11 Self-care
12: 15 Films watched
13: 13 TV programmes
14: 21 Street art
15: 11 Christianity
16: 12 Teas
17: 11 Radio 4 programmes
18: 9 Colours
19: 8 Places
20: 4 Whiskies
26 times across year
21: 9 Litter picks
22: 12 >20K per day
23: 8 Trips to the library
24: 12 Evensongs on Radio 3
20 * 26 times per month
25: 50 /240 declutters
26: 73 /240 Piano practice