26 for 2026

thechubbyunicorn

Week 34

A terrible week for this challenge. I had grand plans that just didn't happen. Not to worry a new week and we'll try again…

6. Post 2026 photos to Instagram - 71 / 1763

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

16. Save £2026 - £6.61 / £1564.05

17. Walk 2026 miles - 31.8 / 985.4

21. Try 26 new restaurants / cafes - Wingstop, Manchester / Ezra & Gil, Manchester / La Vita, Glasgow

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thechubbyunicorn

Another pretty rubbish week towards my goals…I'm off for 4 days this coming week so hopefully I can squeeze some fun things in then…

Week 35

3. 26 different physical activities - Darts 

5. Be able to run for 26 minutes - 3 mins! 

6. Post 2026 photos to Instagram - 89 / 1852

7. Buy 26 gift cards for Christmas spending - Home Bargains

8. Watch 26 documentaries - The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare 

12. Listen to 26 audiobooks - The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros

16. Save £2026 - £139.37 / £1706.18

17. Walk 2026 miles - 34.5 / 1020

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

26. Send 26 cards / gifts to others - Mum & Dad anniversary

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DundeeDoll

I have not been getting on with my knots as the string I was using was not ideal. Today I bought macrame cord and have knotted the following knots from Complete Knot List | A-Z List of All Types of Knot: Alpine butterfly knot; Bowline; Clove hitch; Double coin knot; Eskimo bowline knot; Figure of Eight and a Reef knot. I plan to stick them on coloured paper and label them - I'm rather pleased with my handiwork (and is the fun project I had originally hoped it would be).

20 A-Zs
01: 25 Artists
02: 7 Knots
03: 15 Workout programmes
04: 19 Pop groups - 1 album listened to
05: 10 Classical composers - 1 piano piece learned
06: 21 Books read
07: 17 Protein food
08: 17 Poem
09: 19 Fruit or veg
10: 12 Soups made
11: 18 Trips and treats
12: 16 Films watched
13: 19 TV programmes
14: 22 Street art
15: 16 Christianity
16: 21 Teas
17: 17 Radio 4 programmes
18: 17 Colours
19: 17 Places
20: 12 Whiskies

Dakota_Rose

The macrame knots sound like they’d be a lovely project @DundeeDoll!

I finished the second book in the ‘A Court Of Thorns and Roses’ series late last night. I found the first half slow going in places as there were so many new characters and a lot of new information to absorb, but was completely absorbed in the second half. I can see how people have got addicted to them! I’d rate it 9/10 and will have to think about ordering the third in the series now.

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

10. The Twyford Code (a puzzle within a puzzle) 9/10

11. The Shock of the Fall (first person narrative with flashbacks - includes childhood trauma told sensitively and with humour woven throughout) 8/10

12. Guilty (lots of shock factor details, but predictable storyline) 7.5/10

13. The Falls (Scottish detective novel) 8.5/10

14. The Examiner (murder mystery told through emails and messages) 8.5/10

15. First Blood (prequel to a favourite detective series) 10/10

16. We Solve Murders (cosy murder mystery) 8.5/10

17. A Court of Thorns and Roses (fantasy romance) 9/10

18. A Court of Mist and Fury (second in the ACOTAR series) 9/10

thechubbyunicorn

August Update…

How are we 2/3 through the year?!

1. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen before - 17/26
2. Complete 26 different crafts - 7/26
3. 26 different physical activities - 13/26
4. 26 selfcare experiences to look and feel better - 8/26 
5. Be able to run for 26 minutes - 3/26
6. Post 2026 photos to Instagram - 1,852/2026 - 1350
7. Buy 26 gift cards for Christmas spending - 34/26 
8. Watch 26 documentaries - 11/26
9. Tick 26 things off my master to do list - 7/26 
10. Lose 26lbs - 1.5/26
11. Try 26 new recipes - 9/26 
12. Listen to 26 audiobooks - 15/26 
13. 26 days of 26k steps - 11/26
14. Read 26 books - 2/26
15. Walk along 26 different beaches -  13/26
16. Save £2026 - £1,706.18/£2026 - £1,474
17. Walk 2026 miles - 1020/2026 - 1350 / 1095
18. Create 26 (positive!) habits - 2/26 
19. Complete 26 walks from the book ‘Lanarkshire Walks’ - 12/26 
20.  Make 26 donations - 15/26 kl
21. Try 26 new restaurants / cafes - 38/26 
22. Tick 26 things off my bucket list - 15/26
23. Save 26 of each coin / note (£1 to £20) - 18/£1, 18/£2, 16/£5, 14/£10, 14/£20
24. Complete 26 garden projects - 1/26
25. Explore 26 new villages / towns / cities - 8/26
26. Send 26 cards / gifts to others - 26/26 
27. Complete parkrun 26 times - 1/26

Currently only on track with 6 goals…aiming to be on track with at least 13 at the end of October 🙏

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leftatthetrafficlights

I've been away from the boards for months due to a fairly traumatic year but I'm back now and intend to get back on track! My original list is obviously not going to be achievable now but I'll update now on where I currently am!

