To the person/people adding all of the political comments, please know that I moderate all of the comments & I won't publish them. You also shouldn't make assumptions about how I feel or what I do outside of the blog, because you are incorrect. But, for my own mental health I choose to keep this blog largely politics free.
Now onto regularly scheduled topics.
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As always, I have a lot I'd like to try personally in 2026. While I'm rarely able to accomplish the entire goal I set out for myself, I usually make solid progress against most of my goals in a year. Setting up each of my goal categories reminds me of what I want to focus on in the year ahead.
Turning 50 in 2026 has reminded me that there are plenty of personal & fun things I can accomplish, even when I'm busy at work. I don't have to be retired to meet my neighbors or say yes to adventures.
My personal goals are about trying to get a little better about things I'm not good at (meeting the neighbors/new people, hosting at our house, cooking complex recipes) & pushing me out of my comfort zone (taking a class, trying new & uncomfortable things & saying yes to more adventures).
I also just really want to learn another language, and Sam's GFs family speaks fluent Spanish (older relatives speak minimal English), so if we ever meet that group, it would certainly be useful. It is a fantastic life skill to have where we live, and I'd also love to have a bit of language competency for traveling, etc.
The decluttering feels like a battle to stay on top of things that come into our house, and ensure we're slowly but surely whittling down our belongings over time. I know items come into the house, and unless I have dedicated goals to remove them, they tend to just accumulate!
On the friendship side, my friends are such a critical part of my life - they are my social circle, the people who listen when I am struggling, and I have more casual friends who meet me for a workout, or make me laugh over a glass of wine. I feel very lucky to have so many amazing women in my life, and friendships take time & effort, so I always want to prioritize that.
The new grad career chat is a new one for me in 2026, and mostly because the job market for kids just getting out of college is terrible. I figure I can carve out a few hours to give them some advice, offer to introduce them to people, and make it just a little bit easier to navigate a challenging job market. I'll be curious to see how this goes in 2026.
Recap of my personal goals for 2026:
- 100 language lessons
- Declutter 500 items from the house
- Take a class
- Get together with friends
- Try something new & uncomfortable
- Say yes to more adventures
- Get to know our neighbors
- Host at least 4 events at our house
- Master a complex cooking technique or one difficult recipe
- Offer to have two networking chats with new grads
What about you? Do you have personal goals on deck for 2026? Anything new you are trying this year?
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