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32 things






Everyone has an idea of the milestones they want to tick off by the time they reach certain ages. It’s been a strange year where creating your own entertainment, stimulation and activity are what you make of it. 

With this in mind, I decided with 22 days to go until my birthday, I was going to tick of a list of 32 things. A bit a few years ago when I did a 28 things by 28. Except, instead of 6 weeks, I came up with the idea of doing it with 22 days to go!

The list varied from doing something new to wearing my spare glasses, but it passed the time.  With one day to go, this blog is the last item on my list to be ticked off! Yay! 32 to in 22. 

There are real milestones to be ticked off in life, but until the world is a bit more normal, I’ll be creating my own entertainment and magic! 

Here’s my list and a few examples of my attempts: 

32 in 22


  1. Make meatloaf from scratch ✅
  2. Make hot cross buns ✅
  3. Make bread ✅
  4. Do a 5k walk ✅
  5. Do a yoga session. ✅
  6. Put money in savings account ✅
  7. Have a picnic ✅
  8. Make something totally new for breakfast ✅  
  9. Spend a working day dressed as snow white ✅
  10. Spend a working day dressed as dolly parton ✅
  11. Learn a Dolly Parton song on the ukulele or flugel - Saturday/Sunday ✅
  12. Go for a lunch time/after work walk ✅
  13. Decorate an egg ✅
  14. Paint my nails ✅
  15. Wear a different pair of shoes every day ✅
  16. Get car washed ✅
  17. Sew something ✅
  18. Wear a hat ✅
  19. Wear my green glasses for a day ✅ 
  20. Bake muffins ✅
  21. Drink a beanies coffee ✅
  22. Wear a leopard ensemble I’ve not worn before ✅
  23. Spend a day dressed as a fairy ✅
  24. Spend a day dressed as minnie mouse ✅
  25. Watch a film I’ve never seen before ✅
  26. Watch the one gilmore girls episode I’ve never seen ✅
  27. Make a new origami thing ✅
  28. Over indulge in chocolate ✅
  29. Park litter pick ✅
  30. Write a blog post ✅
  31. Make a vision board ✅
  32. Celebrate easter ✅

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