2025 New Years Resolutions!
This year for me and people I’m noticing alot online as well getting a sense of hope and positive change coming in the new year. For some the election outcome has alot to do with it, for some it might be more common then I’ve felt that simply it’s because being a new year does give you a ‘fresh start’ feeling.
So in this same sentiment my goals for this year are going to be the following that i’ll look back in a year to see how many I actually achieved.
Declutter!
So this is just a continuation of the effort to declutter our home. I keep hearing bits and pieces that a cluttered home is an extension of a cluttered mind. Then in turn, a decluttered home creates a peaceful environment and a mind more at peace for everyone in our home! So it’s important for me but also my family to create a peaceful environment to live in! Also a decluttered home with less stuff, is also less stuff to clean and /or tidy on a daily basis.

Finish Craft Room!
Okay, now this IS my craft room right now. There are piles of things I need to go through to sort, organize. I realized my biggest issue is I was trying to turn my craft room into a ‘supply storage room’ but that isn’t a good use of this space. I realized my craft room should be used for where I ‘make’ things. So that means I should have all my tools, sewing machine, die cutters, laminator, etc. etc. in here and overflow supplies should be organized downstairs in the basement like a ‘craft supply store’ for example. That way I go shop my basement store when I want to make something, and bring those items up here to make the items. I think this is great plan and new mindset to complete this goal which will be this month of January! I’ll post after photos when done.
Post Cooking Videos to My Youtube Channel
I filmed myself making an apple crumble cheesecake and a strawberry jello cake fully intending on editing and posting them before thanksgiving, then christmas then just had or rather made no time to finish it! I have a creative job for a living, but I also like to be creative ‘off hours’ so to speak but because there isn’t really a deadline on it I don’t seem to get around to things like this. So I want to do better about setting goals on my personal time and actually achieving them as well! I love to bake so want to share recipes on my Youtube channel this year! My goal would be 1 video a month to see if I can achieve that. Here is a screenshot of the footage I filmed in August 2024 for crying out loud LOL!
Home Freshen Up
Last year we started to pick paint colors for painting our kitchen, dining room, living room and hallway to freshen up our walls and ceiling after all these years. A couple years ago we all helped my mother paint the walls in her living room, hallway and kitchen it looked so nice we wanted to do ours as well! So we picked the colors but then needed to wait when hubby had time off to work on this. I’d like to make this a priority this year to freshen up the house which new paint really does! With all the decluttering, we should make this a goal to make our home not only deep cleaned and decluttered but a new fresh look!

Read More – 12 Book Goal
Cliche knowledge is power is very true but also good if your goal is to be more well rounded. Over the past few years, and for pollyanna this christmas i was gifted a great philosophy book that I want to dig into but never make it a daily priority to read books before now. I’d like that to change this year. I want to get through more of the bible. I’ve started in the very beginning, page 1 and I’m currently trying to decipher all of the begats and lineages and since my bible is a ‘note’ taking bible with lines on the side of each page I’m noting reflections and observations as I go through to note what i’m thinking, and learning as I go. I read an article recently that there is nothing wrong with reading more then one book at a time to not get bored. The books I’m reading since they are not novels, can be read a few pages here and there depending on the day. So with no continuity in a way it may be better for me and keep it more interesting to go from book to book reading a few pages here and there. I can blog about my opinions as I go. I don’t expect to finish the bible this year since it’s long and i’m notetaking as i go so that takes time. I’ll at least try to get through at least a few of the books in the bible this year. Below IS my bookshelf that has some of the books I’ve gotten that I want to get through. I have always been fascinated by the titanic, so I have a book of stories from those who were on it, if you know me well you know a book of conspiracy theories is right up my alley!, my journaling bible, the complete works of epictetus, a book of just the psalms which are basically ‘self help’ bible verses, The four agreements, and Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.
I don’t want to add ‘too’ many goals, its important to keep goals achievable for a sense of accomplishment so i’ll stop at these for now and see how it goes! Happy new year and here’s to a prosperous, content, positive 2025. <3