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Jesse
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DFTBA | Push on Through |-/
The light-soaked days are coming.

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January 2, 2026 at 2:12 AM
we’re here because
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Notable Moments

2025:
- Lost beloved dog
- Quit job
- Started 3 new writing projects
(Almost finished with 2)
- Acquired puppy
- Trip to NM
- December Funeral trip to KS
- survived

2026 predictions:
- ❤️???
- New Job
- Finish 3 projects, publish 1.
- please read more :(
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Personal Aesthetics

2026 predictions:
Colors
- Dark Green, Soft purple

Scents
- Orange
- Pomegranate
- Field Grass

Songs
- 80s rock love ballads?
- Queen or The Cure
- new Noah Kahan, Chappell Roan, Harry Styles???
- Jackson Browne for good measure
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Personal Aesthetics

2025:
Colors of the year
- Teal, light green

Scents
- Rainforest, Apple Cider, Gravel

Songs
- “David”, Lorde
- “April Come She Will”, Simon & Garfunkel
- “Maine” (LFF), Noah Kahan
- “Open Arms”, Journey
- “Friday I’m in Love”, The Cure
- “Garbage”, twenty one pilots
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
2025:
Bonus Resolution-
Be intentional about watching movies this year (and keeping track)

Results-
- I watched exactly 100 movies this year. (Not including DNFs)
- 3 in theaters, 28 on streaming (rest are owned or through a library)
- 33 were new to me.
- 38 1/3 I saw with other people.
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
2026:
Reading goal
- no expectation set (maybe 26 again?)
- read 45 minutes before bed every night if possible
+ No new purchases without finishing current reads challenge (impossible)
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
2025:
Reading goal
- 26 books (1 every 2 weeks)
+ read more fantasy/mysteries

Result
- 13 books finished, many others started 😬 (but I lost 1/2 of my free time which would have gone to reading)
+ I read many of both 🎉
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
2026:
Resolution-
Start a Commonplace book/quote journal. 📔

Mentality/Vibe-
2025 broke me in unchangeable ways; 2026 will be my year (or else!)
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
2025:
Resolution-
Go to the Library much more, use their resources.

Results-
- Went in-person way more, also got into their apps and borrowed a lot. 😀
+ Got 3 new local library cards and 1 out of state card!
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Add one more so I can read one a week for a year. Now it’s a self-help novel with achievable reading goals.
December 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Ooh ooh other pet peeve of mine:
Apps that use a custom keyboard instead of the phone’s standard keyboard. My muscle memory is too precise for your smushed ui.
December 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I was going to suggest graphic novels.

If you do comics, the Knightfall trilogy (Batman) is 3 volumes, about 6-900 pages each and you could easily finish one a day. I mention this because that padded my reading stats this year.
December 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
And when you report it they “find no issue” with it. TikTok is horrible with screening their shops and reports.
December 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Horrible pre-bedtime activity. I just scrolled through local job listings, and now sleep and I aren’t on speaking terms. I miss when I was younger and dumber and the world (although bigger) was within reach.
December 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Harsh winds blow tumbleweeds where dandelions should be. The only hint of color in the field is that old pine tree, but I swear I can still smell that sweet green grass. Somehow, even in the cold of winter, I find myself standing in the summer sun where you left me.
December 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM