2021

  • Eat less meat

    Two meat-free days every week

    97 out of 104

    I'm very close to completion with this goal, but mostly because of over-achieving earlier in the year. A hollow victory.

  • Quit Instagram

    Delete my account and go 365 days without using the service

    365 out of 365

    This was easier than I expected...

  • Be more mindful

    Be mindful for at least 5 minutes every day

    8 out of 365

    This was not right for me. I abandoned this goal early on and didn't try again.

  • Give something back

    Become a charity trustee or college governor by December 2021

    0 out of 1

    Having taken up the role of Chair for the Civil Service LGBT+ Network, I've decided to abandon this goal.

  • Keep writing

    Publish at least one blog post every month

    6 out of 12

    I haven't achieved this goal in pure terms, but I have written lots of blog posts for the Civil Service LGBT+ Network this year; so that partially counts!

  • Drink less

    No alcohol for 31 days, starting 1 January 2021

    30 out of 31

    I survived to day 30 and decided enough was enough! I failed my stretch goal on day 1, as I forgot it was the plan!

  • Save some money

    Save £7,500 by 31 December 2021

    6800 out of 7500

    Some changes to my personal circumstances made this a lot harder to achieve towards the later part of the year. But I was close!

  • Overall progress

    Goal completion

    65% of goals completed (each goal given equal weighting)

    65% of goals completed (each goal given equal weighting)