25 hopes for 2025

27 Dec, 2024

Writing this is a new tradition for me, it's funny¹! I've done 23 hopes for 2023 and 24 for 2024 so here we go again.

I'm not hoping for world peace (or more wishes) in this list, as ever, we're keeping it easy-breezy:

1. I've booked a longsword class finally! I want to enjoy that enough to keep it up, or quickly work out I don't like it. I don't know how long it takes to get out of beginner classes, but maybe that's a good goal...
2. I hope to post a long or short form video at least once a week for the whole of the year.
3. I hope to blog more on here.
4. I hope to keep up my week notes.
5. I hope to keep better note of what actually happened each week with obsidian, and to stay with obsidian for the whole year (at least! i would quite like to stop app-hopping).
6. I want to visit Paris, or take one trip somewhere outside the UK once I get my British passport.
7. I'm hoping to actually do more sewing next year.
8. I'm keeping up my clothing low buy (no buy in 2024!) habits, but I think I will need to buy activewear at some point as I have run most of my leggings into the ground.
9. I'm hoping to be more flexible in my planning personally; I want to keep the big picture goals in mind but to be better at breaking things down into small steps.
10. Seeing as I have not done much Betwixtmas coding, I'm hoping to get going on my project ideas, finish Complete CSS and get up to the present day with 0de5.
11. I'm hoping to be more intentional with my time, but not in a tracking way, just being mindful of how my days pass.
12. Hoping to create more online in general, and to be more of a poster than a commenter, consumer or lurker (though I love all of those modes I want to try something new).
13. Gonna try and pitch and work on my writing a lot more.
14. Hoping to make time to learn some maths.
15. I want to do way more collaboration on all my projects. If you wanna collaborate, get in touch.
16. I want to read more; looking like I'll hit 16 (or possibly 17!) books this year, which is less than I wanted but enough. I mostly have specific tech ethics titles in mind, but I have a long TBR to work through and should engage with it!
17. I want to be more realistic about my time and energy, and not trick myself into self-disdain when I could have easily not have overpacked my to-do list for [time period] and been happy.
18. I want to sing and play ukulele for fun more often, rather than trying to get "better" at either.
19. I hope if I end up moving this year, it's as smooth and painless as possible and that I start putting down roots and building community as soon as I get over the new environment discombobulation.
20. I want to help people more with tech ethics things practically, as well as talking about it.
21. I want to close open loops, finish projects, and get to the point I trust myself to finish stuff a lot more.
22. I want to embed myself in more online communities.
23. I know I mentioned longsword and exercise clothing already, but I do want to be a lot less sedentary. I don't think I'll ever be #athletic, but I do want to enjoy movement (and get into powerlifting if I ever find the right gym).
24. Hoping to work out my "content" "strategy" for the year, and what I'm trying to do with this - *gestures vaguely around* - in the future.
25. I want to be confident cooking more meals.

I hope you're having a wonderful day, and have a great year. What are you hoping for?

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