January 1, 2025 - Wednesday


HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! I have very high hopes for 2025 and if the whole year reflects the day we had today, it'll be super chill, family-oriented, and fun. Logic tells me that the whole year does not typically mimic the first day of the year, however. Womp womp. Nonetheless, I'm hoping it's going to be good. I haven't set any SMART (not sure what that whole thing stands for) goals/resolutions, but I have some ideas: 

1. Date nights with Ben. We need them! 

2. Build muscle. I've lost a ton of weight, but I feel like I'm just sitting in a pile of my own skin. I want that skin to be filled with muscle! I did work out today, so if the rest of 2025 follows this trend...haha just kidding! I am going to try to keep it up though. 

3. Be more adventurous! Again! I used to be a person who was up for things, who liked to experience the world around them, and who enjoyed having a good time. Now, it's like I really don't want to have fun. I just want to sit at home with a good book. I feel like we had to live this way for many years, having young kids. But now I need to push myself out of my comfort zone! I've noticed my kids expressing that they just want to sit at home and I KNOW it's because they hear it all the time from me and Ben. They should be out there experiencing things and living a full life! I'm going to reclaim some of the old Josie and do stuff again. We have Puerto Rico later this month (God, please let there be power!!!), I'm hoping for Cedar Point this summer, Hilliard Station concerts, ...other stuff. I'll think of the adventures later. 

4. Read the Bible every day. I want to reclaim joy and there's only one way to realize that goal: Jesus. 

I'm sure there are a lot of other things I should be resolving to do in 2025, but this is what I have so far. I'm still pretty overwhelmed from the holiday overload the weeks leading up to Christmas and then taking the trip right after. I'm going to take a little time off school to just be bored. That seems kind of opposite of what my goals are, but I need to empty my plate before I fill it back up. I'm tired and I want to be open to the fun things that come my way. 

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