And we're back! I skipped doing New Year's Resolutions for 2024 but I wanted to write down some wishes and goals for 2025. Mostly what I'd like to focus on this year is just slowing things down and working on the fundamentals of my life.
Typically the tradition is 100 resolutions — with tons of filler — but this time we're just going to stop whenever. 😆
- Be happy as much as possible!
- Worry and overthink as little as possible.
- Become a healthy person!
- Exercise and/or walk daily.
- Develop basic muscles.
- No more injuries or getting sick.
- Fix my sleep schedule... D: The ultimate goal is to regularly sleep at midnight and wake up at 8 AM!
- Live as lightheartedly as possible.
- Learn to fully relax my body and mind.
- Do fun things, including what's outside of my comfort zone!
- Work hard without overworking myself.
- Become less of a workaholic / productivity-holic.
- Be more appreciative of all the good things I have or that happen to me.
- Find more joy in mundane and small things.
- Compliment other people more.
- Be confident in myself.
- Speak up for myself more.
- Learn to shake off and let go of regrets.
- Learn to compartmentalize negative feelings and move on to doing other stuff.
- Enforce my boundaries and never allow anyone to ever use me as a punching bag.
- Strengthen friendships with those that I like.
- Improve at speaking, conversation, enunciation, etc.
- Improve at speaking on camera (context: I'm part of a podcast!!! ;v; it's a Grand Archive TCG focused one called TalkGA)
- Make less mistakes when playing Grand Archive.
- Organize master playsets of GA bulk cards for new players!
- Continue making strides against my stage fright.
- No more mindless scrolling on Twitter.
- Dopamine detox...
- Make it a daily routine to use a heated compress for my dry eyes.
- Rest my eyes more often.
- Start regularly taking Omega-3's.
- Engage in hobbies that don't require staring at screens or sitting for long periods.
- Mayhaps I finally practice bass guitar?
- Dance more.
- Remember to stretch before sleeping.
- Figure out how to improve my quality of sleep. Magnesium? Meditation?
- Blog whenever I can!
- Write more in general.
- Read more. (I've become a regular audiobook listener but would be nice to go back and read some of those books.)
- Multi-task less often.
- Improve at time management and predicting how much time I need to get ready for stuff.
- My room needs a mighty tidying lol.
- Be more shameless and forgiving of myself!!
- Be more strict with my acid reflux diet. :c I made too many exceptions this past year... Somebody has to stop receiving exceptions.......... Goodbye, chocolate
- Try to cook more.
- Break my fidgeting habit. You can see it constantly during podcast episodes ugh lmao.
- Without putting too much pressure on myself, I want to be proud of everything I make this year! That means no more overloading my plate which leads to making mistakes and rushing.
- Do cool video projects.
- Sing as much as I can!!!
- Live laugh love man idk
Alright, 50 is good hehe. :)
If anyone is reading this, I hope you have a wonderful fresh new start to your year. ❤️ I'm cheering for ya and hope all your goals and wishes will be fulfilled!
Any cool video plans youre already thinking about?
ReplyDeleteAre there specific people you're hoping to connect with more, like the Youtaite, GA, or just anyone in general? (Feel free to name names!)
Ooh good questions and I'm sorry I'm answering them so extremely late 😂
DeleteCool video plans — yes!!!! I'm a huge nerd for Genshin Impact lore videos, basically listen to one every day while I'm multitasking, and I'm planning to make that sort of lore video for Grand Archive! I've been obsessively trying to research the story and I'm so proud of many of the connections/theories I came up with. Honestly excited to create something similar to the content that I enjoy so much. 🥹
Definitely I want to connect more with youtaite and GA folks like you mentioned. We're already off to a nice start because I got to hang out & karaoke with youtaite friends a few times recently! I was hoping to reconnect with them more since last year was less youtaite-focused, so hoping that continues.
If I have to name names 👀 there's Sparkle Sisters (Grand Archive content creators I admire a lot) who have always been lovely when I bump into them, but having more of an extended conversation/hangout would be fun.
Thank you for the comment and happy new year! (let's pretend it's for the right year lol)
Happy new year! I love seeing these each year. I only ever come up with less than a handful so I get a lot of inspiration from your posts.
ReplyDelete10: Do all the fun things!
