Reassessing my 2026 New Year's Goals

Fri, 01 May 2026 17:09:49 GMT

In 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".

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

( Here we go... )------------------------

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.

Explore Ouzel Picnic area with John

Finish 5 paintings (4 remaining)

Complete 20 hours of biking (19 remaining)

Read 15 books

Go Kayaking 3 times

Grow Marigolds, Sunflowers, and Kale

Make 12 desserts/sweets (4 remaining)

Get my nose pierced

Complete 1 rug

Make 1 granny square dress using thrifted yarn

Make 1 plein air painting

Complete 5 sewing projects

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.

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Reassessing my 2026 New Year's Goals