New Year's Resolutions Check In
Jan. 24th, 2025 08:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithWe have almost reached the end of January! \o/ By now, most New Year's resolutions that are going to hit roadblocks or fail completely have already done so. About 95% crash and burn before the end of January. If you're still going, you've passed the roughest part. If you're having trouble or you've given up, there are options.
These are the previous check in posts:
New Year's Resolution Check-in January 4
New Year's Resolutions Check-in January 10
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 17
For more ideas on New Year's resolutions in this community, see:
2025 New Year's Resolutions and Other Goals
New Year's Resolutions for 2025
Signup Post: Accountability Buddies in 2025 (1 seeker)
Our most popular challenge is:
Signup Post: Fannish 50 in 2025 (51 participants)
Your Resolutions
How many New Year's resolutions did you make? How many succeeded? Failed? Ongoing because their timeframe is longer than one month? Did you make any changes? Add, drop, or modify goals? If so, how did that work out for you? How do you feel about your 2024 goals so far?
Remember that your goals belong to you. If they aren't working, you can fix them, or abandon one and replace it with something else. Don't beat up on yourself because the first thing you tried didn't work out perfectly. Just trying new things is a useful life experience that puts you ahead of where you were before you started. You can always try again another day. Even failure is useful information that helps you set better goals in the future. If you succeeded way beyond the goal, consider a more challenging one next time.
Here are some resources for New Year's resolutions and other goals at this time ...
6 Tactical Steps To Sustain New Year's Resolutions Well Past February
Embracing the Now: Checking in With Your New Year’s Goals
No, It's Not Too Late for Your New Year's Resolution: 5 Tips for Achieving Your Goals
Reassessing your New Year’s resolutions
Remember those failed New Year’s resolutions? February is the best time to restart
Resolution Reboot: Recommitting to Your New Year Goals
RETHINK YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
Why You Should Start Your New Year in February
My Goals
Here are my goals for 2025.
Completed: 8 previous + 3 new = 11 total
* Hang 2025 calendars. [MET 1/1/25]
* Change the community calendar link in![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
allbingo to the new 2025 Community Calendar. [MET 1/1/25]
* Move poetry printouts. [MET 1/1/25]
* Sort through bingo cards and remove those from 2024. [MET 1/1/25]
* Finish at least two catalog orders for spring plants by the end of February. Orders sent in March or later do not count.
-- This may need adjusting, as some catalogs already arrived and two orders were made in December: American Meadows Order 12/15/25, Breck's Order 12/25/24, American Meadow seeds arrived 12/24/24. [MET 1/16/25 sent requests for Buffalo Seed Company and OPN Seed to my partner Doug, 1/18/25 Buffalo Seed Company Order sent and OPN Seed Order sent, 1/19/25 Pinetree Garden Seeds Order, Prairie Moon Order, and Select Seeds Order sent, 1/23/25 OPN Seed order arrived, ]
* Sort seeds into new seed-storage containers. [MET 1/5/25 Sorting Seeds on a Snowy Day]
* Add a "Planning Ahead Goals for 2026" tracking page. [MET 1/1/25]
* Organize at least one area that is currently a mess.
- Shrink book stack in front of printer [MET 1/23/25]
- Take books off couch?
* Clean the window prisms. [MET 1/8/25]
* Assemble and hang hippie strand. [MET 1/9/25 received star and moon crystals, 1/24/25 assembled and hung]
* Put new hair ties onto metal snap-rings. [MET 1/23/25]
Begun: 21 previous + 5 new - 1 completed = 26 and 1 completed
(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, 1/5/25, 1/6/25, 1/7/25, 1/8/25, 1/9/25, 1/10/25, 1/16/25, 1/17/25, 1/18/25, 1/19/25, 1/21/25, 1/23/25, 1/24/25, ]
* 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]
* Continue holding one Poetry Fishbowl per month. [Begun 1/7/25]
* Collate at least three more poetic series or threads into collection files. [Begun 1/6/25 Nebuly, ]
* Supervise updates of the Polychrome Heroics material and other series. [Begun 1/7/25 withnsfwords updating Quixotic Ideas, 1/9/25 finished updating Quixotic Ideas, 1/21/24 updated Officer Pink, Daughters of the Apocalypse, and Arts and Crafts America, ]
* Participate in at least six bingo fests. [Begun Public Domain Day Bingo Card 1-1-25, ]
* Participate in the March Meta Matters Challenge over onmarchmetamatterschallenge. [Begun 1/15/25]
-- Write "Why We Need Fanifestos."
-- Snowflake Challenge 8: Primer for Nimona [1/15/25]
-- Check that reviews and other meta from the past year have been archived.
-- See from 2024 my gather post on my blog and my introduction inmarchmetamatterschallenge. Reprise these for 2025.