Annual:
1) Read 26 buddhist/zen books - completed 🙌

2) Listen to 26 podcasts - 2 and they were in January! I'll dig out my headphones and start those again tomorrow. Still achievable

3) Do 26 bike rides - 0 - the weather has been too hot (and I've been too lazy!) but dh and I are intending to do one at the weekend 😁 I can still achieve this goal if I do a couple a week 🤔

4) Do 26 home 'spa' days - 2 - if I do one a week I can achieve 20 by the end of the year.

5) Grow 26 varieties of veg/fruit/herbs - completed despite having a poor year due to the weather !

6) Have 26 'tech' free days - 0 but still achievable.

7) Watch 26 sunsets - 10 - weather permitting this is still achievable as I can watch it from my back garden 😁

8) Watch 26 sunrises - 6 - weather permitting, this is still achievable now that the days are getting shorter and the sun is rising later

9) Go on 26 walks with dh - 2 - still achievable and something I'd like to do on an evening rather than slob on the sofa!

10) Do 26 home 'gym' sessions - 0 - I'm starting to do 1 or 2 sessions a week from next week so hopefully I'll complete this.

11) Do 26 nights of 'stargazing' - 1 - I'm unlikely to reach this goal but I'm going to get as close as possible!

12) Clear 26 items of clothing - 0 - the great wardrobe clear out is being done this month so I'll manage this.

13) Save £2026 - completed - although all of it will be needed to replace things my foster cats have destroyed! 🤦‍♀️

14) Have 26 'gardening' days - 5 - it's been too hot for me to cope with outside but now the autumn is here, I'll do more so it's achievable still.

15) Do 26 beach walks - 6 - I'm restarting my daily walks tomorrow so I'll be able to achieve this.

16) Donate 26 items to the foodbank - 0 - I'll start this on my next shop. I'm trying to reduce my expenditure due to the year being brutal on my finances but I'm going to do my best to achieve this even if it's only low value items that I can buy this time around

17) Do at least 26 dog walks (he's not my dog! 😉) - 0 - the dog was rehomed which was the best outcome for him. No other dogs to walk so this is no longer a target. I'll have a think on what to substitute 🤔

18) Listen to 26 new songs - done. I've just started songs on YouTube and let it run - ended up buying 2 more fever ray albums as a result (secondhand obviously! 😉)

Monthly:
19) Do 26 days of yoga nidra practices - 8 in August. This will be a daily practice from now on

20) Have 26 days alcohol free - 8 in August - I have given up alcohol again so this should be achievable for the rest of the year.

21) Do 26 days of dry skin brushing and moisturizing - 0 in August - I have acquired a new body brush and dug out some moisturiser so will hopefully achieve this in September!

22) Save £26 off my grocery bill - £0 in August -used up the whole budget but I have done a full food inventory over the last couple of days so should manage this in September

23) Have 26 days of eating exclusively WFPB - no idea for August but not that many! I'm going to be very strict in September as I'm trying to rebuild my health and strength

Daily:
24) Do 26 minutes of housework - and then some! 🙄 I'm fostering 4 house cats (3 of which are long-haired) so it take longer than that just to vacuum the landing and stairs! 🤦‍♀️😂

25) Do 26 minutes of meditation practice - not very many in August but don't have the exact number. I've started doing it daily again now.

26) Do 26 minutes of asana practice - 6 in August but again, it's something that I've reintroduced recently.

Overall, considering the year I've had, it's not too bad on some of the annual stuff and most of it is still achievable! The monthly and daily stuff has been dire but I'm back on board with it all now so I'm determined to stick to it for the rest of the year!

I'll update weekly from now on to help me stay on track 😁

suzeesu2000

please don’t beat yourselves up.
Making the list is an achievement
Doing 1 task is an achievement
The fact we all keep going is an achievement

I think we are all doing brilliantly. Well done everyone
I've written a note to remind me to update tomorrow! Time is flying by, didn’t even realise it’s September today!

Have a good night all, sweet dreams xx

Dakota_Rose

@leftatthetrafficlights, sorry to hear you’ve had a tough year so far. You’ve achieved a lot already - don’t pressure yourself to do too much! Prioritise the things that make you happiest. Perhaps getting DH out for a short walk after dinner with you each day will help to ‘kill 2 birds with 1 stone’?

suzeesu2000

DH decided to declutter his room this week and, oh my goodness, he has absolutely decluttered! We still have another 2 sets of shelves and a load of totes to go through but I am SO proud of him for letting so much go, he is being so sensible. Sadly, his physical self cant do a lot of the hobbies he had, like fishing, so he has decided to let the whole lot go. Well done everyone. xx

DundeeDoll

@leftatthetrafficlights sunrises and sunsets should get easier (unless of course you're in the southern hemisphere).