15: One of my friends used to say "good job" on even the most basic things anyone else would do. At first I thought it was really silly, so I copied it as a joke, but I realized that the acknowledgement and appreciation for others meant more than the exact action. Now it's just a habit and I think it's contributed to me smooth over conversations with upset accounts more than I can count.
18: Spilling milk, spilling tea, it is what it is
20: Absolutely never let them do that, unless you're into it
23: OKAY so I just saw this thanks to this post and again your voice is the best, I could listen to you talk about anything. You sound so excited and ready to talk about the game, it's very fun to listen!
41: One of my job duties required me to estimate timing a lot. Just gotta do things and then check back to see how long it took. Sometimes there's no metric to meet, just getting down pacing so there's no stress, panic, or worry later down the line.
43: How can you be ashamed of being you! It's more shameful to be someone else!
47: You can do anything! ..but not everything (at once).
Also you dropped this
#51: W O R L D D O M I N A T I O N
WAIT YOU'RE SO RIIGHHTTTTTT I laughed out loud at "You dropped this" 😆
DeleteAbout #15 — honestly I wish there were a more graceful(?) way to convey "good job" as a way to show acknowledgement without sounding awkward or potentially patronizing, but yeah... sometimes "good job" just has to do the trick!
#41 — I need to learn from you!! I think I hate admitting that things take longer to accomplish than I expect lol. But you're right that it's with getting down the pacing and probably with repetition that it no longer becomes a stressor.
#43 — kek that is a good mindset.
#47 — I love this and I might steal it, I'm sorry.
It's the wrong year now but happy new year to you, Anon 🥰
Go go Evaa~ I know you usually aim for 100 resolutions, but 50 is still incredibly ambitious! 🎉 That said, I love how intentional you’re being this year—rooting for you all the way! 👍
ReplyDeleteIntentional is a great way of summing it up!! 50 is still a big number, I think we can be proud hehe. 🥳
DeleteRooting for you all the way too Adeline, happy new year~ (even though it's the next year now LOL)
Happy New Year! I'm here to shamelessly comment on my admiration of your resolutions and the inspiration they give me through the year.. I've taken to heart the idea of "continuous improvement" that everyone is starting at their own spot and as long as we strive above and beyond what we think is possible, we will continue to get better. I have several friends who have shown me that excessive pride is such an ugly trait and that giving grace to others is much more palatable to me.
ReplyDeleteI lost two good friends this year, both in their 30s. One was due to cancer and one due to a chronic condition. There's no rhyme or reason to anything, but I've told myself that as long as I feel like I made the best choice I could in that moment, there's no sense in regretting decisions. Sure, looking back, I could wish I did this or that a little more, but there must have been a reason I didn't. Whether I thought there was more time or if I had to take care of myself (i.e. was tired), that's all there is to it. It's been hard to come to terms with thinking about how much time I should have spent with friends if I knew they were going to pass, but the fact of the matter is, we never know how much time is left. So just do your best. I've felt like it's been reassuring to others that they did everything they could. They are good people, they are good friends. If we do have a regret, remember it so that you can make a different decision next time, just like these new year resolutions.
Since that topic is a downer, I'd like to share an update to resolution 15. I mentioned before that I started saying "good job" to people and it has had a pretty positive effect. It came back to me when my 2 year old daughter started quizzing me on animals and letters, only to look at me and whisper "good job" afterwards. I'm not fully convinced it's not out of shock that I knew the answer, but I'm gonna take it.
Happy New Year Eva, here's to a year that's better than the last.
Ahaha yes happy new year again, Anon! (This time in response to the correct year...!)
DeleteYou saying that I give you inspiration with my resolutions singlehandedly made me want to draft up some resolutions for this year. 😭 I can't make promises right now but thank you for giving me inspiration and motivation as well!
I am so, so sorry for your losses of your two friends. I can never shake off the haunting reminder that everything is temporary, so as you said, all we can do is our best. Do what we can, but we can't do everything. No sense in regretting things that are out of your control — perhaps if you had known you were running out of time and didn't make any movement then that's regretful, but it sounds like all that's left is to cherish the memories made. I'm glad you had good people in your life and hope you'll always be surrounded by good people.
Thanks for sharing the story about your daughter, that's adorable... 😭 Even at 2 years old she understands good manners and positive reinforcement!
Wishing you a warm and fulfilling 2026 ❤️ You're doing great out there, ~good job~!!