A bit late on my roundup, better late than never!
Here's the stats:- Read 51 books
- Watched 88 movies
- Completed 9 TV shows
- Completed 1 podcast
- Wrote 93,034 words across 101 hours and 39 minutes-- That's an average of 15 wpm!
- Completed 43 hours and 40 minutes of crochet.
- Completed 13 hours and 45 minutes of Tunisian crochet
- Completed 27 hours and 51 minutes of tatting.
- Baked (at least) 38 items (that I counted)
Breakdown of my goals:
1. Write the 50 chapter keith/lance/hunk vld college auYeah... that was too lofty a goal LMFAO. I did get 23 of the chapters done! 80,084 words long so far, across 78 hours (~86% words, ~70% time) of my writing.
2. Crochet a new temperature blanket for my first full year in this new stateObviously there was no way that this one was going to get fully done, since I'd still have to join stuff together after finishing the last day. But I did fall a couple months behind on this along the way, so I've got some finishing to do in 2026.
3. Draft 4 poemsI'm not sure I fully got 4 to a 'drafted' state, since I meant to imply a full first draft. I completed two that I shared with my IRL writing group. I have two more that are missing a couple pieces before I'd consider them 'drafted', that I worked on at the tail end of the year. Still a lot of progress!
4. Outline a specific original story I've had in the back of my mind I made decent progress on this, considering everything! There's still a lot of bits in the middle that need to be filled in before I can start writing it, but I'm happy to take my time with this to get it right.
5. Make at least 3 projects I'm proud of, outside of the things mentioned earlier in this list ✅I think I definitely achieved this, between my quote/art canvases, the slippers I Tunisian Crocheted for a friend, and a tatted split ring bookmark!
6. Finish / catch up on a podcast (probably welcome to nightvale, but it might be this tumblr podcast I lost track of a while ago) ✅I listened to all of
Once Upon a Time at Bennington College, which was a fascinating look into Donna Tartt, an author I've come to appreciate in recent years.
7. Get as many geochaches as I can ✅
Apparently this number is 2.5! As in, I officially found 2 and I know where a third one is, but last time I went and was able to reach it I didn't have a pen for a log.
Some Reflection on 2025
Last year was rough for me. My ongoing health issues continued to see little improvement, as I struggled to jump through the hoops to get a doctor to take me seriously, know what I was talking about, and agree to treat me.
In therapy, I've been struggling a lot with the feelings of disappointment, shame, and grief that have come along with having fatigue-causing chronic health issues continually get in the way of my goals-- or even anything that I wanted to do for myself. It's been work and exercise and chores and a looooooot of sadness. Part of the reason it's taken me so long to getting around to doing this wrap-up was the fear of seeing just how little I completed of my goals-- even though, realistically, I did a lot.
I've got some ideas for how to alleviate this pressure while still having aspirations I can work towards in 2026, but that's for another post. It's going to take me a bit more time to get it set up. I'll be back when it's ready to talk about.
If you're here reading this, thanks for following along with my journey over the past year. I know I'm not super active on here-- you can see why-- but I'll be back for more monthly check-ins in the year ahead. I can hope for that much, at least.
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