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  • suzeesu2000
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    @DundeeDoll you’re doing brilliantly, well done you.

    I’ll post my end of October chart tomorrow. As usual, I forgot it was the end of the month!

    Saving 1 animal wont change the world - but it will change the world for that 1 animal

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  • Everyone is doing amazing well…I always have grand plans about what I'm going to do but never quite seem to get round to doing all the things I have planned.

    Week 44

    5. Be able to run for 26 minutes - 28 minutes 

    6. Post 2026 photos to Instagram - 58 

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

    16. Save £2026 - £6.69

    17. Walk 2026 miles - 40.6  

    21. Try 26 new restaurants / cafes - Wiejskie Jadlo, Poznan

    25. Explore 26 villages / towns / cities I’ve never been to - Poznan, Poland

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  • Round up now that we are at the end of a new month. Some things are getting further and further away from me being apply to complete but that's ok! I'm still enjoying the challenge and that's the main thing..

    1. Watch 26 movies I’ve never seen before - 21/26
    2. Complete 26 different crafts - 7/26
    3. 26 different physical activities - 14/26
    4. 26 selfcare experiences to look and feel better - 10/26 
    5. Be able to run for 26 minutes - 28/26
    6. Post 2026 photos to Instagram - 2,227/2026 
    7. Buy 26 gift cards for Christmas spending - 40/26 
    8. Watch 26 documentaries - 16/26
    9. Tick 26 things off my master to do list - 8/26 
    10. Lose 26lbs - 2/26
    11. Try 26 new recipes - 10/26 
    12. Listen to 26 audiobooks - 16/26 
    13. 26 days of 26k steps - 11/26
    14. Read 26 books - 2/26
    15. Walk along 26 different beaches -  18/26
    16. Save £2026 - £1,901.51 / £2026
    17. Walk 2026 miles - 1327.6 / 2026
    18. Create 26 (positive!) habits - 2/26 
    19. Complete 26 walks from the book ‘Lanarkshire Walks’ - 15/26 
    20.  Make 26 donations - 16/26 
    21. Try 26 new restaurants / cafes - 42/26 
    22. Tick 26 things off my bucket list - 18/26
    23. Save 26 of each coin / note (£1 to £20) - 20/£1, 19/£2, 25/£5, 20/£10, 18/£20
    24. Complete 26 garden projects - 2/26
    25. Explore 26 new villages / towns / cities - 11/26
    26. Send 26 cards / gifts to others - 29/26 
    27. Complete parkrun 26 times - 6/26

    5 completed / 1 on track to be completed

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  • suzeesu2000
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    @thechubbyunicorn well done!

    I know there are a few targets that I'm not going to finalise but that's okay. I'm identifying areas that I achieve without much effort and uncovering where I need to pay more attention and that's a good thing. Still enjoying the whole challenge though and very much looking forward to 2027! Well done to us all.

    This is me up to 31st October:

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  • suzeesu2000
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    Anyone seen @tinkerbelluk at all? Hope she will run 2027. I'll message her just in case.

    Is everyone up for 2027?

    Saving 1 animal wont change the world - but it will change the world for that 1 animal

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  • DundeeDoll
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    Great seeing everyone's checkins. And yes definitely 27 (though something a little less challenging than alphabets for me!)

    20*26 for 2026: 370 / 520
  • DundeeDoll
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    edited 3 November at 11:40PM

    off to london tomorrow (and have packed my 26th book) so thought i'd do a quick update on the requiems - over half way through already (though appreciate i've got the really difficult letters ahead)

    Auerbach, Dresden Requiem

    Brahms, Ein deutsches Requiem

    Cherubini, Requiem in C minor

    Duruflé, Requiem

    Elgar, The spirit of England

    Fauré, Requiem

    Gossec, Grande Messe des Morts (essentially a requiem)

    Howells, Requiem

    Imbrie, Requiem

    Jenkins, Requiem

    Kabalevsky, Requiem

    Ligeti, Requiem

    Mozart, Reqiuem

    Nelis: Requiem

    20*26 for 2026: 370 / 520
  • suzeesu2000
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    Have a good time in London @DundeeDoll x

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  • DundeeDoll
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    thanks @suzeesu2000 safely arrived. I am staying at The Hub 21 Tothill Street which used to be offices and where I had my first office job 42 years ago!

    Took the tube down to Victoria and now in Westminster so that's my V and W for my A-Z of places. Pity i won't have time to get out to Uxbridge!

    20*26 for 2026: 370 / 520
  • suzeesu2000
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    @DundeeDoll I used to live just outside of Uxbridge.

    Saving 1 animal wont change the world - but it will change the world for that 1 animal

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