23 in 23

I'll add 23 knitted baby cardigans for charity. I will probably do more. My daughter has committed to 30 bagsin 30 days. That's bags for recycling or charity.

I could not possible make do with only 23 books.
Nor could I possibly find 23 bin bags of clothes that are surplus to requirement.

I certainly could find 23 tasks and projects round the house that need attending to, but as DH is not well enough to do all of them, and I cannot, as I don't have the know-how, we might just manage 3 or 4 in the course of this year.

I am however seriously considering starting a task I can do: stripping wallpaper off the kitchen walls and ceiling and papering and painting it.

I am also encouraging DH to start taking a little exercise every day - he starts, then stops, usually with good reason, but then it is back to square 1 when he starts again.

Right now I am concentrating on familiarizing our two half-grown cats with the garden, so when I do start decorating in the warmer weather we don't have to worry about keeping them in.

It's a good idea, but why 23?

I'd like to sort out 23 (at least 230? Maybe 2023?) of the digital photos on my computer. I guess that possibly 50% could be discarded...

What a fab idea and great replies! My 23 things maybe a little less active, but I can make the list can’t I? I listen to audio books and manage an average of about 100last year , I have a chronic health condition and am bed a lot! Will be intrigued to see how we all gave done in December! Thank you for the inspiration

Will you keep us up to the mark Maw, otherwise I’m liable to fall by the wayside!
23 books - easy
23 sewing/knitting projects finished
23lbs - I’d be happy with 7
23 (small!) bags for the charity shops
23 bags of stuff for the food bank
23 new places to visit
23 days holiday (not 23 separate holidays!)
Good luck everybody!

Great idea. I could sort out 23 items to take to a charity shop, 23 bags would be hard.
Reading, no problem.
23 tasks and projects around the house-yes, I’m up for that.
I might add 23 trips to the gym per month. I do go about 15-20 times but the challenge would be on those days when I CBB.
Thanks for the inspiration Maw!

I’ll add 23 upcycling projects to my list.

This is brilliant, thank you!

I'm going to join the 'lose 23lbs' club please. Would it count if we loose that between us do you think?

Also, I would very much like to make my street facing window at home into an Advent calendar next December, so 23 'windows' to create.
The garden is still quite new to me so I'm pinching the 23 plants from small nurseries or plant sales idea.

I really like the idea of 'a serious urning out', sounds much more fun!

How about planting 23 bulbs to brighten up a dull area of your garden?
Or phone someone you know who will appreciate it one a week for 23 weeks.
Look at your make-up and toiletries and only keep the 23 you use the most.
23 steps after every meal might help me lose the 23-half pounds I would love to lose.
Do 23 of the exercises I am meant to do for my back instead of my hurried daily ten.
Thanks for the motivating ideas Maw.

What a lovely post. Thank you for the inspiration. I am coming out of a long depression filled with anxiety so the idea of moving forward like this is wonderful.
If I only do one of the things you suggest, I will be very happy !
Thanks.

Great idea. I could sort out 23 items to take to a charity shop, 23 bags would be hard
What count as items wonder?

Individual items of clothing, jewellery, other items? DH just tooks boxes and bags of stuff to the charity shop today; the woman there said, no they couldn't take anything at the moment but when she looked at the items in the boot, she took it all (thank goodness).

MawtheMerrier
Does it count if a DC has cleared out these items from our house?
Just wondering .........
Or is that cheating?

MawtheMerrier-How much STUFF have you got that needs 'turning out' Maw? (23 BAGS of books to Oxfam and 23 BAGS of clothes to charity shop)??🤣 I could maybe manage 23 books only to give away by end of year and maybe a couple of binbags of stuff to charity shop but Not 23 bags of each! 😁

I did once sort 26 bags of mixed items (books, clothes, toys, household stuff) for DD to take to charity for me(decent stuff) when i moved house years ago though.

Dont forget to ask at your local hospitals too about donating books- our WRVS ladies who run hosp tea bar have set up a little bookshelf area and folk can donate books to it.Then if anyone wants to buy one i think its £1-£2 each & money goes to help keep WRVS going.

I guess its 23 for this year '23' ? (Will be much easier than doing 2023 wont it?)😅

Ive donated 2 bags of books to WRVS ladies so far & another soon.so made a start.

Yes i like this idea Maw- thanks for posting.im going to tell all my family too.

I couldnt. make a list of 23, more doable would be 12, one a month. Trouble is I can’t make up my mind what I want.

Lucy if it’s a joint effort to lose 23 pounds can you put me down for 1 pound, that makes it nice and even. However I need to lose a stone, but it’s a start.

Great idea! The books would be too easy, as I read 4 or 5 per week.
23 new recipes is going to be quite hard for me - I'm a really picky eater!
23 new places to visit could be good. I'm new to this area, and don't drive. Doing this by bus could be interesting!
Maybe I could write 23 letters? I love to get post, and it's rare to get a personal letter from someone these days!

Nannan2

MawtheMerrier-How much STUFF have you got that needs 'turning out' Maw? (23 BAGS of books to Oxfam and 23 BAGS of clothes to charity shop)??🤣 I could maybe manage 23 books only to give away by end of year and maybe a couple of binbags of stuff to charity shop but Not 23 bags of each! 😁

We have, having lived here for many years, everything eg books, toys, clothes, china etc seems to breed in cupboards, the attic and dark spaces.

More ideas?

Inherited teasets, ornaments and other china accumulated over the years.
I heard that it's a good idea to take a photo of them before they go off to the charity shop or auction.

Don’t talk to me about 🤬 stuff
As I’ve mentioned previously, I’d like to move house this year.
It will be a case of 23 Skips 😣

FannyCornforth

Don’t talk to me about 🤬 stuff
As I’ve mentioned previously, I’d like to move house this year.
It will be a case of 23 Skips 😣

😂😂😂
I said to DS that he'd need a big skip one day when he clears our house. He replied that he'd need at least three.
More like 23 skips unless MawtheMerrier keeps motivating me!!

At my age and state of health, I only hope to live for at least another 23 days !