* 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]
* Keep up with writing records better, updating at least monthly. [Begun 1/16/25]
* 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; 1/20/25 smear test of three pens, ]
* Complete at least one significant outdoor project. [Begun 1/21/25]
-- Bought numerous planters for new picnic table [1/21/25]
-- Bought two jugs for making comfrey fertilizer [1/21/25]
-- More transplants from the Charleston Food Forest?
-- Set up planned birthday planter? Add trellis?
-- Build a hibernaculum?
-- Make shelter pipes for tree frogs?
-- Climate-resiliant vegetables or flowers?
-- Get troughs and/or square pots for new picnic table.
* Put more bee plants in the prairie garden. [Begun 12/25/24 already ordered Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Seed Mix (also bee-friendly) from American Meadows, 1/18/25 ordered Bee Lawn Mix from OPN Seed, 1/23/25 OPN Seed order arrived, ]
* Plant some landrace seeds or plants. [Begun 1/18/25 ordered sunflower 'Hopi Landrace' from Buffalo Seed Company, ]
* 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]
* Read at least four cookbooks, marking recipes of interest. [Begun 1/16/25 Feast: Food of the Islamic World, ]
* Make at least one new recipe per month. [Begun 1/5/25 * Reggae Medley and Daybreak Blend smoothie, * 1/7/25 ginger beer tropical blend smoothie, ]
* Quite good, ** Made 2+ times
* Work on cleaning up the fairy window:
-- Remove dead leaves / plants.
-- Move empty pots to lower storage shelf.
-- Repot plants that need it. [Begun 1/21/25 bought small pots for repotting]
* When posting for Moment of Silence, include "carry on the work" suggestions based on each person's activities. [Begun 1/7/25 Peter Yarrow, ]
* 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 Winter 1/3/25 Testing Pens on Plant Labels, 1/6/25 Photos: House Yard and South Lot, 1/8/25 Photos: House Yard, 1/16/25 Photos: Winter Sunset, ]
These are the previous check in posts:
New Year's Resolution Check-in January 4
New Year's Resolutions Check-in January 10
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 17
For more ideas on New Year's resolutions in this community, see:
2025 New Year's Resolutions and Other Goals
New Year's Resolutions for 2025
Signup Post: Accountability Buddies in 2025 (1 seeker)
Our most popular challenge is:
Signup Post: Fannish 50 in 2025 (51 participants)
Your Resolutions
How many New Year's resolutions did you make? How many succeeded? Failed? Ongoing because their timeframe is longer than one month? Did you make any changes? Add, drop, or modify goals? If so, how did that work out for you? How do you feel about your 2024 goals so far?
Remember that your goals belong to you. If they aren't working, you can fix them, or abandon one and replace it with something else. Don't beat up on yourself because the first thing you tried didn't work out perfectly. Just trying new things is a useful life experience that puts you ahead of where you were before you started. You can always try again another day. Even failure is useful information that helps you set better goals in the future. If you succeeded way beyond the goal, consider a more challenging one next time.
Here are some resources for New Year's resolutions and other goals at this time ...
6 Tactical Steps To Sustain New Year's Resolutions Well Past February
Embracing the Now: Checking in With Your New Year’s Goals
No, It's Not Too Late for Your New Year's Resolution: 5 Tips for Achieving Your Goals
Reassessing your New Year’s resolutions
Remember those failed New Year’s resolutions? February is the best time to restart
Resolution Reboot: Recommitting to Your New Year Goals
RETHINK YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
Why You Should Start Your New Year in February
My Goals
Here are my goals for 2025.
Completed: 8 previous + 3 new = 11 total
* Hang 2025 calendars. [MET 1/1/25]
* Change the community calendar link in
allbingo to the new 2025 Community Calendar. [MET 1/1/25]* Move poetry printouts. [MET 1/1/25]
* Sort through bingo cards and remove those from 2024. [MET 1/1/25]
* Finish at least two catalog orders for spring plants by the end of February. Orders sent in March or later do not count.
-- This may need adjusting, as some catalogs already arrived and two orders were made in December: American Meadows Order 12/15/25, Breck's Order 12/25/24, American Meadow seeds arrived 12/24/24. [MET 1/16/25 sent requests for Buffalo Seed Company and OPN Seed to my partner Doug, 1/18/25 Buffalo Seed Company Order sent and OPN Seed Order sent, 1/19/25 Pinetree Garden Seeds Order, Prairie Moon Order, and Select Seeds Order sent, 1/23/25 OPN Seed order arrived, ]
* Sort seeds into new seed-storage containers. [MET 1/5/25 Sorting Seeds on a Snowy Day]
* Add a "Planning Ahead Goals for 2026" tracking page. [MET 1/1/25]
* Organize at least one area that is currently a mess.
- Shrink book stack in front of printer [MET 1/23/25]
- Take books off couch?
