25 Goals for 2025

Well, hello, old friend!

I won’t bore you with any details on why I haven’t been blogging. I mean, besides the fact that blogging is dead, and 2024 was quite the year personally, professionally, and emotionally.

I’m here to do what I do… look forward, set goals, and get out of this damn overthinking head of mine.

Earlier today, I took a hike with this guy and had a bit of an epiphany.

My social media usage has been sporadic the last few months on purpose. I tried to cut the social media cord before, but I have so many relationships I want to maintain, and frankly, I enjoy it.

It’s also, however, a major time suck. So, a few months ago, I installed an app blocker to limit my usage, which was a huge success. Seeing how many times a day I would unconsciously open Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit was eye-opening. After a few days, I fell into a more appropriate usage cycle, spending way less time mindlessly scrolling.

I missed posting, however. I enjoy sharing things, and I hate that I can’t seem to do it responsibly in the current state of social media.

So, I’m reclaiming my little corner of the internet and doing something that always brought me joy… blogging.

2025’s Goals

These are in no particular order. They are just a list of things I want to focus on this year.

1. Blog Weekly.
2. Paint More. Don’t overthink it.
3. Make a new handmade pasta monthly.
4. Hike at least twice a month.
5. Perform one unassisted dip.
6. Perform five strict pull-ups.
7. Handstand walk.
8. Take at least three yoga classes a month.
9. Make homemade sourdough bread.
10. Take the kids to Iceland (planning is in the works!).
11. Fix the holes in my house (long story, lots of plumbing issues this year).
12. Continue my Spanish Streak on Duolingo (I’m on day 1,231!!).
13. Take a Spanish class in person.
14. Plan something special for The Husband’s 50th birthday!
15. Snatch 125lbs.
16. Compete in at least one weightlifting meet.
17. Walk a minimum of a half-mile daily with Marsh and, preferably, with the Husband, but I can’t base my goal on him.
18. Track my movie-watching on Letterboxd.
19. Keep my citrus trees alive! (I have a lemon and a lime tree I named Laverne and Shirley. Laverne is not doing too well after a disastrous root rot issue this fall, but we are doing our best.)
20. Host an extended family dinner monthly.
21. Clean out and organize my closet and drawers.
22. Thrift more and purchase no brand-new clothes.
23. Take daily supplements more consistently.
24. Reduce alcohol consumption to once or twice a month max.
25. Cook one new recipe/dish a month.

I hope to make Wednesday my blog day, but I’m not committing because I know I’ll need some flexibility.

I’m trying to balance realistic yet motivating goals.

So, I guess I’ll be back next week!

Happy New Year!