First, I cannot believe this is my 50th post of the year! My plan to reclaim my little corner of the internet has been a complete success.
Second, the reason I’m just “popping in” is becuase I’m about to check off #14 on the list below and embark on a weekend I planned to celebrate The Husband turning 50!
I needed to get a shit ton of work done before we left, so I’ve been staying late at the office all week, and I still have a few things to do to prepare, so I gotta go!
I’ll just leave you my updated goal list and this playlist I made for The Husbands. He has no idea I made it, and I’m really excited to play it for him tomorrow when we head to the bed and breakfast. It’s one song from the Billboard Hot 100 for every year since 1975. How fun is that!
Oh! And the featured image is one of the snowmen I painted for Christmas cards this year. I’m hoping to paint a few more before Christmas, so #2 has been a success this year too!
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 ✔️
- November ✔️ (failed attempt but an attempt all the same)
- December (oh boy! Once I’m on break I will make something special)
- Hike at least twice a month.
- Jan ✔️✔️
- Feb ✔️✔️
- March ✔️ ✔️
- April ✔️✔️
- May ✔️✔️✔️
- June ✔️ ✔️
- July ✔️✔️
- August ✔️✔️
- September ✔️❌
- October ✔️❌
- November ✔️❌
- December (STRUGGLE BUS this month)
- Perform one unassisted dip.
- Still training. – Not sure I’m going to make it
- Perform five strict pull-ups.
- Still on singles. – Not sure I’m going to make it
- Handstand walk.
- Still training. – Not sure I’m going to make it
- Take at least three yoga classes a month.
- Jan ✔️✔️✔️
- Feb ✔️✔️✔️
- March ✔️✔️✔️
- April ✔️✔️ ❌
- May ✔️✔️✔️
- June ✔️✔️✔️
- July ✔️ ✔️ ❌
- August ✔️✔️✔️✔️
- September ✔️✔️✔️
- October ✔️✔️✔️
- November ✔️✔️✔️
- December ✔️
- 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 1579
- Take a Spanish class in person.
- UGH This needs a whole post to talk about!!
- Plan something special for The Husband’s 50th birthday!
- ✔️ We leave tomorrow!!
- Snatch 125lbs.
- More confident in this goal now, but probably not this year.
- 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.
- ✔️ (This is just in my routine now)
- 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 ✔️
- November (Thanksgiving tomorrow!)
- December (This will be Christmas, so YAY!!)
- 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✔️
- December 12/7, 12/13 (I may slip this month to celebrate this weekend)
- 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
- December
- Bourbon Chicken (tomorrow’s planned dinner)