Why 2025 is my year of "Peace" and what my goals are
My word for 2025 is Peace.
I love New Year’s Resolutions and have set and taken them seriously most of my adult life. One year I committed to getting 10,000 steps a day and another I vowed to go back to school for my Master’s degree. Last year my best friend gave me the idea to sum up the year’s resolutions with a word. Choosing was hard but once I landed on “Invest” the list wrote itself and I have had so much fun investing in the last year both in the literal sense as well as in myself. Credit for this idea goes to Gretchen Rubin. One major investment was disengaging with all of my volunteer commitments which set me up to have time to reflect and make plans for myself.
Peace is all about the quest to quiet the nagging should haves of the past several years. Last year my word was “Invest” and I made great progress investing in myself. Through that journey I started working on this blog and noticed immediately that making my idea come to life left me feeling lighter and more at peace with myself. Alas, the year of Peace shall begin tomorrow.
Peace Resolutions
Go overnight backpacking at least once
I broke my finger badly a few years ago and then had a stress fracture in my hip in mid 2023 so backpacking keeps getting moved to the backburner. For Christmas I received a portable stove so I’m taking the hint and getting out there. I have a dream that backpacking with my kids will be a way to connect through their high school and college years. Since my eldest is in 8th grade, time is pretty much up.
Learn and try new recipes that increase vegetable fiber in diet
Drink the entire water bottle everyday!
These two go together. At the end of 2023, I had a colonoscopy as a matter of precaution and there were a few large polyps that were removed. I have been working on best practices for gut health to prevent colorectal cancer since then and these two things together are related to that.
Sleep! 7 hours a day
I sleep well 2 out of every 3 days but the 3rd day is a real drag. Sleeping enough will involve sleep research and trying out different things. I got an Oura ring last year and it has kept sleep on my radar in a way that feels healthy. With that tracking, I learned 7 hours is the minimum to feel great the next day. I go to the gym about 3 days a week now, I’d like to increase that and stay consistent with going every weekday at 6 which requires being on top of my sleep and I also plan to incorporate more walking in nature.
Try 3 new hobbies that require taking classes or learning something new
When I gave up volunteering, I told everyone I want to have a hobby aside from working for free from SFUSD but I don’t even know where to start, this one will need some percolating.
Do 20 minutes of PT exercises everyday
I am working through rehab on a labral tear in my left hip with the goal to run and hike long distances. It’s so hard to do the exercises even though it only takes a small amount of time.
Seek Marital Peace
Increasing peace at home will be about connecting more with and giving more grace to my husband which ultimately means doing both of those things for myself. I am at a point where I know this is about me and my reactions and control of my own emotions. This is all about the “seek” because it’s a work in progress. I’m resisting setting an unrealistic goal like “no arguing” even though I want to because I know that will lead to shaming myself and shame always leads to me losing sleep.
Hit sayings goal and try one new financial investment
Holdover from 2024! I am really curious about real estate investing so I’ll be looking into that.
Blog 1x per week
This blog scares the hell out of me but it’s super exhilarating. I can do it.
That’s the list. Good luck future Kimberly!
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