Jump Start Jan 2025 Week 3 progress

Fun Week Jump Start January 2025 my progress how did it go

The theme for Jump Start January Week Three was ‘Fun Stuff‘, following on from a week of self care, and a week of cleaning and organising. Time for a quick progress report. How did the week go?

Here’s a list of the Week Three daily activities to remind ourselves:

Day 15: Listen to music
Day 16: Game on
Day 17: Comedy night
Day 18: (Saturday) Get creative
Day 19: (Sunday) Enjoy nature
Day 20: Film or TV
Day 21: A good read

Reading at home entertain yourself for free

My ‘Fun Week’ progress

Here’s how I got on during Week 3 of Jump Start January 2025:

Day 15: We had a listening party, which was lovely. After being introduced to a new band via the magic of a TV show soundtrack, we had dinner at the table and listened to an album of their music.

Day 16: I played a very silly retro game that’s been hanging around on my iPad for ages. Half an hour of Sushi Cat was good for hand-eye coordination, strategising and, er, feeding sushi to a cat that thinks it’s a sumo wrestler.

Day 17: A cheap Friday night in with various saved-up comedy shows, beers and pizza. The very definition of cheap and cheerful.

Day 18: (Saturday) I made a recipe that I’d never made before – a healthy vegetable lasagne with extra veg and a side salad. It was pretty tasty.

Day 19: (Sunday) Went for a walk in the park to look at the herons, and to see if there were any January flowers making themselves known. No flowers, lots of herons stomping about on the island though.

Day 20: Late dinner after a yoga lesson, so not enough time for a movie. Watched a fun detective show instead.

Day 21: Tucked up in bed by 9.30pm, reading various downloaded books and magazines from my library app. Fun and free. And the authors get paid Public Lending Right money so everyone’s a winner.

What I want to take forward from Week 3

More listening parties for whole albums of music – it’s so good to feel immersed.
Themed nights for TV and films – comedy, drama, crime, classics, etc (maybe some themed food to go with it too)
Set some proper reading targets, so I get around to everything I like the look of.

The main thing I realised is that I much prefer to enjoy all these things mindfully, concentrating on them fully. This means switching my phone to silent or just turning it off completely, depending on the situation.

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Now it’s over to you. How did you get on with each activity?