A few weeks have passed into 2025 and I wonder how many out there have been keeping up with their New Year’s resolutions. I even made some myself when I was younger. Did I stick to them? Probably not for very long if I know myself correctly.
I have stopped making resolutions because there’s no point. Not for me. I seem to have a hard time committing to keep going with things like that. It starts to feel like a chore, and that takes away all the fun for me.
Even though I do not do resolutions anymore, I decided to at least give myself a few goals to work towards. And mentally, that feels like a more achievable thing to do. Even if some things might take longer than others, they should be achieved this year at least.
Here’s my list of a few goals so far:
- Read more books
- Buy a new bed
- Clean out the storeroom
I have not read that many books in the past 10 years to be honest. I am a slow reader and I tend to read word for word. I’ve thought of a way to get through more books though, and that is to read at least 50 pages every single day whenever I have started a book. That way I will be able to read a lot more and finish a book in 1-2 weeks. Which would have taken me months before. But this is definitely a start to something better. Also gonna try to learn how to speed up my reading.
Buying a new bed is a top priority. Mine is 20+ years old, and it feels like I’m sleeping in a bowl. It hurts my back, my shoulders and my hips. So I think it’s definitely time to change it! I think I might have a new one within maybe 3 months. Update on that will be coming in the future.
The storeroom in the basement really needs a good clean! I have placed so many things down there through the years and it has just piled up. Last year I was able to throw away some things, and it freed up some space but I have a lot left that needs to be gone.
So the goal for this year is to go through a bit more of my things in the apartment (which I actually should do in a few days) and whatever has to go to the dump will be put in my storeroom. And I guess there’s a few things I can give away to a second-hand store.
And then, when the weather has become warmer, it’s time to rent a trailer, load it with the things from the basement and drive it away for good.
After that I have some plans for my storeroom, but it is not necessarily a goal for this year. Not a goal at all, but something I want to do in time. And that is to build my own wine rack. Better to store flasks in the basement rather in the apartment as they should be kept cool, and flasks with corks should be lying down. The apartment gets really hot as soon as there’s no clouds and the sun warms this place up. Last summer it was up to 34C in my kitchen, so it’s definitely not an ideal environment.
So here’s my goals for this year! There should not be any issues to fix them, to my knowledge. It’s not many, but it’s always something.