* Clean the window prisms. [MET 1/8/25]
* Assemble and hang hippie strand. [MET 1/9/25 received star and moon crystals, 1/24/25 assembled and hung]
* Put new hair ties onto metal snap-rings. [MET 1/23/25]
Begun: 21 previous + 5 new - 1 completed = 26 and 1 completed
(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, 1/5/25, 1/6/25, 1/7/25, 1/8/25, 1/9/25, 1/10/25, 1/16/25, 1/17/25, 1/18/25, 1/19/25, 1/21/25, 1/23/25, 1/24/25, ]
* 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]
* Continue holding one Poetry Fishbowl per month. [Begun 1/7/25]
* Collate at least three more poetic series or threads into collection files. [Begun 1/6/25 Nebuly, ]
* Supervise updates of the Polychrome Heroics material and other series. [Begun 1/7/25 with
nsfwords updating Quixotic Ideas, 1/9/25 finished updating Quixotic Ideas, 1/21/24 updated Officer Pink, Daughters of the Apocalypse, and Arts and Crafts America, ]* Participate in at least six bingo fests. [Begun Public Domain Day Bingo Card 1-1-25, ]
* Participate in the March Meta Matters Challenge over on
marchmetamatterschallenge. [Begun 1/15/25]-- Write "Why We Need Fanifestos."
-- Snowflake Challenge 8: Primer for Nimona [1/15/25]
-- Check that reviews and other meta from the past year have been archived.
-- See from 2024 my gather post on my blog and my introduction in
marchmetamatterschallenge. Reprise these for 2025.* 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]
* Keep up with writing records better, updating at least monthly. [Begun 1/16/25]
* 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; 1/20/25 smear test of three pens, ]
* Complete at least one significant outdoor project. [Begun 1/21/25]
-- Bought numerous planters for new picnic table [1/21/25]
-- Bought two jugs for making comfrey fertilizer [1/21/25]
-- More transplants from the Charleston Food Forest?
-- Set up planned birthday planter? Add trellis?
-- Build a hibernaculum?
-- Make shelter pipes for tree frogs?
-- Climate-resiliant vegetables or flowers?
-- Get troughs and/or square pots for new picnic table.
* Put more bee plants in the prairie garden. [Begun 12/25/24 already ordered Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Seed Mix (also bee-friendly) from American Meadows, 1/18/25 ordered Bee Lawn Mix from OPN Seed, 1/23/25 OPN Seed order arrived, ]
* Plant some landrace seeds or plants. [Begun 1/18/25 ordered sunflower 'Hopi Landrace' from Buffalo Seed Company, ]
* 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]
* Read at least four cookbooks, marking recipes of interest. [Begun 1/16/25 Feast: Food of the Islamic World, ]
* Make at least one new recipe per month. [Begun 1/5/25 * Reggae Medley and Daybreak Blend smoothie, * 1/7/25 ginger beer tropical blend smoothie, ]
* Quite good, ** Made 2+ times
* Work on cleaning up the fairy window:
-- Remove dead leaves / plants.
-- Move empty pots to lower storage shelf.
-- Repot plants that need it. [Begun 1/21/25 bought small pots for repotting]
* When posting for Moment of Silence, include "carry on the work" suggestions based on each person's activities. [Begun 1/7/25 Peter Yarrow, ]
* 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 Winter 1/3/25 Testing Pens on Plant Labels, 1/6/25 Photos: House Yard and South Lot, 1/8/25 Photos: House Yard, 1/16/25 Photos: Winter Sunset, ]
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Date: 2025-01-25 10:50 am (UTC)Yes ...
Date: 2025-01-25 06:38 pm (UTC)Congratulate yourself on what's working well. Look at what's not, and consider whether you want to adjust, replace, or just drop some goals or aspects of a goal. Mid to late January is when most folks start hitting issues that aren't easily solved by determination alone, and if they can't figure out another approach, they often quit altogether. So work the problem. I have confidence in you.
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Date: 2025-01-26 05:13 pm (UTC)1-i made progress X3 on my social goals already
2- I have my first 1 on 1 yoga session tomorrow with someone I trust to push a little but also respect where I am physically
Have not yet made progress on goals 3 and 4 but have plans to do so
Go you!
Date: 2025-01-26 06:54 pm (UTC)Slow and steady wins the race.
>> 1-i made progress X3 on my social goals already <<
\o/
>> 2- I have my first 1 on 1 yoga session tomorrow with someone I trust to push a little but also respect where I am physically <<
Oh, that's a hard resource to find. Yoga is very versatile, from simple to quite complex poses.
>> Have not yet made progress on goals 3 and 4 but have plans to do so <<
Plans are good.
I haven't started all of mine either. Some are things meant to be done later in the year, others I just haven't gotten around to yet.