Oof, yes, that feeling of frustration of being unable to reach your own goals can be a sharp one, and I'm so sorry you're in the midst of that feeling right now. *offers hugs*
From the outside, it seems to me that you are regularly making time for working towards the goals in your life (crafting, writing, reading, baking ...), and that you've kept doing that amidst challenges with your health, adjusting from a student scheduled to 9-5 work, and likely even more Life Things (not to mention everything happening globally). It's of course frustrating not to meet all of our goals, but this is something I try to remind myself about -- to celebrate accomplishments where I can, whether that's because you reached your reading goal (yay!), or recognizing that you've been so consistent on working towards your goals, even if you ultimately fall short of the specific goal you set yourself.
(Re: your goal setting for next year. For me, changing how I measured goals or intentions was helpful: spend X hours per month on crafting (or writing or reading or ...), as opposed to complete X number of projects. Not sure if this would feel good to you or not, as people are motivated and feel gratified by different types of accomplishments, but for me this lifts the pressure of Completing Things and lets me just find pleasure in the experience of doing the craft.)
No matter what, hope you are able to find a balance for all of this. And I hope you can figure out your health stuff. <3333
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Date: 2024-12-08 09:18 pm (UTC)From the outside, it seems to me that you are regularly making time for working towards the goals in your life (crafting, writing, reading, baking ...), and that you've kept doing that amidst challenges with your health, adjusting from a student scheduled to 9-5 work, and likely even more Life Things (not to mention everything happening globally). It's of course frustrating not to meet all of our goals, but this is something I try to remind myself about -- to celebrate accomplishments where I can, whether that's because you reached your reading goal (yay!), or recognizing that you've been so consistent on working towards your goals, even if you ultimately fall short of the specific goal you set yourself.
(Re: your goal setting for next year. For me, changing how I measured goals or intentions was helpful: spend X hours per month on crafting (or writing or reading or ...), as opposed to complete X number of projects. Not sure if this would feel good to you or not, as people are motivated and feel gratified by different types of accomplishments, but for me this lifts the pressure of Completing Things and lets me just find pleasure in the experience of doing the craft.)
No matter what, hope you are able to find a balance for all of this. And I hope you can figure out your health stuff. <3333