New Year's Resolutions Check In
Jan. 4th, 2025 09:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithWe made it through the first work week of January. This is enough to get an early glimpse of progress with New Year's resolutions. It's also malleable enough to make changes. See also the parallel check in post over on ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
goals_on_dw.
How are your resolutions going?
Are you struggling with year-long goals? Consider adding some one-day resolutions to boost your sense of accomplishment. You can also break yearly goals into smaller subgoals, like weekly or monthly ones. Alternatively, try making a set of 4-8 seasonal resolutions, where each goal will only be active for about three months.
Do you feel more crushed by obligations than inspired by opportunities? You might benefit from exploring alternatives to conventional resolutions. You could simplify things, or add some fun New Year's resolutions and self-care goals so you don't burn out.
Are you bored with the same old resolutions? Try something unique! Sometimes it's fun to tackle a challenge that few if any other people will be doing.
How are you doing with tracking your progress? If you need a visual representation, check out these bullet journal pages.
Are you still going strong? Reward yourself!
My Goals
Here are my goals for 2025.
Completed (4)
* Hang 2025 calendars. [MET 1/1/25]
* Change the community calendar link inallbingo to the new 2025 Community Calendar. [MET 1/1/25]
* Sort through bingo cards and remove those from 2024. [MET 1/1/25]
* Add a "Planning Ahead Goals for 2026" tracking page. [MET 1/1/25]
Begun (14) (most of these cannot be finished quickly)
* Actually look at this list of goals, at least twice a month, before the end of the year in hopes of meeting more of them and not trying to cram in December. [Begun 1/1/25, 1/3/25, 1/4/25, ]
* Fill in desk calendar with repeating posts and other memoranda by the end of January. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Write at least 400 poems. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Participate in at least six bingo fests. [Begun Public Domain Day Bingo Card 1-1-25, ]
* Participate in thesnowflake_challenge. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Continue posting inbirdfeeding. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Continue posting innewcomers to help newcomers to Dreamwidth. This largely replaces reddit_refugees, which will now get only occasional updates. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Continue posting ingoals_on_dw to support New Year's resolutions and other goals. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Run the Rose & Bay Awards for 2025. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Test the durability of the two new paint pens on plant markers. [Begun 1/3/25 set up test tags with old Sharpie marker, new Sharpie oil paint pen, and new Craft Master paint pen; ]
* Keep track of my crowdfunding activity as the year goes on. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Keep track of things I would like to receive as gifts. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Do more archiving of web links to combat linkrot. I primarily use the Wayback Machine, Ghost, and Archive Today, but there are other options. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Take and post pictures at least once per season. [Begun 1/3/25 Winter Testing Pens on Plant Labels, ]
goals_on_dw.How are your resolutions going?
Are you struggling with year-long goals? Consider adding some one-day resolutions to boost your sense of accomplishment. You can also break yearly goals into smaller subgoals, like weekly or monthly ones. Alternatively, try making a set of 4-8 seasonal resolutions, where each goal will only be active for about three months.
Do you feel more crushed by obligations than inspired by opportunities? You might benefit from exploring alternatives to conventional resolutions. You could simplify things, or add some fun New Year's resolutions and self-care goals so you don't burn out.
Are you bored with the same old resolutions? Try something unique! Sometimes it's fun to tackle a challenge that few if any other people will be doing.
How are you doing with tracking your progress? If you need a visual representation, check out these bullet journal pages.
Are you still going strong? Reward yourself!
My Goals
Here are my goals for 2025.
Completed (4)
* Hang 2025 calendars. [MET 1/1/25]
* Change the community calendar link in
allbingo to the new 2025 Community Calendar. [MET 1/1/25]* Sort through bingo cards and remove those from 2024. [MET 1/1/25]
* Add a "Planning Ahead Goals for 2026" tracking page. [MET 1/1/25]
Begun (14) (most of these cannot be finished quickly)
* Actually look at this list of goals, at least twice a month, before the end of the year in hopes of meeting more of them and not trying to cram in December. [Begun 1/1/25, 1/3/25, 1/4/25, ]
* Fill in desk calendar with repeating posts and other memoranda by the end of January. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Write at least 400 poems. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Participate in at least six bingo fests. [Begun Public Domain Day Bingo Card 1-1-25, ]
* Participate in the
snowflake_challenge. [Begun 1/1/25]* Continue posting in
birdfeeding. [Begun 1/1/25]* Continue posting in
newcomers to help newcomers to Dreamwidth. This largely replaces reddit_refugees, which will now get only occasional updates. [Begun 1/1/25]* Continue posting in
goals_on_dw to support New Year's resolutions and other goals. [Begun 1/1/25]* Run the Rose & Bay Awards for 2025. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Test the durability of the two new paint pens on plant markers. [Begun 1/3/25 set up test tags with old Sharpie marker, new Sharpie oil paint pen, and new Craft Master paint pen; ]
* Keep track of my crowdfunding activity as the year goes on. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Keep track of things I would like to receive as gifts. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Do more archiving of web links to combat linkrot. I primarily use the Wayback Machine, Ghost, and Archive Today, but there are other options. [Begun 1/1/25]
* Take and post pictures at least once per season. [Begun 1/3/25 Winter Testing Pens on Plant Labels, ]
I don't do New Year's resolutions
Date: 2025-01-05 02:20 pm (UTC)I'm writing steadily, and spending more time researching than playing solitaire.
The only thing I haven't been able to tackle is the goal of exercising and stretching every day. There's a reason for that; I got stuck on the floor for an hour (long story) and even after several days of strong pain management, am only now able to wiggle my toes and flex my ankles. Stairs were right out, so the laundry's been in the dryer long enough to make me wonder what I tossed in there.
Re: I don't do New Year's resolutions
Date: 2025-01-06 10:51 am (UTC)Go you.
>> The only thing I haven't been able to tackle is the goal of exercising and stretching every day. <<
When your body locks up, wiggling your toes counts as stretching.