I have resolved to refrain from a 23for23 next year. I’m realising that I subconsciously find the monthly update so daunting that it prevented me from coming here and writing anything else.

Down with lists! Who am I kidding, I adore lists! I’m just really tired of this one, but I’ll finish the series because I like completeness.

On with the penultimate monthly review!

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01. Use the things!
✅ This has turned into a use it or lose it item. Quite a bit more de-cluttering – including some puzzles and colouring supplies to colleagues. I swear I don’t live in a hoarder house, but we have been here over 10.5 years and things do accumulate. Especially when you hold hard to the “I’ll use thing when perfect conditions exist” mindset.

02. Put my feet in the sea
✅ Completed April – and lots of feet-in-Gulf of Thailand in November

03. Buy more indoor plants
✅ Completed: March | April | May | August | September | October
Probably best to have a wee break from the plant acquisitions.

04. 30 days of Yoga With Adrienne in January
✅ Completed January. I will definitely do January 2023 – you should too!
Did some resort yoga. I really want to get back to it. Health is a huge priority for me for 2023.

05. Achieve Big Financial Goal
✅ Completed August!
Next big financial milestone: December 2023

06. Use my dremel.
✅ Completed May! I will post about what I made. Really. No, really.

07. Choose the loving action.
✅
+ Saw the GP about my niggling health issues like a grown up!
+ Holiday was definitely choosing the loving action.
+ Treated self to decent quality new keyboard and new bluetooth headphones to replace sad, old, partially broken, near-death ones
+ Bought amazing cobalt-blue** cossies for holiday – spending more than I ever have on swimwear (which was not a huge amount – but progress!)
+ I even spent money on kindle books which is something I’d not done for an age – mainly because I’ve been trying to avoid amazon, but sometimes all this hard-line position means is that I’m depriving myself of enjoyment.

08. Try/learn one new skill each month
I think I have to say NOPE for this one. No new skills in November.

09. More music through speakers in ThePalace(OLove) on working days.
❌ ABANDONED!

10. Show support financially to creators I believe in
✅ Continued support on Patreon for Fran Meneses, A Small Wardrobe, The Last Homely House and DAS bookbinding. Renewed my Craig Mod special projects membership.

11. Take myself on an adventure in the goget (car share).
❌ ABANDONED!

12. Attend another sound bath
✅ Completed March | June | August
I think I will be back for 2023. Must investigate more padding.

13. Take a photo of the sky every day.
✅ 14/30

15 november: 11:22am (from the plane window)

14. Stay in the country for a weekend
❌ ABANDONED!

15. Update supportive footwear.
✅ Completed Completed January | August

16. Have a serious crack at meditation.
NOPE! I did buy an excellent meditation cushion, but then was distracted – which tells you everything you need to know about why I would benefit from meditation.

17. Go for a morning swim in the local pool
✅ Completed February. It’s been a little bit too cool in the mornings for another dip just yet. Lots of pool time on holiday.

18. Have a Reiki session.
NOPE! 27 days to make this happen!

19. Disrupt the daily routine at least once a week.
✅
+ Thailand holiday was pretty disruptive to the routine.
+ I worked 4 days in office the week before the holiday – not super keen to repeat that one for a while.
+ Went to a ceramics market with Bessie and Don – bought lovely things – should have bought more.

20. Cultivate a healthier relationship with work
✅ There’s quite a lot of change and chaos happening after The Reckoning. I’m retaining my chill.

21. Get a haircut/trim
✅ Completed February | June

22. Experiment! Tiny experiments with all sorts of things!
I felt like there was real progress here, but honestly – what were those things? I have actually no idea. I should keep notes.

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** “Penelope-blue” says my Imaginary-Internet-now-IRL friend Alice