Me and my goals were not friends this year… just too much other things going on for the financial stuff and things around the house, plus time and yeah… so a lot of fails. Did get a few wins though, which is better than none. Really gonna have to rethink my goal setting for 2026 and how I keep myself on track.
Financials
These are goals revolving around anything related to my personal finances.
- Stick to the budget
- Reduce the Bathroom loan balance by at least $1,200 – done, did cash out refinance of mortage to wipe all other debts out
Fitness and Health
Anything related to exercise, weight loss, general fitness, and being a healthier me.
- Do Ring Fit, gym, or other form of exercise at least three days a week
- Reverse AC1 numbers and get back down out of diabetic levels
- Lose 5% body weight (i.e. get to around 218.5 lbs)
- Improve overall protein consumption – at least 50 grams a day
- Try to get a referral to the epilepsy monitoring unit about episodes – tried… again. Another neurologist who dismissed it all and said PNES with no testing, but I’m still working on it.
Around the House
The unending money sink…
- Catch up on paper shredding and filing – in progress, got more recent stuff, but still need to go through the rest
- Fix the fence gate yet again – Done, got the whole damn thing rebuilt!
- Disassemble the “cat tower” in the “cat room”
- Clean up “cat room”
- Reorganize home office
- Replace washer/dryer set – Got a lovely set from Costco, saved a bunch and even splurged on risers!
- Get gutters cleaned
- Deal with hornets in back soffits – Done, we sprayed them and got the nest down
Streaming and Content Creation
Goals specific to my Twitch streams and other content creation.
- Complete at least 20 games during Spooptober – ended up doing 15 because I endxed up with multiple longer games this year, but still happy with how it turned out so I’m calling it a win
- At least 24 Let’s Play videos on YouTube – only 21 out of 24 because skipped too many weeks, bleh
- Redo stream layout/theme Made good progress and did lots of updates, but still have a bit more I want to do – though really I should call this a win
- Revamp merch shop
Everything Else
Pretty much any other goals that don’t fit in the above categories, like hobby-related stuff, pet stuff, professional development, and the like.
- Consistently practice piano at least twice a week
- Read 20 books
- Do a painting or other crafty thing
- Install light kit on Lego bonsai kit
- Fix Ecto-1 Lego Set
- Catch up on reading Yona of the Dawn manga