What Is It?

A quick summary: 24 for 2024 is essentially a twist on a New Year’s Resolution – it is a list of things, big and small, hard and easy things that you want to achieve. I first heard about it on Gretchin Rubins’s podcast and love it. If you are curious, here are my 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 posts. Do you like goal setting?

The Short VersionDone:Morning RoutineWrite a novelRead twenty booksE-Book of Stuck In OrbitAustraliaGym twice a week$20 a week into the Emergency AccountVitamin D during winterBuy a small handbagGet some black Dr MartensPhoto albumBuy blush and colour corrector + learn how to use itCall a friend once a monthCook one Middle Eastern dish a weekSew a dressNote Done:Work on a poetry bookBench 60kgBuy a carFlossSell my wedding dressYoga 1x a week Bonus – DancingKinda:One Hike a Month$5000 in Stocks The Long Version: Done: #1 Morning routine:

This was much easier to do in winter, and I managed to incorporate my writing, which was my main priority. In summer, I do not wake up early enough to write (I prefer to write in the evenings anyway), but I still read, do some dry eye management and have some quiet time in the morning, which is awesome. This is definitely something I want to recommit to next year. I also really liked how I shifted with the seasons and my needs – routine is great but so is flexibility.

#2 Write a novel:

I did! And I am so proud of myself for it. I managed to finish a third draft, so hopefully, I will submit it to a publishing agency by the end of January next year.

#3 Read 20 books:

For me, it is so important to make time to read. I have recapped my favourite books. You can also follow my Goodreads account. Also – let me know what your favourite books for 2024 were.

#4 E-Book of Stuck In Orbit:

Yes! It is currently only available on Amazon, but I will work on sorting this out for next year.

#5 Australia:

We visited friends for just over a week, and it was lovely.

#6 Gym 2x a week:

Yes! We moved to a gym close to work, which has made a huge difference.

#7 $20 a week into the emergency account:

Yes! And we were definitely glad we had it a few times this year.

#8 Vitamin D during winter:

Yes! And it made such a difference. I just used some that dissolved under my tongue, which made it so easy.

#9 Buy a small handbag:

Yes – although it was a gift. I am going to say this counts anyway, though!

#10 Get some black Dr Martens:

Yes – although also a gift.

#11 Photo album:

Yes! I did one for our wedding and one for our NYC trip from last year.

#12 Buy blush and colour corrector + learn how to use it:

Yes – although I still need practice.

#13 Call a friend once a month:

It was mainly one friend, but I really cherished this. I have also let go of a lot of non-reciprocal friendships – not in an angry way (although I will be honest – there was some sadness) but more so in the sense that I stopped putting tonnes of energy into relationships that undoubtedly were not giving me the same energy levels back. It was hard and sad but also oddly freeing.

#14 Cook one Middle Eastern dish a week:

Yes! And it made me so happy.

#15 Sew a dress:

Yes! It was much harder than I thought it would be and wasn’t the best quality, but I did it.

Note Done:#1 Work on a poetry book:

I will be honest – I didn’t work on this at all, although I did write plenty of poems this year.

#2 Bench 60kg:

Close, but nope – I don’t think this will be on next year’s list, to be honest (it has already been on a few!) I just want to keep consistently benching, which I am.

#3 Buy a car:

We looked into it but ultimately decided it was a 2025 job and that we wanted to go to Europe instead.

#4 Floss:

I did…for three months and then just stopped?

#5 Sell my wedding dress:

I did try, but no one was interested. I may have to think of something creative to do with it instead.

#6 Yoga 1x a week:

Nope – I did it a handful of times, especially when I was sore – and it made a huge difference – but nowhere near once a week.

#7 Bonus – Dancing:

Honestly – I didn’t even look into this.

Kinda:#1 One Hike a Month:

We did more hikes than the prior years – maybe one every 2-3x months?

#2 $5000 in Stocks:

I think I managed 2-3k, which I am still happy with. Small, consistent investing is the way to go, in my opinion.