New Year's Resolutions Check In

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We made it to the end of April! \o/ If you have completed any of your short-term goals or subgoals, and/or you're still chugging away at your ongoing goals, then pat yourself on the back. You worked hard for that. We've also gotten through the second month of spring. If you're doing seasonal goals, you may have finished the first of your spring ones and/or be looking ahead to the summer batch.

I'm continuing to track goals at the end of each month. So far it seems to be helping, so that's encouraging. I'm looking at my goal list more often and trying to keep ticking off more of them.


These are the previous check in posts:
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 9
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 16
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 23
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 30
New Year's Resolutions Check In February 28
New Year's Resolutions Check In March 31



Your Resolutions

Many people like to make their resolutions in April. Others refresh their goals.

Other folks are working on their New Year's resolutions from January. Find ways to keep going. What progress have you made?

Did you set any outdoor goals? It's easy to overlook those in December-January when the weather is frigid. Now that spring has sprung in the Northern Hemisphere, check to see if you have goals for gardening, yardwork, nature trips, etc. If not, you might want to set some goals now. Spring cleaning is another good topic to check. Here are some ideas on setting monthly goals.


Explore some ideas for the month ahead ...

8 Ways to Create Summer Structure for Your Child

150+ Achievable Monthly Goal Ideas to Improve Your Life

Gardening Tasks To Do in May

How I Plan for Summer

How Not to Fail the 1000 Hours Outside Challenge

How to Plan a Vacation (with Pictures) -- wikiHow

A Just-Structured-Enough Summer Schedule For Kids

May House Cleaning Checklist: Keeping Your Home Fresh and Organized

May Nature Calendar: 31 Days of Nature Activities


My Goals

Here are my goals for 2026.

Completed: 20 previous + 5 new = 25

* Visit a Pagan store at least 3 times. [MET 1/16/26 Half Moon, 3/7/26 Half Moon, 4/1/26 Akasha Zamora, ]

* Read at least six cookbooks, marking recipes of interest. [MET 2/1/26 "Maple Syrup: 40 Tried & True Recipes," 2/23/26 "The George Foreman Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine Cookbook," 3/11/26 The Art of Blending, 3/14/26 Around the World in 80 Recipes, 4/1/26 Taste of Home More Easy Everyday Cooking 2023, 4/3/25 Hot Date!, ]

* Try at least one new cooking ingredient. [MET 4/5/26 oxtails]

* Finish black skirt sewing project on couch. [MET 4/22/26]

* Catch a street fair. [MET 4/24/26 Spring Fest]


Begun: 30 + 2 = 32 and 3 completed
(most of these cannot be finished quickly)

* Apothecary cabinet:
-- apply food-safe finish [Begun 4/19/26, buffing done 4/22/26]
-- hang in kitchen [4/27/26]
-- stock with bitters / spices.

* Complete at least one significant outdoor project. [MET 2/20/26]
-- 2/20/26 turned log garden into enclosure for dead leaves.
-- 2/25/26 potted up fruit tree sprouts in water jugs.
-- 2/26/26 -- potted up native grass seeds in water jugs.
-- 2/26/26 set up worm bin in log garden leaf enclosure.
-- 2/26/26 created mini-water garden by log garden.
-- Put sand and gravel in their buckets.
-- Get larger troughs and/or square pots for old picnic table.
-- Get a multifunction sprinkler head for the hose [done 4/13/26] and test its usefulness for watering plants.
-- Assemble a planting bench? [Begun 4/15/26 bought 12 concrete blocks, 4/26/26 watersealed solid-top pallet]
-- Build a hibernaculum?
-- Make shelter pipes for tree frogs?

* Participate in Three Weeks for Dreamwidth from April 25-May 15. [Begun 4/25/26]
-- Write introduction post. See post from 2025. [Done 4/25/26]
-- Write a series of posts for "Become an Expert on Anything: Read 3 Books." [Begun 4/25/26]