The First Year Of Trying 52 new things

My new year’s resolution in 2018 was to try 52 new things. I’d been trying a few new things over the previous years, and was loving getting out of my comfort zone and experiencing things I’d never tried before. 

2018 Trying 52 New Things - Write Up's Coming Soon...

I’ll gradually be adding write ups – if only I’d started doing that when I began doing fifty-two new things! However, below is the list of all of the new things I tried in that inaugural year.  From the daft to the daring, and the easy to the extreme, I loved experiencing things I’d not tried before!

Trying 52 New Things - 2018, The First Year

1. Joined Strava

Looking down at a pair of legs wearing sports leggings and a pair of worn running trainers
1. Signed up to join Strava

2. Tried Zumba

A group of women infront of a mirror in a dance hall. They are wearing sports clothes and practicing zumba
2. Went to a zumba class

3. Tried Hot Yoga

Picture of a sign that says 'Yoga Bomb' on it, for a hot yoga class
3. Tried hot yoga

4.Toastmasters

Two ribbon awards, one is red and says First Timer, the other is black and says Best Table Topic. These are awarded at a toastmasters group, something new from trying 52 New Things
4. Went to Toastmasters

5. Stand-up Desk

Challenge Fifty-Two, A white woman with dark hair working at a stand up desk as a new experience for trying 52 New Things
5. Tried working at a stand up desk

6. Banff Festival

An image on a screen at Banff Film Festival. A new experience as part of Trying 52 New Things
6. Went to Banff film festival

7. Good Gym

Trying 52 New Things, Challenge Fifty-Two, A white woman in running kit wearing gardening gloves and putting up a fence with Good Gym
7. Joined GoodGym

8. Roseberry Topping

A National Trust sign which reads 'Roseberry Topping' beyond which lies the grassy hill of the topping in daylight.
8. Walked up Roseberry Topping

9. Volunteered

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman with dark hair wearing green whilst volunteering at Edinburgh Marathon as part of Trying 52 New Things
9. Volunteered at Edinburgh marathon

10. Laughter Yoga

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman with dark hair, holding up a leaflet about a laughter yoga class
10. Experienced laughter yoga

11. Pacer At ParkRun

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman wearing running kit and a bib with the words '28 minutes' to indicate being a pacer at parkrun
11. Signed up to be a pacer at parkrun

12. Lay In A hammock

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman laying in a hammock. A new experience for challenge fifty-two
12. Lay in a hammock

13. Explored local parks

A cloudy sky over a park with green grass with trees around the edge and a small pavillion building in the centre.
13. Explored 2 local parks I'd never been to before

14. 2 Minute Clean-Up

A pair of gardening gloves and a full bag of rubbish. Part of the two minute clean incentive, and giving it a go as part of Trying 52 New Things
14. Joined the two minute clean up

15. Hot Stone Massage

A pile of shiny wet stones on a pebbly beach, used for a hot stone massage which could be something new to try when trying 52 New Things
15. Had a relaxing stone massage

16. Ran The York Walls

A low image looking from the York walls across an inscribed stone that says 'York Minster'
16. Ran around the York walls

17. Stand Up Comedy

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman with dark hair. Wearing a blue spotty dress and holding a microphone doing stand up comedy as part of trying 52 New Things in a year
17. Tried stand up comedy

18.Burlesque Dance

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman with dark hair wearing a yellow t-shirt. With a lady instructing a burlesque chair dancing class
18. Burlesque chair dance

19. Gong Sound Bath

Close up of a gong used in a gong sound bath. An example of a new thing when trying 52 New Things
19. Went to a gong sound bath

20. Personal Shopper

Clothes on wooden hangers on a rail
20. Experienced a personal shopper

21. Floatation Tank

A flotation tank device, open with blue light coming from inside. A new experience for trying 52 New Things in a year
21. Tried a floatation tank experience

22. Picked My Own

A polytunnel full of strawberry plants. A sign outside says 'picking here today - Strawberries' An example of something new for trying 52 New Things in a year
22. Picked my own fruit

23. Street Dance

Challenge Fifty Two, a white woman with dark hair wearing sports wear and smiling next to the lady teaching the street dance class
23. Went to a street dance class

24. Drumming Lesson

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman with dark hair, playing the drums as a new experience for challenge fifty two
24. Had a drumming lesson

25. Great York Ghosts

A leaflet about the great York ghost hunt and a picture of a ghost with a pumpkin on its head
25. Went on the Great York ghost search

26. Five Rhythms

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman with a leaflet about five rhythms on it infront of her face. An experience for trying 52 New Things in a year
26. Tried a Five Rhythms workshop

