52 in 52: 2022 Edition

First day of the year, and time for a new list! Here it is! Last year had the theme of “year of health”, this year has no theme. It’s fun stuff, health stuff, and stuff that I want to do just because…..

Are you making a list this year? Want to share it?!


Fitness

These all tie in to some fitness goals I have this year, as well as making time for an activity I haven’t done in a long time that I want to get back to doing (swimming).

  • Go to the pool and swim laps
  • Run 5k non-stop
  • Run a half marathon
  • Complete a run training program
  • Do park run 5 times
  • Enter 5 events or challenges

Travel

I’m still not exactly keen on long distance travel right now, so I’ve come up with a list of things I can do with my family while staying close to home!

  • Go for a train ride
  • Go for a bike ride
  • Go on a bus
  • Take the caravan somewhere new
  • Visit Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens (seriously how have I never been here?)

Family/Relationship

  • Take Luca to a museum
  • Show Luca how to Geocache
  • Write a letter to Luca on his birthday
  • Do something nice for my parents
  • Visit my middle sister
  • Do a family hike
  • Post something on social media to appreciate my husband using the hashtag #LovedUpKelsbellsIsGross (I used to use this all the time before I got married and had a child….and I stopped being mushy and gross)
  • Go on 6 dates with my husband
  • Build a sand castle with Luca
  • Take Luca to a theme park

Social Kindness/Giving Back

The world has become an angrier, more toxic place in the last few years, so it’s time to get back to some kindness.

  • Make and complete a Random Act of Kindness list (with 10 things on it)
  • Donate blood regularly
  • Raise money or donate to charity
  • Volunteer for something
  • Pay it forward
  • Buy a stranger a coffee

Health and Wellbeing

  • Take myself on a date once a month
  • Get a breast checkup
  • Take a full-body photo of myself once a month
  • Get a pedicure
  • Disconnect from the internet for 24 hours
  • Get fitted for running shoes
  • Get my eyebrows waxed or threaded
  • Use the good skincare products I’ve had hidden away

Hobby

  • Print and display my 52 list somewhere
  • Print 3 inspiring quotes
  • Achieve a cooking goal
  • Do photo a day again
  • Finish a sewing project
  • Make a new cocktail
  • Learn how to crochet
  • Cook 5 things for national (something) day e.g. pancake day, taco day etc
  • Try a new restaurant I’ve been meaning to
  • Re-read “Sweet Poison Quit Plan” (the goal here is to remember about the damage that sugar does to my body, not about “lose weight fast” they proclaim in the heading)
  • Do some lettering activities on the iPad
  • Learn how to service my bike
  • Create labels for my drawers in my study

Friends

  • Have a board game night
  • Invite someone for dinner we haven’t seen in a while
  • Write Christmas Cards
  • Have a BBQ at the beach with friends

So that’s it! What do you think? Are there any activities on there that you love? If you’re doing a list share it with us, and check back in to let us know how you’re going.

I love doing this list, and even if I don’t get them all done, any time I can cross anything off the list I feel proud.

Let me know your thoughts!