Blogmas Day 21: 2026 New Year’s Resolutions
As the final days of the year fly by, I’m reflecting on 2025 and feeling hopeful for 2026. Hopeful doesn’t mean I don’t have work to do, though! Here are my 2026 resolutions!
For the bajillionth time, I have to drink more water. I feel like I don’t even need to share this advice, because like, all adults drink water. I am, I think, the singular exception, and as a result, I’m pretty tight with my urologist 🫠
Wellness related, I need to get back on my personal exercise train, which was going really well in the fall! Because I approached it with a goal of feeling better instead of looking better, it was a really positive experience. I was feeling strong and just the teensiest bit confident, so I’ve got to get back into it!
I am going to see a creative endeavor through. I have a fun idea in the pipeline, and I’m really trying to hype myself up to just go for it! If it’s traditionally successful, great! If it’s not, it’s still successful because I’ll have stepped out of my comfort zone to do something I’ve wanted to do for like, ever.
Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries. I’m setting them and sticking to them. I’m surrounded by well adjusted people who have boundaries, and they are just fine. No one is mad at them. It’s time to follow suit, so I can stop being mad at me, lol.
Plan a fall weekend with long distance besties, because I had one this year, and my heart is still so full!
Complete a 5k running the whole time!! Guys, I was so close to achieving that this year, but my knee revolted at the halfway mark and then I had to do spurts to finish. Even so, I shaved off like minutes from last year. If you’re a runner, please ignore me. I am not a runner, and this was a big win for me!
I want to visit home more. I always want to visit home more. I think establishing the aforementioned boundaries will make that more possible! P.S. I’ve been home for all of 10 hours and have had multiple compliments on my outfit, been wished happy holidays by every person I’ve encountered, and caused a total stranger to belly laugh. WV is the best.
Do something akin to Kyle’s swimming, or A Story Told’s banding, or Crystal’s festivaling. A few days ago, I was hit with this gut feeling that I’m just kind of on autopilot and not actually even striving to accomplish anything.
Actually hit my reading goal, which I fumbled hugely this year, like not even close! Big oops. What can I say, though? Writer’s strike is over, and tv has been fantastic!
Get. My. Spark. Back. I think for everyone around my age, and probably women especially, it’s so easy to get caught up in all the emotions and fear that come with aging. As a result of all those emotions, I’ve kind of given up on myself a little bit. I have a thought process that’s kind of like, Who cares if your outfit is cute? You’re too old to bother with that. Who cares about your silly little blog? Blogs are over. Why work out? You’ve already broken the streak. Blah, blah, blah, irrational self sabotaging thoughts, etc. Aging is a wonderful thing, birthdays are wonderful things, a body that’s nourished and carrying you through your days is a blessing. Time to remind myself of all of that and infuse some joy back into myself!
Anyway, thanks for reading my diary, haha! What are some of your 2026 goals?
Currently listening to: “New Year’s Day” by Taylor Swift
xoxo Leigh Ann