The Chronicles Of Nay

Happy Wednesday and Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a great and safe New Year’s Eve! Mine was pretty good. Spent the evening with some friends, played some games, ate some food, over all it was a pretty good evening! As one year comes to an end and another starts there is the tradition of forming goals for the new year and looking back on the last year.

Let me start by looking back on 2024. I graduated with my masters degree and I started the PhD program. I read 74 books. I joined a book club and madde some amazing friends! Some of my friendships got stronger than ever. I did reevaluate some friendships and they didn’t make it out of 2024 but I think we are all better for it. I turned one of my spare bedrooms in to my library. I took steps to make my house a lot more home like. I learned a lot about building and remodeling a house. I got to help my brother and sister in law move in to their new house. I visited 3 different states this year (only one was a new state!). I know I did more but this is really some of the things that just stand out to me!

I have some goals for 2025 that are sort of all over the place. My reading goal is 75 books, I have already finished my first one this morning! Some other goals including being more intentional with finding things to be grateful for or things that make me happy, and spending 1000 hours outside. This morning when I was sitting outside drinking my coffee and reading a book my brother said “I don’t think that is what they mean when they say spending time outside” I mean I get what he is saying but I make the rules! haha I am not a hiker but I can make a conscience effort to spend more time outside. I don’t know if I will make it to 1000 hours because doing the math that is almost 3 hours a day! I have spent about an hour and a half outside today. So I don’t think I will make it to 1000 but I want to see how close I can get!

An other big goal of mine is to blog more. The goal is to try to shoot for twice a week but realisitcally once a week. That will mean me bugging you more for surveys and bombarding you with “I updated” messages! You can also subscribe and the blog automatically sends you emails when I post. I know that this goal is ambitious, but I think I can do it. Also if there is ever anything you want to know about me or want me to elaborate on or anything let me know!

2025 should be a pretty chill year. I don’t have any life changing milestones coming up. I will turn 39, I will start my 17th year of teaching. Here is my bingo card with all of my goals for the year:

The part we are all waiting for the word of the year! I ask people every year to think about a word that they want to strive for in the coming year. Sometimes people humor me more than others! haha So My word for 2025 is Peace. I need to start looking at things that are going to give me peace and not worry about others. I need take a second and deep breath and keep my peace! This is a list of words that my. friends gave me

• transformation
• Patience
• intentional
• pacing
• punctual
• socialize
• static
• patient
• love
• persistent
• Carp Diem
• Tranquil
• intention
• Patience
• Authentic

There are still a few friends that haven’t narrowed down a word. As I look at these words I see a lot of people hoping for patience or something similar this year. This looks like it is going to be a good year friends! If you have a word for 2025 that I haven’t recorded please let me know and I will write it down! I hope that all of you have a great a 2025!!