The strangest thing happened at Target the other day- this Feliz Navidad mug just jumped off the shelf into my cart! Ha ha… well, I saw it and couldn’t resist. I do NOT need any more holiday mugs, but this one was only $5 and now it’s mine!
Christmas prep is going full steam ahead. I made the dough for my gingerbread cookies, using the recipe from this cookbook:
The dough is chilling in the fridge! Cookies coming up soon.
In addition to buying YET ANOTHER holiday mug, another crazy thing I’ve done lately is agreeing to take my daughter and two of her friends to a holiday anime convention tomorrow, in Orlando.
This will be an all day affair, with six hours round trip of driving. But- I don’t have to GO IN to the convention with them. I can just drop them off… and then I have the whole day to myself.
At first I thought I would do last minute shopping, but the thought of finding a mall in Orlando on the last Saturday before Christmas is… not appealing. Instead I’m planning to find a quiet location to delve into the “Did Something” project from Monica Packer’s About Progress podcast. I listened to the episode last week where she says “Let’s take a moment together to reflect on what we’ve accomplished, identify what truly matters, and set the right intentions for the new year. I introduce you to the ‘win-win’ formula and explain how looking back can guide your future goals.”
If you go to the page I linked to, she has a free downloadable guide. I have the pages printed out…
… and all I need is a few quiet hours to work on it. I’m looking forward to a little break from the holiday madness- after tomorrow it will be all Christmas, all the time until the 25th.
Have you had any time to reflect on 2024?
Do you choose a word of the year?- I do sometimes, but then I usually forget all about it after a month.
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In a way, it’s kind of nice to be forced to be away for a stretch of time where you can focus on a project like this. I hope the girls enjoy the anime convention!
I am part of the best of both worlds Patreon and yesterday SHU hosted a 2025 planning zoom. I am weird about goals (I hate to not achieve something but sometimes I just can’t because of circumstances out of my control) but it was still good to reflect on 2024 and think about what I want to be different in 2025. 2024 was quite a challenging year between this stupid flare and work travel. So my word of the year for 2025 is going to be breathe. I need to remember to slow down and breathe and I will need a reminder of this at times. It also relates to running and other forms of exercise – I want to continue to prioritize finding ways to get my heart rate up and would like to add in some yoga which is all about breathing of course! But I only want to do yoga in a studio as that makes it a more special experience. Granted it’s hard to fit in so I am starting with a goal of going to a single class in 2025 as part of my mostly fun 25 in ‘25 project!
Have fun making cookies! We will be making sugar cookies tomorrow and will decorate them with friends on Sunday!!!
I always pick a word and then I forget it.
This year was easy. Joy.
Yes some very sad moments. But also a lot of joy.
Next year????
That sounds actually kind of awesome, Jenny! A whole day where you are forced to just have time for yourself – yes please. I am pretty reflective by nature, but like every day? IMAGINE BEING IN MY BRAIN, IT’S UNHINGED UP HERE. So I guess because I reflect a lot daily I don’t enjoy actually writing things down in a structured way. I should, actually, but I don’t.
I don’t choose a word of the year, but I do like the idea.
I wish that mug would have jumped into MY cart! I would not have resisted either.
Well, that mug knew you would give it a great home, Jenny–I’m not surprised about the jumping :).
How nice of you to take those kids to the convention! I hope you have a safe road trip and everyone has fun in their own way!
Will you share your 2025 intentions when the time comes? I’ve never done something like that before, but I do enjoy reading when other people do…
There has been no reflecting yet. I have so much time off AFTER TODAY, though. I will reflect and come up with big 2025 plans (read BIG BOOKS) and relax a little bit. That will be nice. Have fun in Orlando! I can’t wait to hear what you do with your time.