27. Fight Fit Combat

Challenge Fifty-Two a white woman with dark hair in a fighting pose next to the instructors of the fight fit combat class
27. Fight fit combat fit class

28. Pottery

three small homemade pots on a wooden table. The pots were made in a pottery class
28. Had a go at making pottery

29. Snowboarding

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman wearing skiing clothes and a helmet whilst holding a snowboard on the snow. Part of a snowboarding class.
29. Took a snowboarding lesson

30. Pilates

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman with dark hair. Wearing sports wear in a sports hall. Lying on a mat whilst trying a pilates move when trying 52 New Things in a year.
30. Went to a pilates class

31. Bungee Fitness

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman with dark hair wearing sports kit. Jumping in the air whilst attached to a bungee fitness harness
31. Tried A bungee fitness class

32. St Nick's Volunteer

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman with white hair doing some cultivating as a volunteer with Saint Nick's. Volunteering can be an idea for trying 52 New Things in a year
32. Volunteered with St Nick's

33. Made Pasta

A bubbling pan of home made pasta made from scratch
33. Made pasta from scratch

34. Colour Cycle

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman with dark hair riding on a static bike in a green room as part of a colour cycle class
34. Tried a colour cycle class

35. Hopi Ear Candle

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman on a massage bed whilst enjoying a hopi ear candle treatment
35. Tried hopi ear candle treatment

36. Acupuncture

A white hand with a thin acupuncture needle placed in a key point. An example of a new experience for trying 52 New Things in a year
36. Experienced acupuncture

37. Japanese Wheelcake

A delicious looking Japanese Wheelcake with a bite taken out of it
37. Sampled a Japanese Wheelcake

38. Crochet

A ball of green wool and a crochet tool, trying crochet for the first time as part of trying 52 New Things in a year
38. Had a go at crochet

39. Made Bread

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman with dark hair, wearing red and white spotted oven gloves whilst holding out a tray of home made bread rolls
39. Made bread from scratch

40. Ate A Cricket

Close up of a packet which says 'eat grub, delicious insect snacks. Sweet chilli and lime crunchy roasted crickets'
40. Ate a cricket!

41. Spray Tan

Close up of Challenge Fifty-Two a white woman, looking perplexed and slightly dark after a spray tan, which was part of trying 52 New Things a year.
41. Had my first ever spray tan

42. Made Pizza

A home made pizza, made from scratch on a wooden board. Delicious toppings of tomato, mozzarella and basil
42. Made pizza from scratch

43. Spider Arch Socks

two feet with pink and purple spider arch socks and the packaging in the middle. An example of something new when trying 52 New Things in a year
43. Ran in spider arch socks

44. Eyebrow Threading

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman, sat in a chair having eyebrow threading treatment for the first time
44. Tried eyebrow threading

45. Bra Fitting

A pink sign with the words 'the bra fit event' on it
45. Had a bra fitting

46. Ukulele Lesson

A brown ukulele lying on its side on a cream sofa
46. Took a ukulele lession

47. Ran Every Day

Looking down at a pink and black trainer on tarmack to indicate running. An example of something that could be included when trying 52 New Things
47. Ran every day for a year

48. Fifty-Two Frames

View of the back of a DSLR camera on a tripod
48. Took part in 52 Frames

49. Submarine Visit

A blue submarine in a dry dock on a sunny day
49. Went on a submarine

50. Opened Fizz

Challenge Fifty-Two, a white woman wearing a winter coat and white hat, opening a bottle of fizz and spraying it outside at night
50. Opened a bottle of fizz

51. Rickshaw Ride

A green and red rickshaw infront of a brick wall. A rickshaw ride could be an idea for trying 52 New Things in a year
51. Rode in a rickshaw

52. New Year Abroad

Fireworks exploding in a dark sky on New Year's Eve
52. Experienced New Year in another country

Trying 52 New Things - How Many Have You Done?

There may be things on the list you have already tried, but I hope it might give you some ideas too! Why not give it a go?! You’ll learn lots, meet people, and will undoubtedly have stories to tell from your experiences!

If you’re looking for more inspiration of things you could try, take a look at the lists from the other years that I have tried fifty-two new things. 

The Big List contains all of the new things that I’ve tried since 2018. If you’re looking for ideas of new things to try, you’ll find over 300 suggestions from the things that I have tried. 

If you’re looking for new things to try near you, take a look at Eventbrite. 

You’ll find a whole host of events and activities that you can try near you.

I’d love to know if you’ve tried anything, and whether you’re going to give any of these things a go! Let me know in the comments. 

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