Well, so far 2025 is kicking my ass. I thought I just got off to a slow start in January, but I can’t shake this feeling of lethargy. Where are my goals? Where’s my 25 for 25 list? I can’t quite seem to get it together.
All I feel like doing is reading my book…
I have a “FIG-y Friday” post coming up, where I’ll list all my FIGs for the week (if you’re not familiar, I’m participating in Elisabeth’s FIG Collective– Finding Joy in Gratitude. where we find something that gives us joy for each day of February.) Not to get ahead of myself, but today’s FIG is being in the middle of a book so good, you can’t wait to find out what happens next.
The problem is, while this book is fascinating and gripping, things are not going well for the earthlings in this story. It makes me anxious, and I emerge from the book thinking “Phew, that’s just a story- look, everything is actually fine! Oh. Wait…”
I try not to see any news, but of course it seeps in, and things are consistently disturbing. I know I still have to live my life and find joy, because it’s there. I have to go back to my 2024 mantra of “Every Day Counts.” These days count too! I know that intellectually, but I’m finding it hard to put into practice.
Well- this too shall pass! I have some fun things coming up this week- a blogger meetup (!) and my son will be home for a couple days. When I finish this book, I have a stack of books I can’t wait to read. Everything is objectively fine. Get it together, Jenny!
How is your year going so far?
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Jenny, I’m with you. I just haven’t had the time to collect my thoughts and make goals. I mean I do have the huge goal of quitting my job and I think that until that happens I’ll be stuck in the burnout phase.
Between Blue Castle and the Alphabet series, I’ve got good reading going right now, so at least there is that! I mean, yes, objectively everything is fine, there’s just a weird vibe going around right now.