I'll admit it... I'm a big resolution gal. I love them! I can't get enough of them! I think they're a fun thing to do! I never do them with the expectation that I'll be perfect, instead I plan things that might be a bit out of reach and that I'll be happy if I even only halfway achieve them. They're a start. A jumping off point.
I've been having a bit of trouble figuring out what I'm going to choose to be this year's resolution(s). There's a page in my brain notebook with a brainstorm of things I could choose, but some of it reads off more as a to do list. I like resolutions that are specific and continuous, but I think this year might be a year for trying out a new format.
In 2024 I, controversially, didn't have any resolutions. It felt like I didn't need them because I was already moving halfway around the world and I didn't want to add to the stress of that by creating resolutions before I even got settled here and figured out who I am in Berlin and what things I do here. Now that I have some idea of that, I can make resolutions for the coming year.
On my brainstormed list are:
- taking art classes/making art
- horticulture learning
- (community) garden volunteering
- make some sort of a project? I don't know?
- getting out into nature
- cooking more/more creatively
- keep up art blog, post more so it's a living portfolio
- woodworking course
- bike repair
- end the year with €10k in savings
- produce some sort of body of work
- go to two full blues dancing festivals
- consistently do something for my back (physical therapy, pilates, yoga)
- do a self-organized bikepacking trip
- get involved w/ a community garden!
- make sauerkraut (+ pickle more stuff)
- rocky horror shadow cast?
- read more German books
Some common themes here. Food, art, community garden, nature. Doing more of the things I love!
I am going to try to take life a bit more slowly and not feel like I need to be doing everything all the time, filling my days to the brim with activity. I am going to try to be on social media less and reading and making art more. I am going to learn more about bikes so I can feel more independent. I am going to take courses that interest me! I've already begun with a puppet building workshop and am excited for what else I can find to do! I will try to post again when I decide what to make of this brainstormed list, but until then... see ya!
