So Long, Farewell... Here's hoping Next Year's Better?

So, it’s the last week of December 2025. We are in the limbo zone between major holidays that leaves you in this weird space of what's open, what isn’t, is there time to do this? Wait, I have to do what before the year ends??
And let’s be honest here, this year sucked. Overall. For everyone. On a global scale.
Hubby and I made an incredible list of accomplishments- from small stuff like getting the house’s first new sump pump in 30 years installed and working; picking new colors the bathroom will be painted this winter; expanding my herbalism knowledge, my joining Camera Club… To huge ones like I’ve been cigarette free since January, cleaning, restoring, and painting the pole barn; making the huge new garden; getting a new heating system installed… 
Also- some unavoidable things- medications changes, car issues, my entering that blissful peri/menopausal time of life. I put the slash there because even the doctors can’t tell me where I’m at due to medications I’m on for PCOS that mess with my hormone levels. And the fact I had my uterus fried (sorry, ablated) so I no longer have lady moon times for the past 5 years (another menopause time chart requirement) So the docs don’t know where I am. I don’t know where I am, but I’m taking all the steps to treat myself for both to make life for the rest of my home, family, and friends better.
I’m going to make things simple as far as my goals for 2026.
In Photography:

• I would like to participate in Camera Club as much as I can, including entering my work in the monthly photo competitions
• I would like to go on/lead more photo walks
• I would like to work on photo challenges- yearly, monthly, weekly, whatever
• I would like to keep improving my social media presence within boundaries.
• I would like to continue having crazy ideas for photo sessions & to work with anyone that shares my vision.
• I would like to expand my nature photography even more.

In Life:

• I would like to expand my gardens. The huge new veggie patch, my house surrounding gardens, the yard gardens…
• I would like to spend more time outside.
• I would like to keep expanding my herbalism knowledge and practice.
• I would like to start writing poems again.
• I would like to keep working on myself and my anxiety.
• I would like to set firmer boundaries with social media time wasting.

Simple? Small? I think so. Achievable? I really hope so. With such a weird, mixed up, messy shit-u-ation 2025 turned out to be, I think starting small is an awesome start. See you in the New Year!