23 in 23

If I took 23 bags of clothes to the charity shop my wardrobe would empty!

I’ve thrown away 23 items of food that I would otherwise be tempted to eat which is a biggie for me because I would normally rather be a human dustbin than throw away food.

I’m going to buy 23 new plants for my garden but only from small nurseries or charity plant sales.

Take on 23 new challenges because having moved to a new area there is still much to explore.

I’m doing Dry January so I wonder if I’ll make 23 days? 🤣🤣

I would love to have 23 holidays!

Will get off my lazy backside and go think of 23 things to do,thanks MTM,
Climbing out of my rut today starts here

Visit 23 different places perhaps? Some local, some not. By then I’ll be broke but I’ll have those memories.

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Losing 23 lb would be a good goal, but we’ve still got loads of Christmas chocs etc. to eat up first, not to mention the batch of mince pies I made yesterday - had to use up 2 x half jars of mincemeat, you see.

Yes, good goals but there are still chocs and a jar of mincemeat + a Christmas cake and pudding lurking around.

Personally, I've always thought going on a diet on 1st January and Dry January were ideas doomed to failure.
February is a better month for resolutions about food.

I do have boxes and bags ready for the charity shop in the hall 🙂
22 cupboards and sets of drawers to go.

I will probably have read 23 books inside 3 months!

I will endeavour to clear out 23 cupboards/drawers, but then I said I’d tackle them all once the clocks changed in October, and I still haven’t done even one!

Losing 23 lb would be a good goal, but we’ve still got loads of Christmas chocs etc. to eat up first, not to mention the batch of mince pies I made yesterday - had to use up 2 x half jars of mincemeat, you see.

I heard that, too. It was on Saturday Live. The people in question started with 18 in 18 or so, so they had had a chance to work up to it.

I would be one of the "lose 23 lbs" gang, Bur we know that's not going to happen.

23 hikes
23 theatre visits or concerts (alone or with DH - I've just had a recommendation for a play but it's on a Monday which is his exercise class night)
23 sewing projects
23 books (at least 1/3 of which "serious" classics.)

Must think about the other 19. They can be quite tiny ( I think the chap on the radio said "collect 23 pretty stones"

What a great and inspiring idea! I shall keep a record in my diary of the 23 books, and certainly intend but will likely fail to lose 23 lbs, by June would be nice as we have a big holiday coming up. Actually, here's another one; spend at least 23 days on holiday in the next year.

Lucca

Great plan Maw. But following my diagnosis last year I had a pretty huge clear out so don’t have much left for charity shop. But the reading thing I must try to address as I’ve been unable to settle to reading pretty much since the pandemic, weirdly.
I’ll try to book a decorator too as things could do with freshening up.
23 new recipes also good

I, too, have struggled to read since the start of the pandemic. I still buy books but don’t get round to reading them. I listen to a lot of blogs instead and have to have something on in the background to help me get to sleep. I used to be an avid reader and don’t understand why I’m like this now. Maybe I haven’t found a book that grabs my attention.

It’s a good idea, but only having a small house I can’t think there are more than five areas that need a bit of a clear out.
23 bags of clothes to take to a charity shop!😲 I couldn’t fill even one😆
Soooo, onto other things for me to do, lose 231b needed but unlikely to happen, visit 23 places that I haven’t ben to before?
Maybe possible. Read 23 books, can do that one.
23 will be too much for anything else, but I could be more proactive with phoning friends.

Kim19

Riverwalk, I'll be very interested to hear your thoughts on Kerry Jackson. I read the most awful review which caused me to change my mind about attending.

Yes, it's had mixed reviews but a friend went and really enjoyed it! I'm not going until late January but will report back.

Great idea Maw. Some easy to achieve- 23 books will be done before Easter. 23 lbs lost - much needed but definitely a longer term goal. I'm on to the shedding stuff part but Marie Kondo would be pretty traumatised by my place....

Great plan Maw. But following my diagnosis last year I had a pretty huge clear out so don’t have much left for charity shop. But the reading thing I must try to address as I’ve been unable to settle to reading pretty much since the pandemic, weirdly.
I’ll try to book a decorator too as things could do with freshening up.
23 new recipes also good

Riverwalk, I'll be very interested to hear your thoughts on Kerry Jackson. I read the most awful review which caused me to change my mind about attending.

I'd never manage the arranging to meet friends for coffee etc - don't have that many friends, and I don't think I've had 23 invitations to anything in my entire life, never mind in one year.

Excellent idea. I will try to walk 23 miles each week.
I read a lot so 23 books is doable.
I will try to do 23 new things this year. This may be the hardest one to achieve.
Thank you "Maw" I have been inspired.

I’ve added
8) Lose 23 lb too, having jumped on the scales and off again PDQ. How can I have gained 1 1/2 stone in a year?
Answers on a postcard
I’ve tried to make my 23 (well 8 so far) SMART objectives
“ SMART” standing for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound in best corporate-speak and things which I hope I will enjoy achieving - or what’s the point.
Check in with you in a bit to see how you are all faring!

I like this idea. And I like Grannygravy's idea of learning to say no too.
23 books is the easiest. I read far more in a year. The one I will try hardest with is getting rid of 23 bags of rubbish, clothes, etc. I'm drowning in stuff!

Brilliant!

Lose 23 lbs would be a good idea for me😳

Read 23 books I could do in a couple of months😬 Or less…

I need to give the others some thought but yes, yes, yes 2023 here I come!

I think I need a more modest goal Maw - if I got rid of 23 bags of books and clothes I'd have nothing to wear or read! We can't have that, can we?

However, my spare room needs a sort out so maybe I'll start with that.

Yep, all doable.

May I add 23 no’s to things that you feel obliged to do/attend but would rather not.

I have just managed to say my first no to an invite I would have said yes to previously.

What a wonderful idea, thanks Maw for starting this post.

23 books, not a problem :-) 23 bags of things to the Charity shop is something I've been putting off so a good prompt.

23 places to visit is another good idea. We went back to Avebury 2 years ago and I feel another visit coming on :-) We used to live near there and I miss it. I feel a list coming on of places I'd like to visit or revisit.

I have been putting off driving far since Lockdown so I think I'll look for 23 places to drive to.

I shall make a start on put some things on the calendar to keep me on track.

This is the most motivated I've been in a long time, thanks again and good luck to us all.

I decided to walk at least every other day. We live moments fronm a coastal path, so very easy. Bad cough today and not feeling well…. That resolution didn’t last long.

Riverwalk

Have you got any theatre visits planned Maw? I've just booked for 'Kerry Jackson' at the National theatre, starring Fay Ripley.

El Barco is the newest tapas restaurant in fashionable Walthamstow Village, and it’s Kerry Jackson’s pride and joy

www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/kerry-jackson

As soon as the trains are running reliably again I plan to get to London (probably) for a matinee or to the BRB in Birmingham but also to exhibitions- 1 a month?
In the meantime I’ll have to make do with streamed theatre at a local cinema -although I have just turned down streamed performances of The Crucible (too long!) and The Seagull - too dreary!
Wish El Barco was real as getting down to the Ds and GC in Walthamstow should also feature!
Haggis paninis at the William Morris House in Lloyd Park might undo the healthy eating kick though.