tag:dreamwidth.org,2025-12-30:4262499embracing_calmembracing_calmembracing_calm2026-05-01T17:20:10Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2025-12-30:4262499:12039Reassessing my 2026 New Year's Goals2026-05-01T17:09:49Z2026-05-01T17:20:10Zpublic0In honor of my newfound sense of mortality I think now might be a good time to reassess my 2026 New Year's goal list. I made it when I was depressed and although I did plan to use it to inspire me to finish some percent of items on the list it was mostly an invitation for me to dream of "one day". <br /><br />I'm over that bump though and I would like to celebrate today instead. So, I think evaluating and altering these to fit what I am actually physically capable of doing would be nice. Some goals I will leave alone, others I will reduce the goal number on significantly, some I will be replacing and others I will simply remove with no notes. It will be long and ramble-y so I'll put it behind a cut<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://embracingcalm.dreamwidth.org/12039.html#cutid1">Here we go...</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div>------------------------<br /><br />After reassessing my goals here is the updated list. It's a much more realistic set of goals that I actually might finish this year. <br /><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><strong>Explore Ouzel Picnic area with John</strong></span><br /> </div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><strong>Finish 5 paintings (4 remaining)</strong></span><br /> </div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><strong>Complete 20 hours of biking (19 remaining)</strong></span><br /> </div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><strong>Read 15 books</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><strong>Go Kayaking 3 times<br type="_moz" /></strong></span></div><div> </div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><strong>Grow Marigolds, Sunflowers, and Kale</strong></span><br /> </div><div><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">Make 12 desserts/sweets (4 remaining)</span></strong></div><div><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><strong>Get my nose pierced<br /><br type="_moz" /></strong></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><strong>Complete 1 rug<br /><br /></strong></span><strong style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">Make 1 granny square dress using thrifted yarn <br /><br type="_moz" /></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">Make 1 plein air painting<br /><br type="_moz" /></span></strong></div><div><strong style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">Complete 5 sewing projects</strong></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><strong><br /></strong></span></div>In addition to these I have been thinking about visiting my 43Things goal list via the wayback machine to see what I have completed in the 20 years since it was closed. I have been missing 43Things since it closed in 2015. I was a very active member of the community and still miss the friends I knew there as well as the format. I have looked many many times but no website ever opened that had the same energy or concept. With that in mind, I may choose to attempt to create a 43Things community here. I know it might not be the same but I would like to honor the spirit of the space because it made me feel so hopeful and invested in living. <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=embracingcalm&ditemid=12039" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments