It has been a ditch-everything-you-thought-you-could do year. Life has really taken me on a roller coaster ride and it’s been crazy and exhausting. Most of these goals did not get accomplished, but that’s okay because I’m wifing, I’m momming, I’m daughtering, I’m working, and I’m civically engaged.

Green indicates easiest, yellow indicates moderate difficulty, red indicates great difficulty.

1. Read 4 full books for the year: 1 per quarter. FAIL. I gave up on Red, White & Royal Blue (could not get through it) and never really attempted any of the others. So, no.
   a. [Jan-Mar] Red, White & Royal Blue (fiction)
   b. [Apr-Jun] Interior Castle (non-fiction, The Walk course)
   c. [July-Sept] Theologizin’ Bigger (non-fiction reread)
   d. [Oct-Dec] Defy or Defend (fiction)
   [e. (anytime) Finish Unclobbered (non-fiction)]
   [f. The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn’t (fiction reread if possible)]
   [g. The Councilman (fiction) if it gets published!]
2. Read 2 chapters of the Bible 1 day per week. PARTIALLY SUCCESSFUL. Started off strong the first half of the year and dropped off as the year got busier. Something I can continue to work on but this is too high of a measurable goal for me. (Too easy to go, nope didn’t do it, nope didn’t do it, and hold it against myself.)
3. Pray some time during the day for myself. PARTIALLY SUCCESSFUL. I still often forget to pray for myself vs other people. However, I am forever praising and thanking Jesus for all the little things, so…hooray gratitude?
4. Cronometer: Update at least 3x per week. PARTIALLY SUCCESSFUL. Again, did well for the first half of the year then plummeted. Also, I’ve switched to MyNetDiary. Cronometer’s food database has some serious limitations.
5. Exercise 1x per week either walking outside or streaming BODi for at least 10 minutes. (Attempt to complete at least 2 BODi programs this year.) FAIL. Absolute, complete, and utter FAIL. I do not think I did BODi once this year, and in fact, have canceled my subscription that expires in July/August.
   Options:
   a. Shaun Week
   b. T25
   c. 21 Day Fix (original) or 21 Day Fix (real time)
   d. 4 Weeks for Every Body
   e. 3-Day Split
   f. For Beginners Only
   g. Morning Meltdown 100
   h. A Little Obsessed
6. Attend church 2x per month.(Children’s ministry doesn’t count.) PARTIALLY SUCCESSFUL. I was mostly good for the first half of the year. Then an epic fall in August in which I didn’t attend church for 3 months. I really feel like I’ve failed here but I’m trying to give myself some grace.
   a. First of the month – Communion
7. Stretch goal! Visit Mom on Long Island 1x per quarter. FAIL. Only visited my mom once this year, I think.
8. Easiest. Book a massage 1x per quarter. SUCCESS! I wasn’t able to book a massage for Q4 due to a change in financial circumstances, but had that not happened, I think it would’ve worked out since I’d been diligent all year. ✅
9. Complete YA steampunk novel by Wednesday, December 31st. (Minimum: 5,000 words per month.) SUCCESS! I didn’t write 5,000 words per month, and it didn’t get done exactly the way I wanted to get it done, but it got done. Revisions up next for 2026.
10. Take 2 LinkedIn Learning Courses by year’s end. FAIL. Just complete and utter fail. Got nothing done.
    a. [Jan-June]: TBD
    b. [July-Dec]: TBD
11. Watch 2 TED/TEDx talks this year. PARTIALLY SUCCESSFUL. I watched 1 TED Talk earlier this year. I think that was about it. But now I don’t even remember which video it was.
    a. [Jan-June]: TBD
    b. [July-Dec]: TBD