Popping in late this week.
I’ve been having so much fun posting my daily training journal videos that I totally forgot to write here. Surprisingly, it didn’t even hit me until last night, in bed after Survivor.
All year, I’ve looked forward to these weekly recaps. They’ve been therapeutic. But for the past week and a half, the daily videos have met that need.
I’ve been enjoying my video journaling so much that I’ve started creating more of them, including quick salad ideas, sharing my thoughts on teaching, and capturing little moments from my day. It feels fun and low-pressure, kind of like the old blogging days, even if social media itself is a hellscape.
I long for the time when it felt like “content creators” had their own little corner of the internet, not that we called ourselves that back then. Now we are all at the mercy of algorithms more than ever, with very little control over who actually sees anything we share.
But even in the black hole that is social media, the simple act of putting something out somehow still gives me the outlet I crave. I’m doing more of the things I enjoy, like painting, training, cooking, and connecting with people online in ways that remind me why I’ve always loved documenting life and how beneficial it has always been for my mental health.
2025 Goal Check In
- Blog Weekly.
- so far… ✔️
- Paint More. Don’t overthink it.
- so far… ✔️
- Make a new handmade pasta monthly.
- Jan ✔️ ✔️
- Feb ✔️ ✔️
- March ❌
- April ✔️✔️
- May ✔️
- June ✔️
- July ✔️
- August ✔️
- September ✔️
- October ✔️
- Novenber
- Hike at least twice a month.
- Jan ✔️✔️
- Feb ✔️✔️
- March ✔️ ✔️
- April ✔️✔️
- May ✔️✔️✔️
- June ✔️ ✔️
- July ✔️✔️
- August ✔️✔️
- September ✔️❌
- October ✔️❌
- November (got to get out there!)
- Perform one unassisted dip.
- Still training.
- Perform five strict pull-ups.
- Still on singles.
- Handstand walk.
- Still training.
- Take at least three yoga classes a month.
- Jan ✔️✔️✔️
- Feb ✔️✔️✔️
- March ✔️✔️✔️
- April ✔️✔️ ❌
- May ✔️✔️✔️
- June ✔️✔️✔️
- July ✔️ ✔️ ❌
- August ✔️✔️✔️✔️
- September ✔️✔️✔️
- October ✔️✔️✔️
- November ✔️
- Make homemade sourdough bread.
- ✔️✔️✔️OMG I did it!✔️✔️✔️
- Take the kids to Iceland.
- Fix the holes in my house (long story, lots of plumbing issues this year).
- Continue my Spanish Streak on Duolingo (I’m on day 1,231!!).
- so far…✔️ day 1537
- Take a Spanish class in person.
- UGH This needs a whole post to talk about!!
- Plan something special for The Husband’s 50th birthday!
- I BOOKED IT!
- Snatch 125lbs.
- More confident in this goal now.
- Compete in at least one weightlifting meet.
- Walk a minimum of half a mile daily with Marsh and, preferably, with the Husband, but I can’t base my goal on him.
- Very rarely miss a night.
- Track my movie-watching on Letterboxd.
- so far…✔️ Click here to see!
- Keep my citrus trees alive!
- so far…✔️ (They seem to be okay in the house so far!)
- Host an extended family dinner monthly.
- Jan ✔️
- Feb ✔️
- March ✔️
- April ✔️
- May ✔️
- June ✔️
- July ❌ (But we went out)
- August 👌🏻 (Mom hosted to give me a break)
- September ✔️
- October ✔️
- Clean out and organize my closet and drawers.
- Thrift more and purchase no brand-new clothes.
- so far…❌ I caved and purchased about five new items this year (mostly for the Iceland trip), but I have also visited many second-hand stores and attended my first clothes swap. I now consider myself a thrifter! 🙂
- Take daily supplements more consistently.
- so far…✔️
- Reduce alcohol consumption to once or twice a month.
- Jan ❌ 1/18, 1/23, 1/31 (close!)
- Feb 2/1, 2/15 ✔️
- March 3/22 ✔️
- April 4/25, 4/26 ✔️
- May 5/3, 5/10 ✔️
- June 6/7, 6/19 ✔️
- July 7/14 ✔️
- August 8/9, 8/22 ✔️
- September 9/27 ✔️
- October 10/25
- November 11/1 (dinner party)
- Cook one new recipe/dish a month.
- Jan ✔️
- Feb ✔️
- March ✔️
- April ✔️
- May✔️
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- Butternut Squash Soup (Used for inspiration)
- Pecan-Cinnamon Streusel from this recipe
- November